Some tips for holiday mixing drinks

The holidays are here and everyone wants to come to your house. I'll show you how they are willing to do a variety of fun and festive holiday drinks to serve your guests.

Here are some tips to help you cash in the preparation of your home and make you a great bartender, when the occasion requires. This is what you have at hand, must make this great holiday drink.

Remember cocktails is not difficult to do. If you can follow a recipe, you can mix. Drink

Not all of us at home we have a bar installed in our homes. So if the list below seems scary, because you have a space problem, just keep these elements (those that do not need refrigeration!) In a plastic box with lid and store in a closet or garage until they need to pull the holiday feast.

boats and mobile equipment

- Marked Jigger measure - with half and quarter ounce significantly

- Jazzy chrome shaker

- Scoop

-Glass rod or a spoon stirring bars along

- Filter Bar

- Can opener

- Bottle opener

- Corkscrew

- Boxcutter sharp

- Malta or wooden muddler

- Ice bucket with tongs

- Lemon / Lime Squeezer

- Electric Mixer

- Small Bar Towels

Useful Glassware

- 3-4 oz long-stemmed cocktail glasses

- 8-12 oz highball or Collins glass

- Champagne Flutes 6 oz

- 4 oz glasses old-fashioned

- 1 ozPony or pousse cafe glass

- Punch cups and a bowl

Side Fruit

- Maraschino cherries, red and green

- Olives

- Lemons

- Limes

- Oranges

Condiments

- Salt and pepper

- Worcestershire Sauce

- Tabasco or other hot sauce

- Sweet flavors

- Grenadine

- Maraschino Liqueur

Even if you already have a Master Bartender, there are a few tips bartenders keep on hand - in particularwhen the holidays.

So you know how to do one of the main ingredients of the very few drinks? It is simply syrup, and as the name suggests, it is very easy to do beforehand.

Just dissolve a pound of granulated sugar 8 ounces of hot water. Under constant stirring, eight ounces of water until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then save the syrup in a glass with a frosted lid and, if necessary. How easy? II think this is why it is called simple syrup!

With the holidays always seem just around the corner, here are some items you may have at hand - especially for those specialty drinks:

- Peppermint Candy or candy canes

- A block of dark chocolate for grating

- Colored sugar for rimming glasses.

Here are some additional tips for bartenders who may find helpful:

- Cocktail Serve icy cold. If possible, store your equipment inFreezer for several hours before use.

- They have a lot of crushed ice handy. You must remove the ice in a shaker, after mixing the drink. And always when the ice cool cocktail on the rocks ".

- It is a time saver, but the drinks seem to taste better when mixed individually - especially drinks like martinis and anything with carbon dioxide in the mixture. Use a clean, fresh glass for each drink - even for the mines.

- Make sure you are getting non-alcoholicChoice when serving drinks and always encourage your guests to drink responsibly.

Enjoy the holidays!