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MODULE 5: BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO
Methods Things to remember
1. Shake in a cocktail shaker • Ice should always be clear and
clean and don’t over fill the cocktail
The purpose of shaking
cocktails is to mix and cool shaker.
the ingredients at the same • Effervescent type drinks should never
time. Shaking is also the best be shaken.
method to use with heavy
ingredients such as cream • If egg white or yolk is an ingredient,
and orange juice. first break the egg into separate
containers.
2. Build in a cocktail glass
With this method of making • Serve cocktails in chilled glasses,
a cocktail, the ingredients don’t fill the glass to brim
are not pre-mixed. They are
instead, added directly to • To shake, use short and snappy
the glass, one after the other. actions.
The cocktail is usually built
over ice. • Always place ice in the shaker or
mixing glass first, then non-alcoholic
3. Mix in a mixing glass and alcoholic beverages.
The purpose of mixing a • To stir, stir briskly until blend is cold.
cocktail is to mix and cool
the ingredients. This method • The mixing glass is used for those
is usually used when the cocktails based on liqueurs or wines.
ingredients are not heavy.
• The shakers are used for cocktails
that might include fruit juices, cream,
sugar and similar ingredients.
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