Flair
“Flair” is a show during which bartenders juggle
bottles with alcohol, glasses, ice or barman’s tools. Fireshow is synchronized with music. It is
not only “l’art pour l’art”, but a
cocktail is always a final result
of it :) Here is an example of such a show.
Surprised?
Well, such a presentation takes a long time to prepare. But hold on, we need to start
somewhere, right? :)
First of
all, we should know something about the types of glasses that are necessary to
prepare certain kinds of liquors.
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These are the basic types that we should have in our cupboards if we
want to impress our guests. Of course there are many more of them such as an Irish
Coffee glass or a Pimm’s mug.
Another step to prepare yourself before making superior drinks is to
organize basic tools. I will mention a few of them so you will be able to
choose the most suitable for you! A Blender: with a cup from the upper
side, needed for fruit & vegetable purée, cocktail preparation made of
ingredients hard to mix together, whipped cream. It isn’t a bad idea to have one, because it
might replace a shaker. There are three main kinds of shakers. The
Boston Shaker: A two-piece shaker with a metal bottom and a glass or a plastic
mixing glass; The Cobbler Shaker: A three-piece cocktail shaker that has
tapers at the top and ends with a built-in strainer and includes a cap and The
French Shaker: A two-piece shaker consisting of a metal bottom and a metal cap.
A knife which allows you to cut
fruit and vegetables easily.
Here are some tools which will come in handy preparing alcoholic beverages.
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We often hear that drinking e.g. whisky with cola is not permitted, or
makes no sense at all. Well, here are some basic examples of mixing different
kinds of alcohol. Vodka tastes good with Vermouth and Campari, but cannot go
with gin or champagne. Another one is classic whisky, which doesn’t like
Campari, Pernod, Gin, Vodka, Rum, Tequila, Cognac and cream of coconut, but
could go (worse or better) with the rest of alcoholic beverages and even fruit
juices or (which is often mentioned) coke that suits it really well.
Right now
we can start preparing our favorite drink! :) I could give you some recipes to
start somewhere, however, I strongly recommend doing some research and test
your favorite ones on your own! I enjoy it so much that I cannot stop looking
for new flavors, colors and ways of preparing beverages!
When you
achieve a certain level of bartender’s skills, you could try to make some effective tricks
like professionals do. It requires some patience and some additional bottles as
well (trust me, I’ve tried once and
a whole wall was covered with curaçao! :D). There is a link to a basic trick
which allows us to develop it into a series of impressive moves, enjoy!
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScrK3y3ydbE&feature=player_embedded
