Bar glossary


  • "1 cup" in German recipes usually corresponds to an eighth of a liter (125 ml); however, in translations from English-speaking countries, the unit of…
  • Triple Sec is a Curaçao (orange liqueur), which has a slightly higher alcohol content. 35 to 40% by volume are typical here. Curaçao was originally made from…
  • Cynar is an Italian liqueur (amaro) made from artichokes and herbs of reddish-brown color. It has a slightly bitter, tart-sweet taste. The alcohol content is…
  • A digestif is a mostly alcoholic drink that is drunk after a meal, and certain short drinks (after-dinner cocktails) are suitable as digestives, but also…
  • The Scotch whiskey-honey liqueur consists of 15-year-old Scotch whisky, herbs from the Highlands and Scottish heather honey. Drambuie was the liqueur of Prince…
  • Dry Gin is an official type of gin regulated by the EU Spirits Regulation, which states that Dry Gin is at least double distilled and must have only natural…
  • Die Basis für den Dubonnet bildet Wein, der mit Chinarinde und weiteren Kräutern vergoren wird und dessen Gärung durch Alkoholzugabe gestoppt wird. Chinarinde…
  • Falernum is a sweet syrup or (alcoholic) liqueur for Caribbean and tropical drinks. It contains aromas of almonds, ginger and/or cloves, limes and sometimes…
  • A fancy drink is a cocktail that cannot be assigned to any of the classic cocktail groups.fancy means fantasy, imaginative; fancy drinks can be mixed with the…
  • Fig syrup is a thick syrup made from figs. The figs are boiled in water, and the resulting juice is then cooked down with sugar or honey to create a syrup. The…
  • Floating is the technique used in cocktail mixing to add a liquid to a drink so that it does not mix with the other ingredients and floats on top of them. This…
  • Früchte können zum Einen direkt für die Zubereitung eines Rezeptes verwendet werden oder auch als Garnitur am Glasrand einen Cocktail verschönern. Show details »
  • Galliano is an Italian specialty made from seventy different herbs by the distillery 'Riunite di Liquore' in Solaro (near Milan). In addition to the golden…
  • Garam Masala is a mixture of spices (masala) of Indian cuisine. Show details »
  • Genever or Jenever is a juniper schnapps of Dutch or Belgian origin with at least 35% alcohol by volume. It is a predecessor of gin that is still maintained…
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