6d • General discussion
Intro to balancing drinks
Balancing drinks is one of the hardest things for new bartends to get their head around , for most shaken cocktail the blueprint is the same :
- The “body”of your drink which will usually be a 40% alcohol spirit or any other ingredient you prefer but this is what will determine the feeling of your drink the undertones and density of the drink
- your sweetener of choice which can be a syrup or a liqueur or any sweet shot you can get your hands on , I tend to be careful with sugar since it can usually overpower a drink and ruin its complexity so thread carefully especially at the start of your journey as a Bartender
- your acidic part which could be lemon,lime or any other acidified juice like pineapple or maybe apple , cranberry . Here we kinda of have a repeat like the sugar since overdoing it with your acidic base could absolutely kill your cocktail so as always taste the drink as you make it to make sure that it’s to your guest liking
- Finally a little pinch of salt to make those flavors really pop
- Next time we’ll talk about mixed drinks
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