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Nelson's Cocktails
Basic cocktail knowledge
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Bartending
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12/18/2017

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Term
Watermelon Margarita
Definition

2 oz Herradura Tequila

0.75 Triple sec

1 oz Lime Juice

2 oz Watermelon Puree

0.5 oz Agave

Term
Describe Herradura Tequila
Definition

This is a tequila distiller located in Amatitán, Jalisco, Mexico

 

Sip-grade tequilas are handcrafted and barrel-aged since 1870

 

They made the first ever Reposado tequila

Term
Cointreau Stats.
Definition

Type: Triple sec

 

Country of origin: Angers, France

 

Introduced: 1849

 

Alcohol by volume: 40% Proof 80 (US)

 

Colorless and Orange flavor

Term
Catalina Island Ice Tea
Definition

0.5 oz Smirnoff Vodka

0.5 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin

0.5 oz Herradura Tequila

0.75 oz Domaine De Canton

1 oz Lime juice

1 oz Hibiscus juice

Top off with soda

Term
Describe Smirnoff Vodka
Definition

The vodka is made using a traditional charcoal filtration method developed by P.A. Smirnoff

 

Recipe No. 21 was created by P.A.'s son Vladimir after escaping Russia and the Bolshevik revolution

 

Smirnoff No. 21 is the world's No. 1 vodka with a classic taste

Term
Describe Bombay Sapphire Gin
Definition

This gin has a lighter, more floral taste compared to those gins that are created using a copper pot still

 

Water from Lake Vyrnwy is added to bring the strength of Bombay Sapphire down to 40.0% (UK, Canada, Australia)

Term
Domaine De Canton stats.
Definition

Alcohol By Volume:  28 percent alcohol (56 proof)

 

Look: golden in color, and is packaged in a bamboo-shaped bottle

 

It contains syrup made from:

  • Crystallized Chinese baby ginger
  • Grand Champagne cognac
  • Neutral spirit
  • Orange blossom honey from Provence
  • Vanilla
Term
Moscow Mule
Definition

1.5 oz Stolichnaya Vodka

 

1 oz Lime juice

 

Top off with Q Drinks Ginger Beer

Term
What is Stolichnaya Vodka made with?
Definition
Wheat and rye grain
Term
What is Q Drinks Ginger Beer?
Definition

It is a mixer and a mixer only

It is spicier

More carbonated

Less sweet

Term
Ocean Jewel Margatini
Definition

2 oz Herradura Tequila

 

0.75 oz Triple sec

 

1 oz Desert pear syrup

 

1 oz Lime juice

Term
What is Desert Pear Syrup?
Definition

A combination of sweet pear with the fruit of the prickly pear cactus

 

It has a sweet, subtle, earthy flavor

 

Term
Describe Agave nectar
Definition

This syrup is sweeter than honey and sugar...

 

... and tends to be thicker

Term
OLD DRINK: Nelson's Sunrise
Definition

2 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin

0.5 oz Domaine Canton

2 oz Grapefruit juice

0.5 oz grenadine

Top with Q drinks ginger beer

Term
OLD DRINK: Fiery Sunset
Definition

1.5 oz Del Maguey Mezcal

0.5 oz Ancho Chile Liqueur

0.5 oz Aqave nectar

1 oz Lime juice

0.5 oz Strawberry puree

Term
Del Maguey Mezcal History
Definition

Single Village Mezcal was founded in 1995 by internationally renowned artist and mezcal visionary, Ron Cooper

Ron introduced the world to previously unavailable artisanal mezcal produced the original handcrafted way

Term
Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur Essential Facts
Definition

Ancho Reyes is based on a 1927 recipe from Puebla, a town in Mexico known for its ancho chiles, which are dried and smoked poblanos

 

The liqueur is a tasty addition to classic cocktails like the Margarita, Daiquiri or Paloma

Term
OLD DRINK: Bourbon Daisy
Definition

2 oz Bulleit Bourbon

1 oz Lemon juice

0.5 oz Grenadine

0.5 oz Agave nectar

Term
Essential Facts about Bulleit Bourbon
Definition

Bulleit Bourbon is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey

 

Has a high rye content for a bourbon (at approximately 28% of the mash bill) 

 

Is aged at least six years

Term
OLD DRINK: Tee Time
Definition

1.5 oz Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka

 

6 Mint leaves

 

0.5 oz Mint simple syrup

 

1 oz Lime juice

 

Top with soda water

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