{"id":12564,"date":"2014-03-19T18:18:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.113\/socialandcocktail\/?page_id=12564"},"modified":"2014-04-15T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T16:11:59","slug":"cocktail-mixing-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/cocktail-mixing-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Mixing Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Build Your Cocktail Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e32DpvhtTtg\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bar Spoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This spoon is typically long, for reaching the bottom of tall glasses and has a spiral handle for easy twisting of the shaft. It will also normally feature a petite spoon bowl with holes for floating liquors. This type of spoon is essential for layering and stirring drinks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Blender<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a particularly important piece of kit when preparing frozen cocktails such as frozen daiquiris. They can also be used to puree fruit and crush ice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ice Accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As ice is such a key element to the cocktail making process, items such as tongs, scoopers, crushers and ice buckets are all necessary companions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jigger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A jigger is a metal bartending tool used to measure ingredients. A jigger will usually have 2 cones, one at either end. The larger cone usually holds 1 \u00bd ounces whilst the smaller cone holds 1 ounce. The jigger is important for creating consistent cocktails.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juicer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is often argued that fresh fruit or vegetable juice leads to a much superior cocktail and hence the juicer can be a very important addition to your cocktail range.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixing Tin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mixing tin is a vital part of most cocktail creations. The most effective mixing tin is known as the Boston shaker. This shaker combines both a stainless steel mixing tin and glass. Although it requires a little bit of practice it is undoubtedly the classic choice for cocktail mixing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Muddler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A muddler is a thick stick, made of either wood or stainless steel used to mash ingredients in the bottom of a glass. The muddler is often used to mix sugars, bitters, and to extract juices and oils from fruits and mint. When selecting a muddler, try to choose a thicker one that has a diameter of about 2 inches at its widest point as this will give you more crushing power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zester<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A zester is used for obtaining the zest from a lemon or other citrus fruit and this can be put to great use when cocktail making as a spiral citrus zest makes a perfect finishing touch to many cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Build Your Cocktail Arsenal Bar Spoon This spoon is typically long, for reaching the bottom of tall glasses and has a spiral handle for easy twisting of the shaft. It will also normally feature a petite spoon bowl with holes &hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/cocktail-mixing-tools\/\">Continue <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12564"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12925,"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12564\/revisions\/12925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}