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How to Batch and Barrel Age Cocktails?
MOREHow-To Guide: Batching Cocktails
Ingredients:
- Spirits (whiskey, rum, gin, etc.)
- Liqueurs
- Non-perishable mixers (bitters, syrups)
- Fresh ingredients (if applicable, for last-minute addition)
- Mixing utensils
- Sealable containers (jars, bottles)
Instructions:
1. Choose Your Cocktail:
- Select a cocktail that suits batching, considering the ingredients' stability and the drink's overall flavor profile.
2. Calculate and Mix Ingredients:
- Scale up the individual cocktail recipe to fit your desired batch
size. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing container.
3. Stir or Shake:
- Stir or shake the batch thoroughly to ensure uniform mixing. Use a long spoon for stirring large batches.
4. Taste and Adjust:
- Taste the batch and adjust flavors if necessary. Remember that the flavors will meld and evolve over time.
5. Transfer to Containers:
- Pour the batch into sealable containers, leaving some space at the top to account for expansion if freezing.
6. Label and Date:
- Label the containers with the cocktail name and the date of preparation. This helps track aging times.
7. Store or Age:
- Refrigerate or freeze the batch if it contains perishable
ingredients. Otherwise, store it in a cool, dark place to maintain
freshness.
8. Serve:
- When ready to serve, pour the batch
into a mixing vessel, add any fresh ingredients, and stir or shake.
Serve as you would an individual cocktail.
How-To Guide: Barrel Aging Cocktails
Ingredients:
- Spirits
- Liqueurs
- Non-perishable mixers
- Fresh ingredients (for last-minute addition)
- Oak barrel or oak alternatives (chips, staves)
- Funnel
- Measuring tools
Instructions:
1. Choose Your Barrel:
- Select a clean, charred or toasted oak barrel or alternative like oak chips or staves. Sterilize the barrel before use.
2. Calculate and Mix Ingredients:
- Scale up your cocktail recipe to fit the barrel size. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing container.
3. Funnel Into Barrel:
- Use a funnel to pour the mixed cocktail into the barrel. Leave some space at the top to account for expansion.
4. Seal and Date:
- Seal the barrel tightly and note the date of preparation. This is crucial for tracking aging times.
5. Store and Age:
- Store the barrel in a cool, dark place. The aging process may take
weeks to months. Taste periodically to monitor flavor development.
6. Filter and Clarify (Optional):
- Before serving, you may choose to filter the cocktail through a fine
mesh or cheesecloth to remove sediment and clarify the liquid.
7. Serve:
- When ready to serve, pour the aged cocktail into a mixing vessel, add
any fresh ingredients, and stir or shake. Serve and enjoy the unique
flavors developed through aging.
Batching and barrel aging
cocktails can be a rewarding process, providing depth and complexity to
your favorite drinks. Experimentation is key, so don't hesitate to
adjust recipes and aging times to suit your taste preferences. Cheers to
the art of crafted cocktails!
Mexican Bike Race
Low ABV ( less than 15% ),Light and refreshing.
*Note that dilution and other factors like type and temperature of ice are not considered in this upfront calculation.
Citrusy, refreshing, and slightly bitter
- White Tequila 6 cl
- Ginger Ale 12 cl
- Campari Bitters 1 tsp
highball glass
mexican bike race is a popular Gin,Tequila cocktail containing a combinations of White Tequila,Ginger Ale,Campari Bitters .Served using highball glassMexican Bike Race Ingredients
White Tequila,Ginger Ale,Campari Bitters,
Mexican Bike Race Recipe
Pour everything into a highball glass with ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
White Tequila
Tequila is a distilled beverage, made only from a specific cultivar of Agave Tequilana called 'Weber Azul' or Blue Agave, native to the states of Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Aguascalientes in Mexico. The Blue Agave grows above an altitude of 1500 m and are juicy succulents with spiky fleshy leaves.
Tequila is made around the city of Tequila 40 miles northwest of Guadaljara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands of Central Western Mexico. Mexican laws state that Tequila can only be produces in the state of Jalisco and a few limited municipalities in the other Blue Agave growing regions.
Tequila is 35% to 55% Alcohol by Volume (70 and 110 U.S. proof), it must be at least 40% ABV to be sold as Tequila in the USA.
Tequila is a distilled derivative of the pre-Columbian fermented beverage called pulque, made from the Agave plant. When the Spanish conquistadors ran out of their brandy, they started distilling Agave to produce a distilled spirit. This by 1600s was what Don Pedro Sánchez de Tagle, the Marquis of Altamira, began mass-producing in his distillery near modern day Jalisco and came to be known as Tequila.Ginger Ale
Ginger Ale is a non-alcoholic carbonated soft drink with a distinct ginger flavour. it is drank on its own and as a mixer. There are two types of Ginger Ale, the classic Golden developed by Irish Doctor Thomas Joseph Cantrell, and the dry pale style with milder flavours. by John McLaughlin of Canada.
Traditional Ginger Ale is fermented using ginger, yeast (or ginger bug), water, sugar and other flavourings. Sugar is added to speed up fermentation since Ginger's sugar content is lower than needed for fermentation. In classic Ginger Ale the carbonation is not artificial but comes from the fermentation of sugar by yeast into ethanol and carbon dioxide.Campari Bitters
Alcoholic spirits infused with botanicals such as herbs, roots, fruits and leaves, are called Bitters.
Bitters consist of water and alcohol which has been steeped with various herbs, fruits, leaves etc. Bitters are not to be drank neat or even as the base spirit of a cocktail, these are usually concentrated alcoholic concoctions and just a dash or a few drops are all we need to add that taste to a cocktail.
There are exceptions and some bitters like the Italian Amari is consumed without mixing in a cocktail. It has a bitter sweet taste and alcohol content is somewhere between 16%-40%. Generally in Europe its being consumed as an after dinner digestif.
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