Bar Terms

August 14, 10:41 AMCocktails ExaminerKelly Hightower

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I call this a "party foul". Spillage is bad.

Here are some common bar terms heard in drink recipes. Bookmark this or print it out and keep it in your bar.

Bar Glass - A glass for mixing or stirring.
Bar Spoon - A long spoon used for mixing.
Blend - The combining or mixing of liquors in production.
Brut - A term to describe champagne as dry.
Chaser - A drink to follow immediately after another or to fill up a strong drink.
Crusta - A glass rimmed with sugar.
Dash - The smallest bar measurement, or a splash.
Float - A small amount of liquor poured carefully so that it floats on a drink.
Magnum - A large, double-sized bottle
Mixing Glass - A glass for stirring ingredients together.
Modifier - An ingredient in cocktails.
Muddle - Crush and mix.
Neat - An unmixed drink, no ice.
On the Rocks - Served on ice.
Plain - A drink without any additions, straight from the bottle.
Proof - An American system for measuring alcohol content by volume. Half the alcohol content.
Sec - A term that means dry.
Rocks - With ice.
Shaker - A tool to mix drinks by shaking.
Shooter - A mixed shoot normally shaken and strained.
Squeezer - A tool to press fruit for fruit juice.
Straight Up - A drink served neat and without ice.
Twist - A small piece of fruit peel that is squeezed over a drink
Vintage - A description for when a particular liquor was conceived.
Virgin - A non-alcoholic drink.
Zest - A small piece of the colored part of a lemon or orange peel

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