Cocktail Family
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction……………………………………………………………………3 1.0 Sours……………………..……………………………………..……………..4 2.0 Old-Fashioneds…………………………………………………………..…...5 3.0 Highballs…………………...…………………………………………………….6 4.0 Manhattans……………………………………………………………………….7 5.0 Sangarees……………………………………………….…..…….……8 6.0 Margaritas…………………………………………..……………………..9 7.0 Coladas……………………..………………………………………10 8.0 Fizzes………………………………………………………………………11 9.0 Cobblers………………………………………………………………………12 10.0 Daiquiris…………………………………………………………………13
Introduction
Cocktail is an alcoholic drink which was originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water and bitters. Now, it is simply a mixture of drinks which contains three or more ingredients with at least one, must be a spirit.
There are as many stories behind the origin of the name cocktail as there are behind the creation of the first Margarita or the Martini. A popular story behind the cocktail name refers to a rooster's tail (or cock tail) being used as a Colonial drink garnish. There are no formal references in written recipes to such a garnish.
Although there are hundreds and hundreds of different cocktails, many of them may be grouped together in 'families', based on a common recipe. For example, although traditional Manhattans are based on whiskey, other members of the Manhattan family may contain Southern Comfort, Brandy or rum in its place.
1. Sours
A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks. It belong to one of the old families of original cocktail and are described by "The Professor" Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book, How to Mix Drinks. Since that time the Sour's basic recipe has been built on to develop many of today's most popular cocktails.
The Sour is not only the name of a cocktail it is also a whole category of cocktails. The base liquor used in a Sour can be any of the 8 staples: bourbon, brandy, gin, rum, scotch, tequila, vodka, or whiskey. So the drink is called Bourbon Sour,
Introduction……………………………………………………………………3 1.0 Sours……………………..……………………………………..……………..4 2.0 Old-Fashioneds…………………………………………………………..…...5 3.0 Highballs…………………...…………………………………………………….6 4.0 Manhattans……………………………………………………………………….7 5.0 Sangarees……………………………………………….…..…….……8 6.0 Margaritas…………………………………………..……………………..9 7.0 Coladas……………………..………………………………………10 8.0 Fizzes………………………………………………………………………11 9.0 Cobblers………………………………………………………………………12 10.0 Daiquiris…………………………………………………………………13
Introduction
Cocktail is an alcoholic drink which was originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water and bitters. Now, it is simply a mixture of drinks which contains three or more ingredients with at least one, must be a spirit.
There are as many stories behind the origin of the name cocktail as there are behind the creation of the first Margarita or the Martini. A popular story behind the cocktail name refers to a rooster's tail (or cock tail) being used as a Colonial drink garnish. There are no formal references in written recipes to such a garnish.
Although there are hundreds and hundreds of different cocktails, many of them may be grouped together in 'families', based on a common recipe. For example, although traditional Manhattans are based on whiskey, other members of the Manhattan family may contain Southern Comfort, Brandy or rum in its place.
1. Sours
A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks. It belong to one of the old families of original cocktail and are described by "The Professor" Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book, How to Mix Drinks. Since that time the Sour's basic recipe has been built on to develop many of today's most popular cocktails.
The Sour is not only the name of a cocktail it is also a whole category of cocktails. The base liquor used in a Sour can be any of the 8 staples: bourbon, brandy, gin, rum, scotch, tequila, vodka, or whiskey. So the drink is called Bourbon Sour,