Variety of cocktails: classification and types

A variety of cocktails is a feature of the menu of any large restaurant. But a long list of names can introduce an inexperienced person into a stupor. In this article, we will talk about the diversity of cocktails, the classification and types of such drinks. After reading it, the reader will no longer waste his time, studying the menu, saturated with foreign language intricate terms.

There are several classifications of cocktails. In the variety of these drinks, the professional barman is perfectly well versed. Usual visitor to know that "White Russian" refers to the digestive, and "Gene Fizz" - to long drinks, not necessarily. But the information presented below will help you understand the rich variety of cocktails.

Classification by time of use

As you know, drinking cognac in the morning is a bad form. As, however, and any other alcohol. However, this is not the only rule concerning the time of drinking. There are other limitations. The culture of drinking is quite complicated.

Non-alcoholic and alcoholic there are cocktails. The variety of the latter is so great that the theoreticians of the restaurant business are not too lazy and created several classifications. According to one of them, alcoholic cocktails are divided into aperitifs and digestives. The first should be ordered at the bar before eating. The second - after. There is also a third type - cocktails that you can drink at any time of the day (Any Time Drinks).

Aperitifs

It is from them that the meal begins. In a variety of cocktails, aperitifs are difficult to get confused, because you can name only a few popular drinks of this type. Namely:

• "Martini drive."
• "Manhattan."
• Negroni.
• "Dubovenne."
• "The royal piano."

"Martini driver" is a mixture of gin and dry vermouth. But, as with any other cocktail, not only the proportions but also the quality of the ingredients are important in the preparation of this aperitif. And of course, the level of bartender mastery. According to the classic recipe, in the "Martini Drive" includes 60 ml of vermouth and just 10 ml of gin. The glass should be cooled beforehand, filling it with ice. Pour the ingredients, stir, then strain the drink through a strainer. Decorate the "Martini drive" is accepted a slice of lemon, olives.

Not lingering on aperitifs (after all, the variety of cocktails and recipes is an extensive topic), let's briefly describe the composition of the other beverages listed above. "Manhattan" consists of vermouth and bourbon. "Negroni" - from gin, vermouth and campari. "Dubonne" - a French cocktail, and therefore is prepared on the basis of a French favorite drink - wine, and fortified. "Kir royal" - a mixture of black currant liqueur and white wine.

Dizhestivy

These drinks in a decent society are customary to drink during or after dinner. What is the composition of such cocktails? The variety of ingredients in the bar of a good restaurant allows you not only to cook the mixture according to the famous recipe, but also to create an original drink. Dizhestivy - this, in fact, all the cocktails that do not fall under the category of aperitifs. The boundary between After Dinner Cocktails (after eating) and Any Time Drinks (at any time) is, but it is insignificant from the point of view of the layman. So let's proceed to the classification according to the taste qualities of drinks, each of which can be safely called a digest.

Variety of cocktails

The most popular, perhaps, are cocktails sous. The obligatory ingredient for each of them is lemon juice. Prepare such cocktails in the shaker, much attention is paid to the decorative part.

Flavors also include flip cocktails. The basis for such drinks can be different: liquor, wine, sherry. The obligatory component is the egg. The most popular cocktail of this family is Porto Flip. Prepare it from 45 ml of port, 15 ml of brandy and, of course, the egg yolk. Dizhestvami also called smash-cocktails, which are strong drinks, which are usually served in glasses not more than 75 ml and decorated with mint or basil. And, finally, layered cocktails. The composition of these drinks, as a rule, includes one or several liquors.

What can you say about the variety of cocktails? Recipe "B-52" is described below. It is noteworthy that this cocktail is attributed by some theorists of bar art to smash, others - to shot-drinks. In addition, according to one classification, the smash drinks are digestives. According to another - aperitifs. In order not to get lost in the dense forest of restaurant wisdoms, let's talk about the most popular drinks (perhaps no one left doubts about their rich diversity).

Cocktails: top-10

Before listing the most popular drinks, it is worth remembering two more terms that are found in the menu of pubs. Namely: long drinks, shot-drinks. The first include cocktails, which are usually served in tall glasses. To the second - such as "B-52", "Black Russian", "Orgasm", "Kamikaze".

