Bartending Words I Don't Know

Vermouth

Essentially, this is a wine that has had additional alcohol added to it. The general types are sweet, dry, and white (bianco).

Bitters

These are concentrated flavor extracts and can be thought of as liquid seasoning that are used in small doses (dashes/drops). They can come in a very wide variety of flavors.

Triple Sec

This is an orange flavored liqueur that is known for its sweet and tangy flavor (this flavor comes from dried peels of sweet and tangy oranges).

Sweet and Sour

This item is a versatile ingredient that combines a balanced sweetness with tangy acidity; It is also known as ‘sour’ or ‘sour mix’.

Tonic

This item is a carbonated drink flavored with quinine leaving a bitter and sweeter compound. Commonly used as a mixer.

Soda

Simply carbonated water without additive flavors

Simple Syrup

This item is a liquid sweetener, and it is made by dissolving sugar in water.

Cream

This item is an ingredient that could be either the actual product or a liqueur product.

White Creme de Cacao

This item is a sweet, chocolate-flavored liqueur

Green Creme de Menthe

This item is a sweet, mint-flavored liqueur

Cointreau

This item is a premium French orange liqueur and a type of triple sec known for its balanced sweet and bitter orange flavors

Cognac

This item is a type of brandy that is exclusively produced in France

Curacao

This item is a sweet, orange-flavored liqueur

Angostura Bitters

Considered to be a more basic/standard bitters (flavors of fruit and herbs) (versatile and used for cocktails like the Old Fashion, Manhattan, Pisco Sour)

Peychaud’s Bitters

Offers a unique, rounder, and slightly sweeter flavor profile with hints of licorice and floral notes (used in cocktails like Sazerac and Vieux Carre)

Orange Bitters

Provides a brighter and more citrusy flavor that enhances cocktails (such as Dry Martini and Rob Roy