It's summer time and the living is easy. It's time to indulge in laziness or seek goal-full activities - joining a jazz festival, drinking beer at the Distillery district, barbecuing beef or veggie burgers, or for others, showing off their new deck to friends.
I am learning how to mix cocktails, for a change, this summer. Drinking is not really my cup of tea, used to be, when I was much younger. Now, it's basically social drinking.
For starters, I bought myself a set of different bar glasses, wine glass, bourbon glass, cocktail glass, measuring cups, trays, a 100% stainless steel , made in Germany, bartender's shaker
I also bought a Jamaican rum, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan's rhum, several bottles red wine, grenadine, peach schnapp, framboise, triple sec, Bacardi Gold, and strawberry Daiquiri.
Now, I've really enjoyed, for quite some time now, several cocktail drinks, usually when eating at restaurants, Red Lobsters, Golden Thai, or in Japanese restaurants.
I've started experimenting with a cocktail I called, Maru Mix, frozen peaches, which I put into a blender, then add either pineapple juice, or mango juice, add either rhum or vodka, a little peach schnapp or triple sec, a little sugar, and ice , and then blend everything. Pour it in tall cocktail glass and before serving, I'd lace the cocktail with either grenadine or framboise. I'll put a sprig of basil leaf or a slice of lemon, for a pleasing summer look, and serve.
For hors d'oeuvres or "pulutan," I love to prepare calamari, coated with special breading and toasted brown, or just sauted with lots of peppers, jalopeno mixed with the regular chinese red and green bell peppers, and sprinked with lemon juice and a dash of soy sauce.
I also broil shrimp or salmon belly garnished with a combination of spices - tumeric, cumin, pepper, and others.
These would be completed with a hefty serving of chinese shrimp crackers, with Thai peanut sauce as dip.
Now, bring out the cocktails, we're ready to dip into summer.
Here are some terminologies, taken from other websites, if you want to learn more about mixing drinks or bartending:
Bartending terminology
Box Pour into and out of a shaker, usually only once. Gives the drink a quick mixing without shaking.
CallDrink A liquor and mixer, of which the liquor is a defined brand. (ie. Tanqueray and Tonic, Bacardi and Coke)
Cobbler A tall drink of any liquor served in a collins or highball glass with shaved or crushed ice and garnished with fresh fruit and mint sprigs.
Chaser A mixer that is consumed immediately after a straight shot of liquor to create a different taste.
Cocktail Any of various alcoholic beverages consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.
Collins A drink akin to a sour which is served in a tall glass with soda water or seltzer water.
Cooler A drink consisting of ginger ale, soda water, and a fresh spiral or twist of citrus fruit rind, served in a collins or highball glass.
Crust A sour-type drink served in a glass that is completely lined with an orange or lemon peel cut in a continuous strip.
Cup A punch-type drink that made up in quantities of cups or glasses in preference to a punch bowl.
Daisy An oversize drink of the sour type, normally made with rum or gin. It is served over crushed ice with a straw, and sweetened with a fruit syrup.
Lace Normally applies to the last ingredient in a recipe, meaning to pour onto the top of the drink.
Eggnog A traditional holiday drink containing a combination of eggs beaten with cream or milk, sugar, and a liquor such as brandy, rum, or bourbon.
Fix A sour-type drink similar to the daisy, made with crushed ice in a large goblet.
Fizz An effervescent beverage. (ie. that which is carbonated or which emits small bubbles.)
Flip A chilled, creamy drink made of eggs, sugar, and a wine or spirit. Brandy and sherry flips are two of the better known kinds.
Frappé A partially frozen, often fruity drink. It is usually a mixture of ingredients served over a mound of crushed ice.
Grog A rum-based beverage with water, fruit juice and sugar, commonly served in a large mug.
Highball Any spirit served with ice and soda water in a medium to tall glass (often a highball glass).
Julep A drink made of bourbon, mint, sugar and crushed ice.
Lowball A short drink made of spirits served with ice, water or soda in a small glass.
Mist A liquor served over a glass filled with crushed ice, often a way of serving liqueur as an after dinner drink.
Mulls A sweetened and spiced heated liquor, wine or beer, served as a hot punch.
Nightcap A wine or liquor taken before bedtime.
On The RocksA wine or liquor poured over ice cubes.
Pick-Me-Up A drink designed to relieve the effects of overindulgence in alcohol.
Posset An old british drink from which the eggnog was derived. It consists of a mixture of heated ale or wine curdled with milk, eggs, and spices.
Punch A party-size beverage consisting of fruit, fruit juices, flavorings and sweeteners, soft drinks, and a wine or liquor base.
Shooter A straight shot of whiskey or other kind of spirit taken neat.
Sling A tall drink made with either brandy, whiskey or gin, with lemon juice, sugar and soda water. It is served both hot and cold.
Smash A short julep made of liquor, sugar, and mint, served in a small glass.
Sour A short drink consisting of liquor, lemon/lime juice and sugar.
Tot A small amount of liquor.
Virgin A non-alcoholic drink.
