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Be Better With Gin

beabetterbartender — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:51:59 +0000

Gin has a long and dark history starting in Italy in the 11th Century, when monks were flavouring distilled spirit with juniper.

The first recognizable ancestor of gin is credited to a Professor of medicine at Holland’s Leyden University called Dr. Sylvius.

British soldiers fighting in Holland during the 17th century found the spirit, which they called ‘Hollands’ and may have brought it home. It is the ‘Hollands’ that gained the nickname ‘Dutch Courage’ as it gave the English soldiers the heart and resolve to fight away from home.

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The Perfect Daiquiri

Be A Better Bartender Team — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:03:07 +0000

At best bet i would say that there is only a handful of real bartenders left in the world.Now what i mean by that is a bartender who understands the concepts that are involved in making a simple drink well. It's an art form and is forgotten by many early on.

I read an article today by one of the chief drinks writers at esquire magazine, in which the guy in question as taken to having the recipe to a simple Daiquiri printed on the back to give to bartenders to get it the way he wants. All because he believes, as i do, that simple is better. so next time you are in a bar and ask for a Daiquiri and the bartender replies by asking whether or not you want that frozen or not and how much raspberry do you want in it, you have my permission to look them straight in the eye insult their mother and walk away before it becomes too much for you.

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Just About Everything You Will Need To Know About Tequila

Be A Better Bartender Team — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:26:51 +0000

Tequila What is Tequila? Tequila is a Blue Agave-based spirit made primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, 40 miles northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands (Los Altos) of the western Mexican state of Jalisco. The red volcanic soil in the surrounding region is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue […]

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Classic Scotch Cocktails

Be A Better Bartender Team — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 07:24:18 +0000

Classic Scotch Cocktails- Rob Roy – First appearing in New York City around 1890, the Rob Roy is a cocktail similar to a Manhattan. The drink is named for the Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor. The Rob Roy is made with Scotch whisky, while the Manhattan is traditionally made with rye and today commonly […]

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Just About Everything You Will Ever Need To Know About Scotch

Be A Better Bartender Team — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:56:07 +0000

SCOTCH Definition- Single Malt Scotch – This term refers to the whisky being from a single distillery, from malted barley distilled in Scotland. It can be a blend of different casks of different ages but only from the one distillery. Blended Scotch – For a Blended Scotch, the whisky still has to come from […]

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Classic Bourbon and Rye Cocktails

beabetterbartender — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:07:38 +0000

CLASSIC COCKTAILS USING BOURBON Old Fashioned Fully named this drink is an ‘old fashioned whiskey cocktail’ and the first documented use of the word cocktail in 1806 described a drink composed of spirit, sugar, water and bitters (an old fashioned). The drink that we enjoy today is believed to have been invented at the Pendennis […]

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Bourbon and Rye

beabetterbartender — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 08:43:45 +0000

Once we get through the nitty gritty of the basics involved we are really going to get into the psychology of being a bartender, the things that truly set us apart from the rest, the funny stories and the customer service are all secondary to knowing your trade. Take the time now to really learn […]

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Gin Production

beabetterbartender — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:23:38 +0000

PRODUCTION Gin as come a long way since being made in bathtubs, so next time you are sipping on your Gin and Tonic outside in the sunshine then spare a thought for how that drink was made. There are several different ways of making Gin. In all these ways, the gin producer has to buy […]

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Dutch Courage

beabetterbartender — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:12:59 +0000

It’s Gin, lots and lots of good old Gin… A DEFINITION FIRST OF ALL There are two legal classifications of London gin – ‘Gin’ and ‘Distilled Gin’. ‘Gin’ is a flavoured spirit with a minimum strength of 37.5% abv with the main flavour being juniper. A ‘Distilled Gin’ must be made by a process in […]

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VODKA- Whats The Difference?

beabetterbartender — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:48:28 +0000

THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF VODKA Today it is very wrong to think that all vodkas taste the same or that vodka tastes of nothing at all. Many remain neutral in taste to provide the ideal base for mixed drinks but some will deliver tastes and aromas beyond the taste of the alcohol itself. […]

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Drinkable Histories – VODKA (read, drink and be inspired)

Be A Better Bartender Team — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:04:12 +0000

Vodka BACKGROUND Since vodka’s introduction into the West, it’s boasted of being tasteless & odourless. Indeed the US government initially defined vodka as a clear, neutral spirit so distilled, or so treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials, as to be without discernible flavour or aroma. Vodka’s earliest campaign in the West even […]

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