EXPRESSIONS USED IN THE BAR
The bar system is of American origin which accounts for the many English words used in the business. It shall be left to language reformers to change them!
However, for the international circle of patrons the following list has proved practical.
The most important words in use are:-
| EXPRESSIONS |
BAR EQUIPMENT REQUIRED |
| After Dinner Drink Aperitif Appetiser Bar Barboy Barfly Barglass Barkeeper, Bartender, Barman Barlist Barspoon Bitters Bottle Bowl Carbonated Water Cider Cobbler Cocktail Strainer Cooler Corkstrew Cruet Dash Dashbottle Decorate Digestive Dry Fancy Fine Champagne Fizz Fizzy Water Frappe Gallon Ginger Hard Cider Ingredients Jigger Juice Jus Label Lemonpeei Lime Long Drink Maraschino Cherry Menthe Mint Muddler Mug Shaker Short Drink Slice Sparkling Spice Squeeze Straight Drink Strainer Tonic Water Tumbler Vintage Zest |
Strainer Mixing Bowl Combination shaker Mixing glass Corkscrew Mixing spoon Gill measure Fruit knife Ice tongs Ice buckets Drinking straws Decanters and sprinkling tops Lemon squeezer Cruets Kitchen strainer Plastic funnel Sugar Salt Fresh fruits Eggs Cream Milk Mint Cucumber Swizzle sticks Tooth picks Marascino cherries Olives Pearl onions Tobasco sauce Worcestershire Tomato juice |
BASIC BAR EQUIPMENT
Top rear:
Boston Shaker, American Shaker, Standard Shaker. Centre: Ice bucket, Sugar, Nutmeg, Cherry picks, Coasters, Swizzle sticks.
Bottom rear:
Mixing jug, Soda Syphon. Centre: Scoop, Strainer, Measure, Separator.
Bottom:
Hawthorn Strainer, Fruit Knife, Ice Tongs, Mixing Spoon, Cork Screws, Cherry Fork, Crown Seal Opener
5 COCKTAILS FROM DOWN UNDER
