DRINKS TECHNIQUES & TOOLS
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The ABC’s of Batching Summer DrinksThe ABC’s of Batching Summer Drinks
This ultimate guide to batching covers how you can shorten ticket times, upsell cocktails and group serves, and enhance health and safety measures in your establishment.
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KEEP IT CORDIAL: A GUIDE TO HOUSE CORDIALSKEEP IT CORDIAL: A GUIDE TO HOUSE CORDIALS
From speeding up service to reducing wastage and adding complexity to drinks - cordials play a big role in the bar. Read on as we explore four of the most popular house cordial flavors and look at the recipes you can try for yourself.
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THE ART OF SMOKING COCKTAILSTHE ART OF SMOKING COCKTAILS
There is a balance between adding creative flair to cocktails for dramatic effect and ensuring techniques heighten the flavors of your drinks. Tim Philips-Johansson shares some of his favorite tried and tested methods for smoking cocktails.
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A BATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: A GUIDE TO GREAT BATCHINGA BATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: A GUIDE TO GREAT BATCHING
To outsiders, batching may conjure up sweet punches and poorly measured ingredients. To bartenders, it’s another thing entirely and 2012 World Class winner, Tim Philips explains how pre-mixed drinks free up bartenders to focus on their craft and execution.
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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COCKTAIL CLARIFICATIONA PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COCKTAIL CLARIFICATION
‘Clarifying’ a liquid, or removing all of its cloudy particles, isn’t always going to affect the flavor of the modified solution – it will, however, add another layer to your cocktail and be infinitely cooler than the ‘not clarified’ version.
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10 TIPS FOR LOOKING AFTER YOUR BAR TOOLS10 TIPS FOR LOOKING AFTER YOUR BAR TOOLS
Bar tools are as important as charm in the bar game, readily arming us to make great drinks consistently; taking care of them ensures they perform and help us produce our desired drinks. With this in mind, we caught up with bar tool experts, Uber Tools to find out their top ten tips to keep your bar tools in tip-top condition.
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THREE MIXED DRINKS MYTHSTHREE MIXED DRINKS MYTHS
THREE MIXED DRINKS MYTHS
Discover the three biggest bartending myths when making mixed drinks. Perfecting your serve is the best way to impress customers and give great customer service at the bar. Diageo Bar Academy shows you how.
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TOP TIPS TO UP YOUR ICE GAMETOP TIPS TO UP YOUR ICE GAME
What’s cooler than being cool? Ice cold! The shape, type, and quality of your ice will hugely impact several factors in any drinks you make – texture, dilution, and, most importantly, taste, amongst others.
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MIXERS 101: LIFTING SPIRITS WITH FLAVORMIXERS 101: LIFTING SPIRITS WITH FLAVOR
Learn how to elevate your cocktails with the right mixers. Discover the fundamentals of mixology and how to create unforgettable drinks.
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ESSENTIAL BAR SKILLS: THE ART OF STRAININGESSENTIAL BAR SKILLS: THE ART OF STRAINING
Strainers – in their various shapes and sizes – allow greater control in creating a cocktail’s texture and are a quite recent addition to the cocktail bartender’s toolkit. Today, we look at the types, functions, and drinks suited to different strainers as we consider the fine art of straining.
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