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		<title>Bar Terminology</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br/>There&#8217;s a lot of fancy terms that people use in the bar, here are a few that I&#8217;ve come across as well as their definitions.  &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<br/><p>There&#8217;s a lot of fancy terms that people use in the bar, here are a few that I&#8217;ve come across as well as their definitions.  There are plenty other categories that can be written about, such as types of alcohol, types of garnishes, styles of drinks, etc. but that&#8217;s for another time :)</p>
<p><strong>Serving Methods</strong><br />
Mist &#8211; served on crushed ice<br />
Neat &#8211; unmixed, without ice<br />
On the rocks &#8211; served on ice<br />
Straight up &#8211; mixed with ice, but served without<br />
With a twist &#8211; garnished with twist of lemon peel<br />
Zest &#8211; garnished with scrapings of a lemon or lime peel</p>
<p><strong>Measurements</strong><br />
Pint &#8211; officially 473.176473 ml or 16 oz, but this amount varies in Canada ranging from 8 oz to 18 oz<br />
Shot &#8211; 44.3602943 ml or 1.5 oz<br />
Fifth &#8211; 750ml or 1/5th of a gallon (757.08 ml)<br />
Mickey &#8211; Primarily a Canadian term, 375 ml in Western Canada and Ontario or a individually bottled shot in Eastern Canada</p>
<p><strong>Bartender Tools</strong><br />
Bar spoon &#8211; long stemmed spoon used for layering and stirring, holds 5 ml or 1 tsp<br />
Boston shaker &#8211; a glass cup and a metal cup<br />
Cocktail shaker &#8211; a metal shaker, usually a combination of a measuring cap, shaker and strainer<br />
Jigger &#8211; double sided measuring tool<br />
Muddler &#8211; similar to a pestle, this is used to crush fruits/herbs/spices to release the flavour<br />
Strainer &#8211; used to pour just the liquid from the mixing glass</p>
<p><strong>Glassware</strong><br />
Champagne flute &#8211; tall stemmed glass used to serve champagne or sparkling drinks<br />
Cocktail glass &#8211; cone shaped glass, with or without a long stem<br />
Shot glass &#8211; used for shots<br />
Highball glass &#8211; normal glasses you would be given when requesting water<br />
Old fashioned glass &#8211; usually used to serve neat or drinks on the rocks<br />
Wine glass &#8211; larger bowl, stemmed glass. There are many different variations to the shape, to highlight different characteristics of wines</p>
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