Atomizer
(n.) A piece of bartending equipment that allows liquids to be sprayed in a fine mist. Most often thought of as a fussy way of adding small amounts of vermouth…
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Angel’s Share
(n.) The small amount of spirit or wine that evaporates while the liquid is aging in barrels.
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Well Drink
(n.) A cocktail made from house liquor, which is usually a cheaper and less prestigious label; the opposite of a call drink (an order in which the brand of alcohol…
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Virgin
(adj.) A cocktail made without alcohol, a term most frequently applied to frozen drinks, such as Daiquiris.
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Up
(Adj.) A drink order requesting that a cocktail or spirit be shaken or stirred with ice, then strained and served chilled without ice.
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Twist
(n.) A thin slice of fresh citrus fruit peel used as a cocktail garnish that when squeezed or flamed over the surface of a cocktail, contributes citrus aroma and flavor.…
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Tall
(adj.) A catchall category for cocktails that use a non-alcoholic mixer, usually juice or soda, and served over ice in a tall glass, such as a Collins glass. These drinks…
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Straight Up
(phrase) This ambiguous drink order requests that either a spirit be served neat (without ice) or a cocktail be served up (shaken or stirred with ice then strained). To avoid…
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Splash
(n.) A measurement used to indicate a small imprecise amount of liquid slightly larger than a dash that is most often used in conjunction with syrups, mixers or water.
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Shooter
(n.) A diminutive mixed drink comprised of one to two ounces of liquid generally served in a shot or pony glass, this wide-ranging category of cocktails invented in the late-20th…
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