How to create a cocktail?

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There are many starting points for making a cocktail,

After reading this article you can inspire more.

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◆ The first is to make a variant of the classic recipes.

For example, Negroni, you need to disassemble its ingredients to look at gin (spirit), Campari (bitter ingredient) and sweet vermouth(fragrance).

We can replace it partially or completely.

For example, I replaced gin with METAXA 12 Stars, a Greek brandy that contains a variety of spices and muscats such as roses. This kind of brandy owns a spice like gin, but also has a sweet and aromatic flavor.

Then I will keep Campari in the bitterness, but join Amaro Montenegro and enhance the rose flavor again. Moreover, Fernet menta contains a certain sourness to neutralize some of the sweetness, so that the taste is not too sweet.

In the final aroma, I used St.Germain to match the taste of the muscat grape, and brought the aroma of orange blossom and elderflower, and finally adjusted the ratio.

◆ Starting from a material.

If you get a new spirit or a fresh fruit, the easiest way to make it into a cocktail is to use the taste traits of the wine or material to create an extension or contrast.

For example, when I got a Mediterranean gin, it contained olives, basil and other spices to make a glass of wine. At this time, if we want to use the olive elements to make extensions, we can not only think of the classic cocktail dry martini and dirty martini, but also use the Bits of olives to continue to enlarge the olive flavor.

Or we can also use the basil flavor as a comparison. First, add fresh basil leaves to enlarge the aroma and spicy taste of the basil; then add the watermelon to contrast with the basil flavor; add the soda after the shake to make it have a bubble and a refreshing taste.

◆ Starting from regional characteristics.

We can also use local specialties, starting with local traditional drinks and foods, and making some cocktails that are not loved or hated by others.

For example, Southeast Asian characteristics, many bartenders will associate with lemongrass, variegated leaves, Thai basil, curry leaves, lime leaves, Nyonya food and various spices. But there is also an important material that also highlights Southeast Asia, which is coriander!

The limitation of this type of wine is that it has a small audience, but it is very attractive for those who like to explore the taste buds!

For example, the combination of cilantro and spicy ginger is worth trying.

◆ Starting from fun.

Of course, the most important role of the bar is that it is social attributes. It is also necessary to provide a certain amount of steamed bread in addition to the delicious taste, such as interesting garnishes, different drinking methods, and interesting names and rare materials.

When peoples taste is tired under the influence of tastes, the ability to distinguish the taste will be infulenced. At this time, a fun-filled cocktail will bring peoples interest again.

Such as reverse spheroidal cocktails, the addition of soy foam of soybean soft phospholipids, the smoke from smoked guns, the liquid in the hole in the ice hockey, the jug hidden in the belly of the doll... all of which can improve the untouched These guests points of interest add fun to them.

Of course, the most important point is to start from the cost! Especially for champagne cocktails, if you dont seal them well, you often need to consume a bottle of expensive champagne, so please be careful!

Original From Cava @問號狗.

(Translated by Jolene @Jolene )

Thanks for Cavas @問號狗 Supporting!!!