SS2 Catering Craft Practices Lesson Note on Alcoholic Drinks

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TOPIC:  Beverages- the bar, types of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, cocktails and drinking glasses used in the food and beverage service.

SUB TOPIC: Alcoholic Drinks. 

Beer is an alcoholic beverage found in bars. Alcoholic content of beer is usually between 3.5%-10% alcohols by volume. e.g. larger, bitter, stout etc.

CAUSES OF FAULT IN BEERS.

1. Secondary fermentation.
2. Poor seller management.
3. Foreign bodies in beer; fault includes.
4. Cloudy beer
5. Flat beer
6. Sour beer
7. Foreign bodies.

Beer are measured in beer measures and in centilitres, litres, gallons and barrels.

Drinking glass for serving beers are larger glass, beer straight and beer dimple.

Cocktails is a mixed drink of about 10cl.if more than 10cl is called mixed drink or long drink.

Types of cocktail

Champagne cocktail- champagne mixed with orange juice

Egg nog- brandy mixed with egg.

Egg flop- wine or spirit mixed with egg yolk.

Cups- wine mixed with fruits.

Toddies- refreshing drink serve hot or cold with lemon and nutmeg.

Fruit cocktail- mixture of pineapple, mango, orange, water melon lemon juice and water.

Mixed cocktail: a mixture of minerals such as Fanta , coca-cola, sprite etc. also brandy or alcoholic drink garnished with lemon or lime.

Collins: hot weather drinks made with spirit and plenty of ice.

Making a cocktail: made by shaking or stiring if fruit juices are used , it should be shaked , if wine is used it should be stirred.

Equipment for making cocktail

• Boston shaker.
• Hawthorn shaker
• Blender
• Bar mixing glass.
• Bar spoon.
• Hawthorn strainer.

RULES IN MAKING COCKTAIL.

• Serve cocktail chilled.
• Avoid spillage (do not fill glass to the brim).
• Ice for cocktail should be clear and clean
• Do not over fill the cocktail shaker.
• Effervescent drinks should not be shaken.
• Measure all ingredients accurately. Inaccurate measurement spoils the taste of the blend.
• When egg white or yolks are served, use boston shaker.
• Shakers are used for fruit juice, cream and sugar.
• Garnish the cocktail with lemon or orange slice.

Drink glasses used in food and beverage service:

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