MOoULE CATERING in: THEORY WARM UP Cocktails , Bctivities Make a list of all 1 the names of the A cocktail is an alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other cocktails you ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream, The origin of the word ‘cocktail’ is unclear. know. It might refer to glasses decorated with cockerel tail feathers, or to the shape of a ceramic container full of leftover drinks. Whatever its beginnings, adding flavourings and fruit juices to spirits makes drinks more palatable and enjoyable. 2 ‘To make good cocktails it is important to learn the relationship between strong and weak and sour and sweet. Strong is the main alcohol component of the cocktail, like vodka or gin; weak is the less alcoholic part, like liqueurs or fortified wines; sour mainly means citrus fruits, such as lemon or lime, and sweet is th Almost all cocktails consist of strong and sour, with weak and sweet added separately or together. By starting your cocktail from sour, then adding sweet, weak ot both, you get a sense of what the final flavour of the cocktail will be before adding the strong spirit. 3 ‘The most frequently used cocktail-making methods are the following: Shaking is when you mix the cocktail by hand in a cocktail shaker, three quarters filled with ice cubes, not crushed ice as it tends to melt and dilute the cocktail. You ided su or syrups. then pour the ingredients into the shaker from strongest to we: est alcohol content, Shaking vigorously with one hand on the top and one on the base until water has begun condensing on the shaker and the cocktail is sufficiently chilled. You then strain it into a glass, irring is when you mix a cocktail with a long bar spoon in a mixing glass, before straining it into a glass. As with shaking, crushed ice should not be used and water condensing on the outside shows that the cocktail is ready Blending is when you mix fruit juices, alcohol, fruit, etc. in an electric blender until James Bond's favourite smooth. It is a good way of mixing ingredients which do not combine easily together cocktail is @ Martini ee een nd, but not too much if you want to avoid ‘You can add some crushed ice towards the a watery cocktail + Building is when you pour the ingredients directly into the glass you are serving the cocktail in, You usually float the ingredients on top of each other, or you can mix the ingredients together with a swizzle stick. 4 Almost all cocktails are decorated, usually with some kind of fruit floating or on a cocktail stick. Herbs like mint can also be used in some cocktails and straws are essential in long cocktails. Frosting is rubbing the rim of a glass in lemon or orange then submerging it in sugar, salt or cocoa. READING COMPREHENSION 2 Read the text about cocktails and match a title with each paragraph. UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS "TECHNIQUES GARNISH DEFINITION — YOUR VOCABULARY 3 Translate these cocktail-making techniques into your language. Use a dictionary to help you. 1 stirring 3 garnishing 5 building 2 shaking 4 frosting 6 blending4 Ge Listen to the head of a bar explaining how to make six cocktails and complete these recipes. Ey Carefully layer a shot of Kahlua, (2) shot of Irish cream and '/s shot of @ in order into a shot glass so that the three liqueurs remain ) and the cocktail looks stunning, This is a strong, sweet and ® cocktail without garnish (rd ® do) the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice and (1) 7 Combine two measures of tequila with 1 measure of, cointreau and ay a measure of lime juice ina cocktail shaker */s full of cubed ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of (13) It’s a strong but refreshing drink. a ll) ay together 2 measures of white rum, 4 measures of (18) juice, I measure of coconut cream and one measure of “ cream with two cups of crushed ice, Strain into a tall cocktail glass. Garnish with pineapple and serve with a (19) This is a weak, sweet and refreshing (20) cocktail >} WRITING Service Mooute 7 Activities Black Russian Shake two parts ) and one part Kahlua in a cocktail shaker three quarters full of ice a Pour the ingredients into a highball of @) There is no @ It’s a long, sweet and strong cocktail Cn 2 = pour smeasuesctvoaia | WS 7 and sa measure of dry , martin’ into a cocktail shaker \ 5/-ful fice cubes | aay the cocktail with along bar spoon = as) and pour into a cocktail glass. 16) with an alive fora strong, dry and sophisticated cocktail Sine an together I measure of white rum, '/2 a measure of strawberry cream liqueur, '/2 a measure of lemon juice and & (22) blender with. alittle crushed ice. Pour into a (23) cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry, This is a refreshing (24) cocktail 5 Work in pairs and write three other cocktail recipes: one using blending, one using building and one using shat 1g oF s ing. They can be recipes you already know or ones you invent. Use the information in the text on page 180 and the format in exercise 4 to help you. SPEAKIN 6 Present your recipes to the class and draw up a short list of the best recipes to compile in a class cocktail booklet. You can make some non-alcoholic recipes up too if you prefer.