GLOSSARY
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Standard Bar Measures
TermMeasurement (US)Measurement (Metric)1 partany equal partany equal part1 dash1/48 fl. ounce0.625 mL1 splash (**)1/5 fl.ounce5.91 mL1 teaspoon (tsp)1/6 fl. ounce4.93 mL1 tablespoon (Tbsp.) or 'count'1/2 fl. ounce14.79 mL1 pony1 fl. ounce29.57 mL1 j...
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Standard Glassware
Cordial1 ounceCocktail Glass4 ouncesJigger1 1/2 ouncesOld Fashioned Glass4 ouncesSour Glass5 ouncesChampaigne Glass5 - 6 ouncesCollins Glass12 ouncesHighball Glass8 ouncesJulep Glass10 - 12 ouncesBrandy Glass3 ouncesCordial Glass2 ouncesSherry Wine G...
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Standard Measures
1 Gallon (U.S.)128 ounces1/2 Gallon64 ounces1 Quart (U.S.)32 ounces1 Fifth (4/5 Quart)25.6 ounces3/4 Quart24 ounces1 Pint16 ounces1 Tenth12.8 ounces1 Cup (1/4 Pint)8 ounces1 Jigger1 1/2 ounces1 Pony1 ounce1 Dash3 drops
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Bar Sugar
Bar Sugar is the hardest operational sugar around. Besides being the typical occupant of the kitchen sugar bowl, it is the most used sugar in home cooking. When a recipe calls for sugar, it, by default, implies Bar Sugar. It is finest of all the type...
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Muddler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddler A muddler is a bartender's tool, used to "muddle" or make a mash of fruits, herbs, and/or spices in the bottom of a glass to release their flavor.Two popular cocktails that require the use of a muddler are the moj...
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Pony
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_glass A shot glass is a small glass designed to hold or measure one to three ounces of liquor, to be poured into a mixed drink, or drunk straight from the glass (a "shot"). The modern thick-walled shot glas...
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Apollinaris Water
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollinaris_(water) Apollinaris is a brand of effervescent table water, very well-known in German-speaking countries as "The Queen of Table Waters".Since 1852, Apollinaris is sourced from a spring in Bad Neuenah...
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Shaved Ice
Shaved ice is a slushy form of ice (as opposed to a hard, dense form, e.g. an ice cube or icicle). Many freezers are equipped to dispense either cubed ice or shaved ice, depending on a setting selected by the user, although typically freezer-generate...
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Jigger
A jigger or measure is a bar tending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot. However, bar jiggers come in...