If you have ever walked into a liquor store, you have seen hundreds of different brands and types of liquors. What type of liquor and how much to get can be a min-boggling decision. To help you out, here are a few simple guidelines to follow.
In stocking your bar for the first time, don’t attempt to buy all types of exotic liquors, unless you can afford it.
The list of liquors or liqueurs that you particularly like, you may want to double the amount. As per your size of the bar, you want to stock.
In stocking your bar for the first time, don’t attempt to buy all types of exotic liquors, unless you can afford it.
The list of liquors or liqueurs that you particularly like, you may want to double the amount. As per your size of the bar, you want to stock.
What is your brand denotes, are you rum drinker or....? Rum is spirit made from fermented by-products of sugar cane. It is produced in countries where sugar cane grows naturally and is available in dark and light varieties. If rum, dark rum is punchy but light rum is clear: this rum is used for cocktail.
Vodka: as well as the basic, slightly peppery strong sprit and has distinguish character to blend with any thing makes it to the mostly used liquor in the cocktail. Good quality plain vodka is useful for most cocktail.
Gin, familiar as an aperitif with tonic water, gin is widely used in a Variety of cocktails. It is flavored with juniper barriers.
Whisky; basic whisky is good enough for cocktails rather than masking the flavor of a long-matured single malt.
Whisky; basic whisky is good enough for cocktails rather than masking the flavor of a long-matured single malt.
Tequila; a Mexican spirit distilled from the fermented juice of the cactus plant. It is traditionally drunk after lick of salt and a squeeze of lime or lemon. Used in a variety of cocktails.
Brandy; Brandy may be defined as a sprit distilled from wine. The word brandy is usually linked with the name cognac but it should be remembered that brandy is made in almost all wine producing areas. Cognac and Armagnac are the two French brandies. Fruit brandies or eaux-de-vie include peach, cherry and apricot brandy.
Champagne; dry (brut) champagne feature in many cocktails. Champagne has the mousse for making excellent fizzy cocktails, but less expensive local sparkling wine can be used instead.
Stock few those bottles in your bar, but do not over load your bar with expensive brand.
Liqueurs are used in cocktail at very less quantity to enhance the flavor and color of the drink. It helps also to mellow down the punchy taste of spirits. Your bar should have few bottles of liqueurs, my recommendation as below:
Stock few those bottles in your bar, but do not over load your bar with expensive brand.
Liqueurs are used in cocktail at very less quantity to enhance the flavor and color of the drink. It helps also to mellow down the punchy taste of spirits. Your bar should have few bottles of liqueurs, my recommendation as below:
Amaretto di Sarone:- A sweet almond flavoured liqueur.
Benedictine: - Made by Benedictine of Fecamp in Normandy, this golden liqueur is flavoured with myrrh, honey and herbs, brandy base.
Cointreau :- Orange liqueur, brandy base.
Crème de cacao: - Dark brown coco- flavoured, rum base liqueur.
Crem de menthe: - Green color, mint- flavoured, brandy base liqueur.
Curacao: - Curacao: - Orange-flavoured liqueur that is available coloured blue, clear or orange-brown. This liqueur is brandy base.
Drambuie:- Malt whiskey liqueur with herb , honey and spices.
Khlua: - Pale chocolate colored, coffee flavoured, rum base liqueur.
Besides, your bar should have some aromatized wine such as dry vermouth and sweet vermouth. Few cases of light beer and bottles of red wine and white wine, burgundy wine is always recommended, especially if you are serving beef. Rose is popular alone or with meals.
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