Understanding Sour Cocktails

Understanding Sour Cocktails

Professional bartenders know that sour cocktails are some of the most flavorful - yet difficult to truly master - alcoholic beverages. Consisting of a wide range of cocktail classics, great sour cocktails achieve a balance between disparate elements. In our guide...

How to Reduce Hangover Symptoms

How to Reduce Hangover Symptoms

There is nothing worse than waking up after a night of drinking to discover you have the dreaded hangover. Hangovers come in many forms and intensities, but they all share several common elements: Nausea, headaches, and fatigue. Much folklore surrounds the dreaded...

How to Make Sangria at Home

How to Make Sangria at Home

During the warm spring and summer months, few drinks are as refreshing as fresh fruit sangria. Delicious seasonal fruit flavors mingle with rich red wine to form a beverage that is perfect for nearly every occasion. Bartenders in Europe and the Americas have perfected...

Types of Bartending Shakers and Jiggers

Types of Bartending Shakers and Jiggers

Some of the most relied-upon bar tools of professional bartenders are the cocktail shaker and the jigger. Whether you're preparing a craft cocktail or mixing classic bar beverages, the seasoned bartender knows that these devices are essential bar accessories. Although...

What is a “Dry Shake” Cocktail?

What is a “Dry Shake” Cocktail?

In the world of the professional bartender or mixologist in the bartending industry, there are many techniques to learn to produce the perfect cocktail for your guests. One of these is the practice known as "dry shaking cocktails". What is dry shaking, and how can it...