High Speech
1 wedge
Small, round, green citrus fruits. Commonly used in many cocktails for its rind or its acidic taste (6% acid total; 4% citric, 2% malic, some succinic acid).
0 rim
Often used to rim a glass for cocktails or made into a solution to add to the liguid itself in order to balance the flavors. Table salt or common salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite.
1 oz
Water into which carbon dioxide gas under pressure has been dissolved, creating a fizzy texture. We treat soda water, club soda, seltzer and sparkling water the same.
1.5 oz
A vapor column distilled gin that contains no sweetening agents. A common ingredient in many cocktails.
0.5 oz
A sweetened French liqueur made from various plans, but importantly from fir buds. Sapin liqueur is traditionally drank on the rocks after a meal.
1 tsp
A French fragrant and floral liqueur flavored with thyme herbs, made by Liquoristerie De Provence.
0.75 oz
The most common fruit juice used in cocktails. This citrus juice is about 6% acid; pure citric acid. Lemon juice should be used the day it is squeezed, some like it freshly squeezed and others like it a few hours old.
0.5 oz
Also known as capsicum or sweet pepper, this is not a very spicy pepper that is sometimes used in 'south of the border' style cocktails.
0.5 oz
A syrup made from dissolving granulated sugar (sucrose) in water. Regular simple is made by combining 1:1 sugar:water by mass, rich simple is 2:1 sugar:water by mass although only 1.5 times as sweet as regular. We always use 1:1 syrup unless otherwise noted in the recipe itself.
1 wheel
A yellow citrus fruit. The peel is often used as a garnish while the juice incorporated into the drink for a tart flavor profile (citric acid).
Rub the lime wedge along the upper ½ inch of a collins glass, halfway around the circumference, then roll the wet portion in the salt. Pour the seltzer into the glass. Short shake the remaining ingredients with ice for about 5 seconds, then strain into the glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes and garnish with the dehydrated lemon wheel. #whip #shake #ontherocks
Tart
Herbal