Shot Drink - a small cocktail, its volume is 50-60 ml. But in the list below, there is only one of them. It's all in the fortress of shots, in the way they are used (they are drunk in one sip). "Kamikaze" and "B52" are cocktails with a special mood, they are not drunk during a romantic date or a leisurely intellectual conversation. More about these drinks will be discussed below. And now we should name the most famous:

1. "Mojito".
2. "Margarita".
3. "Long Island".
4. "Pina colada".
5. "Tequila boom".
6. "Cosmopolitan".
7. "B-52".
8. "Blue Lagoon".
9. "Daiquiri".
10. "Sex on the beach."

Mojito

This cocktail is prepared on the basis of rum. The peculiarity of "Mojito" is the abundance of mint, which in combination with lime, ice and carbonated water creates an amazingly refreshing effect.

This cocktail can be non-alcoholic. And instead of carbonated water, Sprite is often added to it. "Mojito" with vodka is a phenomenon that can only be found in Russian bars. The most famous Cuban cocktail can not be without rum. That is why it is possible to say with certainty that "Mojito" with vodka is no longer "Mojito".

Margarita

The origin of this cocktail is shrouded in legends. Most likely, "Margarita" was first cooked in Mexico. After all, the basis of this cocktail is tequila. One serving is 35 ml of cactus moonshine. Other ingredients: orange liqueur, lime juice. Cocktail served in a wide glass with a high leg - the so-called daisy. It is prepared in a shaker, the edges of the glass are dipped in salt, having previously been laced with lime.

"Long Island Ice Tea"

In the seventies, a cocktail was invented in one of the bars on the island of Long Island, which included five types of alcohol: vodka, rum, gin, tequila, and cointre. According to the classic recipe, these ingredients should be diluted with Coca-Cola, lemon juice and sugar syrup.

"Pina colada"

The name of this cocktail is known not only to the regulars of bars. "Pinacolada" - a fairly popular drink, especially among the fair sex. The cocktail has a soft, mild taste. Its components are rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk, ice, cream.

"Tequila boom"

The composition of this cocktail is quite simple. It includes tequila and lemon. However, the rituals of using Tequila Boom are somewhat intricate. The most simple: cover the glass with a napkin, several times hit them on the bar, then have a drink. There are also more creative ways, for example, with the donning of a construction helmet and using a hammer. However, such methods are suitable for a close friendly company.

Cosmopolitan

In order to prepare this cocktail, you will need orange liqueur, cranberry juice, lemon, vodka. His popularity "Cosmopolitan" is due to the singer Madonna, who once appeared on the air with a glass-martin in her hands (this type of barware is designed to serve a cocktail).

«B-52»

This cocktail refers to the aforementioned shots. In general, "B-52", along with other drinks of this category, is most in demand at night institutions. In elite restaurants, shot-drink order is not so active. These cocktails have the ability to introduce a person in a matter of minutes into a state of intoxication.

Prepare a "B-52" at home is quite difficult, without having the appropriate skill. A professional in his own business creates a small masterpiece of bar art in just two or three minutes. The cocktail consists of kalua, cointre and belis. Layers of liquors should lie flat, and that's why you can not break the sequence of adding ingredients. Then the cocktail is set on fire, dipping a long straw into a shot (this word is usually called the very glass in which small cocktails are prepared) and drink.

"Blue Lagoon"

This long drink is usually ordered by girls. In rough man's hands, a tall glass with a blue liquid, adorned with pineapple, cherry and other elements of the barman decor, will look outrageously. Composition of the cocktail: 50 ml of vodka, blue curacao, "Sprite", lime, ice.

"Daiquiri"

This cocktail is usually served in the same glass as the "Margarita". The composition includes rum, sugar syrup and lime juice. The ingredients are thoroughly beaten in a shaker, then poured into a glass, the edges of which are decorated with fruit slices.

"Sex on the beach"

The most "passionate" cocktail bartenders, like the previous ones, are cooked in a shaker. Ingredients: vodka, peach liquor, cranberry and pineapple juice, ice. Mixing these ingredients creates an unusual aesthetic effect, as, indeed, any combination of liquors with juice.

The article does not present a full variety of cocktails. In the world (in the photo above only the most common beverages), there are a myriad of them. But thanks to the information presented above, it is not difficult to navigate in a cocktail map of a restaurant or bar.