Well Drink A liquor and mixer, of which neither are defined brands. (ie. Gin and Tonic, Rum and Coke)
I am learning how to mix cocktails, for a change, this summer. Drinking is not really my cup of tea, used to be, when I was much younger. Now, it's basically social drinking.
For starters, I bought myself a set of different bar glasses, wine glass, bourbon glass, cocktail glass, measuring cups, trays, a 100% stainless steel , made in Germany, bartender's shaker
I also bought a Jamaican rum, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan's rhum, several bottles red wine, grenadine, peach schnapp, framboise, triple sec, Bacardi Gold, and strawberry Daiquiri.
Now, I've really enjoyed, for quite some time now, several cocktail drinks, usually when eating at restaurants, Red Lobsters, Golden Thai, or in Japanese restaurants.
I've started experimenting with a cocktail I called, Maru Mix, frozen peaches, which I put into a blender, then add either pineapple juice, or mango juice, add either rhum or vodka, a little peach schnapp or triple sec, a little sugar, and ice , and then blend everything. Pour it in tall cocktail glass and before serving, I'd lace the cocktail with either grenadine or framboise. I'll put a sprig of basil leaf or a slice of lemon, for a pleasing summer look, and serve.
For hors d'oeuvres or "pulutan," I love to prepare calamari, coated with special breading and toasted brown, or just sauted with lots of peppers, jalopeno mixed with the regular chinese red and green bell peppers, and sprinked with lemon juice and a dash of soy sauce.
I also broil shrimp or salmon belly garnished with a combination of spices - tumeric, cumin, pepper, and others.
These would be completed with a hefty serving of chinese shrimp crackers, with Thai peanut sauce as dip.
Now, bring out the cocktails, we're ready to dip into summer.
Here are some terminologies, taken from other websites, if you want to learn more about mixing drinks or bartending:
Bartending terminology
Box Pour into and out of a shaker, usually only once. Gives the drink a quick mixing without shaking.
CallDrink A liquor and mixer, of which the liquor is a defined brand. (ie. Tanqueray and Tonic, Bacardi and Coke)
Cobbler A tall drink of any liquor served in a collins or highball glass with shaved or crushed ice and garnished with fresh fruit and mint sprigs.
Chaser A mixer that is consumed immediately after a straight shot of liquor to create a different taste.
Cocktail Any of various alcoholic beverages consisting usually of brandy, whiskey, vodka, or gin combined with fruit juices or other liquors and often served chilled.
Collins A drink akin to a sour which is served in a tall glass with soda water or seltzer water.
Cooler A drink consisting of ginger ale, soda water, and a fresh spiral or twist of citrus fruit rind, served in a collins or highball glass.
Crust A sour-type drink served in a glass that is completely lined with an orange or lemon peel cut in a continuous strip.
Cup A punch-type drink that made up in quantities of cups or glasses in preference to a punch bowl.
Daisy An oversize drink of the sour type, normally made with rum or gin. It is served over crushed ice with a straw, and sweetened with a fruit syrup.
Lace Normally applies to the last ingredient in a recipe, meaning to pour onto the top of the drink.
Eggnog A traditional holiday drink containing a combination of eggs beaten with cream or milk, sugar, and a liquor such as brandy, rum, or bourbon.
Fix A sour-type drink similar to the daisy, made with crushed ice in a large goblet.
Fizz An effervescent beverage. (ie. that which is carbonated or which emits small bubbles.)
Flip A chilled, creamy drink made of eggs, sugar, and a wine or spirit. Brandy and sherry flips are two of the better known kinds.
Frappé A partially frozen, often fruity drink. It is usually a mixture of ingredients served over a mound of crushed ice.
Grog A rum-based beverage with water, fruit juice and sugar, commonly served in a large mug.
Highball Any spirit served with ice and soda water in a medium to tall glass (often a highball glass).
Julep A drink made of bourbon, mint, sugar and crushed ice.
Lowball A short drink made of spirits served with ice, water or soda in a small glass.
Mist A liquor served over a glass filled with crushed ice, often a way of serving liqueur as an after dinner drink.
Mulls A sweetened and spiced heated liquor, wine or beer, served as a hot punch.
Nightcap A wine or liquor taken before bedtime.
On The RocksA wine or liquor poured over ice cubes.
Pick-Me-Up A drink designed to relieve the effects of overindulgence in alcohol.
Posset An old british drink from which the eggnog was derived. It consists of a mixture of heated ale or wine curdled with milk, eggs, and spices.
Punch A party-size beverage consisting of fruit, fruit juices, flavorings and sweeteners, soft drinks, and a wine or liquor base.
Shooter A straight shot of whiskey or other kind of spirit taken neat.
Sling A tall drink made with either brandy, whiskey or gin, with lemon juice, sugar and soda water. It is served both hot and cold.
Smash A short julep made of liquor, sugar, and mint, served in a small glass.
Sour A short drink consisting of liquor, lemon/lime juice and sugar.
Tot A small amount of liquor.
Virgin A non-alcoholic drink.
Well Drink A liquor and mixer, of which neither are defined brands. (ie. Gin and Tonic, Rum and Coke)
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