– a ‘back’ is a small glass of something (like water or cola) which accompanies a drink. Eg. “Scotch on the rocks with a water back.” Bar Spoon – a long mixing spoon which often has a lemon zester or [..]

 – Refers to when the customer orders a drink by giving both the specific name of the liquor and the name of the mixer.

 – In bar terms, anything that is consumed quickly after a shooter or straight (neat) shot of alcohol. Meant to ease the strength of the original shooter and / or to mask its taste. Chill – To chill a [..]

A mix of alcohol and / or liqueurs combined with a mixer (like soda or juice) and often shaken. Cooler – An alcoholic-based bottled beverage offered in a variety of different alcohols – vodka, rum, wi [..]

A few drops or a very small amount of an ingredient.

Adding olive juice to a martini which makes it a Dirty Martini. The more olive juice, the dirtier the martini.

Very little vermouth added to a martini. Extra dry martini is a drop of scotch swirled around the martini glass and then poured out before adding the gin.

Setting a drink on fire. Sambucca is often lit on fire to heat it up before putting the flame out and drinking it. Another common method is to use 151-proof rum which is very flammable. It’s not recom [..]

when one alcohol sits on top of another alcohol

To make and mix drinks without using a measuring device like a jigger or measured pour spout. To pour free of an measuring device.