Liquors and Vermouths
Gin should be dry, classic and London style, a gin suitable for martinis, gin and tonics and other drinks
American and Canadian whiskey, buy something with 45 percent alcohol or more and aged for at least four years
For brandy cocktails you will want coñac, and a good one (which is not the same as an expensive one).
Sweet and dry vermouths vary greatly in flavor. Most major brands are acceptable, but you may want to try a variety in your martinis before deciding on one. The most important thing to remember is that you should store the vermouth in the refrigerator once you have opened it. It will last you a month.
Some liquors have such an original flavor that they are categories in themselves.For example: Benedictine,Campari and Chartreuse
Types of preparation
The diversity of the cocktails is very great and can, however, be divided into:
Direct: when the ingredients are mixed directly in the glass, within these we have the subcategory of pousse-coffee, which are the layered blends, for example the B’52. Refreshed: put ice in the glass and mix the ingredients in the shaker with the help of a stirrer or a dancing spoon.
Stirring: classic preparation in shaker, for example the Pink Panther.
Frozzen: They are the cocktails prepared in the blender with ground ice, to obtain a consistency similar to that of an ice cream, for example: daiquiri or margarita.
Flambé: are the combinations in whose preparation is set on fire
Some liquors preparation
Margarita
Ingredients:
70 ml of extra dry Martini
140 ml of apple juice
1 slice of lemon
Ice cubes Preparation: Fill a glass with three or four ice cubes and add the Martini. Complete the glass to the brim with apple juice. You can decorate it with a slice of lemon and enjoy!
Gin tonic
Ingredients:
2 oz of gin
4 oz of tonic water
1/2 lemon
1 slice of lemon
Ice Glass Old fashioned
Preparation: Fill an old fashioned glass with ice cubes, pour the gin and squeeze half a lemon inside. Complete with tonic water and add a slice of lemon to give more aroma and decorate. The Gin and Tonic is ready
