A “dry” martini actually means it has less dry vermouth in it.
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Let's be real: most of our cocktail knowledge starts and stops at mojitos and well drinks.
Instead of stuttering through another date night, we got Channing Centeno — bartender at NYC's Momofuku Ko and cocktail instructor at Fluent City — to answer our most embarrassing cocktail questions, and found out what the hell it actually means to "express" an orange peel.
What's the difference between SHAKEN and STIRRED drinks?
"If you have cream, egg whites, or fresh citrus in the cocktail, you’re going to want to shake it. If it’s just alcohol and maybe a little bit of sugar, you’re gonna want to stir it.
I would compare shaken vs. stirred cocktails to lemonade vs. hot coffee. Shaking a cocktail creates a little bit of foam, making a brighter, bubbly, and more refreshing drink. A daiquiri (a shaken drink), for example, is to a bartender what a lemonade is to a mailman on a hot summer day."
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What are COCKTAIL BITTERS?
"Bitters are like a bartender's spice rack. They add different flavors to a cocktail. There are two main kinds: dashable bitters and amari. Dashable bitters are like your salt and pepper, made by combining a strong liquor with different herbs. Amari are bitter liquors drunk as aperitifs and digestifs before and after a meal."
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