A great introduction to creating your own cocktails and working with some wonderful classics.

1. Vine Arts &
The Art of the Cocktail Seminar Series
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Today @ Vine
Arts
A few skills
A bit of History
Cocktails!
Negroni
Manhattan
French 75
Caipiroska
Chinotto Punch

3. glassware
There
are
four
basic
rules
concerning
glassware:
1. Use
the
right
glass
for
each
drink
-­‐
recipe
books
will
always
indicate
the
correct
glass
make
sure
you
follow
the
recipe.
Standardisa6on
is
very
important
behind
bars.
2. Ensure
that
your
glassware
is
spotless
at
all
6mes
-­‐
always
make
sure
that
you
check
your
glass
before
proceeding
with
the
drink,
hold
the
glass
up
to
the
light
in
view
of
the
guest.
zombie collins sni/er mixing/boston hurricane
3. Ensure
your
glassware
is
not
cracked
or
chipped
4. Some
glassware
needs
to
be
prepared
in
advance
-­‐
in
some
cases
the
recipe
will
indicate
that
the
glass
needs
to
be
chilled,
pre
heated
or
rimmed
with
salt
or
sugar…
rocks tall
rocks old
fashion mar6ni/cocktail flute goblet

4. Balance
• We all have palates that seek
BALANCE!
• Balance in cocktails is the
combination of BITTER
THINGS & SUGAR.
• Proportions are a great place
to start.
• Citrus & Bitters are a
Bartenders BEST
FRIENDS

5. Negroni
• GLASS - Rocks
• 1 part Campari
• 1 part Sweet Vermouth
• 1 part Gin
• GARNISH - Lemon Wedge &
Orange Rind
• METHOD - add ingredients to
glass, stir well, orange rind finish

6. Knowledge in Cocktails...
Technique
Knowledge
-­‐
the
how
and
why–
these
include
pouring,
building,
shaking,
s6rring,
layering,
muddling,
blending,
opening,
storing.
Product
Knowledge
–
basic
category
defini6on;
alcohol
content
by
volume;
raw
material;
country
of
origin;
basic
produc6on
process;
age
and
ageing
process;
Recipe
and
Serving
Knowledge
–
every
experience
can
be
served
in
different
ways.
This
depends
on
the
type
of
product
and
the
local
or
tradi6onal
servings.
In
Bartending
roughly
this
breaks
down
to
-­‐
neat,
chilled,
with
water,
with
ice,
with
a
mixer,
in
a
classic
cocktail,
in
a
new
cocktail,
etc.
Selling
Points
–
interes6ng
or
unique
info
about
the
product
in
order
to
help
‘sell’
the
product
or
drink
to
a
guest.
(technical
&
trivial)

7. shot pouring technique
1.Pick-up bottle by neck
2. Tilt to full pour position
3. Lower and twist to cut

8. Bitters & Vermouth
technical:
• Pouring Bitters are meant to be drank in
cocktails (e.g. the Campari in a Negroni).
• The area where modern vermouths are made is
known as ‘Savoy’ in NW Italy and SE France.
trivial:
• Most Bitters started off as medicines and many
still have medicinal benefits
• The word ‘Vermouth’ comes from the German
‘Wermut’ that translates as wormwood. It was
first used by Antonio Benedetto in 1786

9. Manhattan Cocktail
• GLASS - Martini or Rocks
• 3 parts Whisk(e)y
• 1 part Sweet Vermouth
• Dash Bitters of Choice
• GARNISH - Cherry or Rind
• METHOD - Stir contents in
glass, julep strain into final glass

10. tools

11. French 75
• GLASS - Flute
• 2 parts Gin
• 1 part Simple Syrup (1:1)
• 1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
• 4 parts Sparkling Wine
• GARNISH - Lemon Rind
• METHOD - Build in Flute, Stir
Gently, finish with rind.

12. a note on shaking!
When shaking a drink you are achieving 4
distinct goals of cocktail making.
1. You are mixing the liquids into a
consistent blend
2. You are diluting water into the drink from
the ice and in doing so you are also
3. Chilling the drink (the ice melts as it
absorbs the heat from the ingredients of
the cocktail).

13. a note on Citrus
• No Substitutes for
Fresh Pressed
• within 15 mins of
cutting it, it has
changed flavour
by 100%
•All the flavour is
in the rind (Wash)

14. Caipiroska
• GLASS - Rocks
• 4 parts Vodka
• 2 parts Fresh Lime Juice
• 2 parts Simple Syrup
• GARNISH - Lime Slice
• METHOD - Add ingredients to
boston glass, add ice, shake
hard, no strain

15. Chinotto Punch
• GLASS - Something Rustic
• 3 parts Bourbon
• 2 parts Cognac
• 2 parts fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 part Simple Syrup
• 4 parts San Pellegrino Chinotto
• 2 dashes Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
• 1 inch Orange rind
• GARNISH - Orange Rind
• METHOD - Build in a punch Bowl,
mmm...

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