Bartending For Dummies - Softcover

Foley, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764550519 ISBN 13: 9780764550515

Publisher: For Dummies, 1997

Synopsis

When you are serving drinks at a bar, you should have at least basic knowledge of about 200 of the most popular cocktails in your head. A cocktail is, according to Webster's New World Dictionary, “any of various alcoholic drinks made of a distilled liquor mixed as with wine, fruit juice, or soda water and usually iced.” There are thousands of different drink mixes with thousands of different names that people desire.

Whether you are planning a small cocktail party at your home, planning to start a new career, or just want to know how to make a given drink, Bartending For Dummies offers a wonderful place to start. This clearly written, easy-to-understand guide can help anyone to

• Create more than 1,000 different drinks
• Set up and stock your home bar
• Shake, stir, strain, and serve like a pro
• Make over 100 great shooters
• Buy enough supplies for parties

This book takes the mystery out of mixology. Can you put together a perfect martini? Or create the consummate cosmopolitan? From classic drinks to today's coolest cocktails, this comprehensive A-to-Z guide shows you how to mix up whatever libations you or your guests might desire.

Bartending For Dummies also covers the following topics and more:

• The tools required to make any drink
• Information on every type of alcohol including where they come from, how they’re made, and how to store and serve them
• Alphabetical listing of almost a thousand cocktail recipes
• How to make pousse-cafés (layered drinks), punches, and non-alcoholic drinks

There are thousands of bars around the world stocked with everything from beer to vodka. Bartending For Dummies is the ingredient that no bar should be without. This book can help you to be that impressive bartender by showing you everything you need to know about tending a bar.

About this title

About the Author

Ray Foley, publisher of Bartender magazine, has been a professional bartender for more than 20 years. He is also the author of The Ultimate Cocktail Book and The Ultimate Little Shooter Book.

From the Back Cover

"A must for all the ‘do-it-yourself’ bartenders." Charles Chop, United States Bartender's Guild Praise for Ray Foley "America's best known and funniest bartender." — Bill Samuels Jr., President, Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc. "There is only one member of the original bartender's Hall of Fame: Ray Foley." — Bob Suffrendini, Vice President, Hiram Walker, Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine USA, Inc.

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Chapter 19
Those Famous Pousse-Cafés

In This Chapter How you make them A couple of important charts

Pousse-Cafés are layered speciality drinks that first became popular with bartenders in New Orleans in the 1840s and became a fad throughout the United States in the early 1900s. Pousse-Café is French for push down the coffee. Pouring this sort of drink is a true test for bartenders (so if you ask a bartender to make one for you, be sure to tip him or her well). It's All about Specific Gravity

To produce a nicely layered drink, you need a steady hand, a spoon, and some knowledge of the specific gravities of cordials, syrups, brandies, and other spirits. Basically, you have to carefully pour "lighter" liquids on top of "heavier" liquids in order for them to stay separate. The result is a colorful rainbow effect.

Easier said than done. You can help your effort immensely if you pour the liquids that you're layering over the back of a spoon. The spoon breaks the fall of the liquids, enabling them to layer more easily.

If you get everything right, the drink will amaze your friends and win you influence. If you plan to serve Pousse-Cafés at a party, you can avoid performance anxiety and the accompanying shaky hands by making your Pousse-Cafés ahead of time. They will keep for at least an hour in the refrigerator. Some Helpful Charts

Table 22-1, from Hiram Walker Cordials, lists the specific gravity index of its various liqueurs, syrups, and so on. (If you use other brands, the specific gravities may vary.)

Table 22-2 lists a layering order based on my own experience, testing, and tasting.

For best results, layer ingredients that have a ranking at least four spaces apart on the chart. It's unlikely that Crème de Cacao (6) will float on Praline (5), but Blue Curaçao (12) certainly will.

Table 22-1Hiram Walker Pousse-Café Specific Gravity Index

No.

Proof

Product

Specific Gravity

Color

1

40

Crème de Cassis

1.1833

Light brown

2

25

Grenadine

1.1720

Red

3

54

Crème de Cacao, Brown

1.1561

Brown

4

48

Hazelnut Schnapps

1.1532

Tawny

5

40

Praline

1.1514

Brown

6

54

Crème de Cacao, White

1.1434

White

7

56

Crème de Noyaux

1.1342

Red

8

48

Licorice Schnapps

1.1300

Clear

9

54

Chocolate Cherry

1.1247

Brown

10

56

Crème de Banana

1.1233

Yellow

11

54

Chocolate Mint

1.1230

Brown

12

48

Blue Curaçao

1.1215

Blue

13

54

Swiss Chocolate Almond

1.1181

Brown

14

60

Crème de Menthe, White

1.1088

Clear

15

60

Crème de Menthe, Green

1.1088

Green

16

60

Orange Curaçao

1.1086

Tawny

17

60

Anisette, White and Red

1.0987

White/Red

18

48

Crème de Strawberry

1.0968

Red

19

48

Wild Strawberry Schnapps

1.0966

Clear

20

48

Red Hot Schnapps

1.0927

Red

21

60

Triple Sec

1.0922

White

22

60

Rock & Rye

1.0887

Yellow

23

40

Cranberry Cordial

1.0872

Red

24

50

Amaretto

1.0842

Tawny

25

48

Old Fashioned Root Beer Schnapps

1.0828

Tawny

26

84

Sambuca

1.0813

White

27

40

Country Melon Schnapps

1.0796

Pink

28

70

Coffee-Flavored Brandy

1.0794

Brown

29

48

Red Raspberry Schnapps

1.0752

Clear

30

48

Snappy Apricot Schnapps

1.0733

Tawny

31

48

Cinnamon Schnapps

1.0732

Red

32

48

Spearmint Schnapps

1.0727

Clear

33

60

Shamrock Schnapps

1.0617

Green

34

60

Peppermint Schnapps

1.0615

Clear

35

48

Jubilee Peach Schnapps

1.0595

Clear

36

70

Raspberry-Flavored Brandy

1.0566

Red

37

70

Apricot-Flavored Brandy

1.0548

Tawny

38

70

Peach-Flavored Brandy

1.0547

Tawny

39

70

Cherry-Flavored Brandy

1.0542

Red

40

70

Blackberry-Flavored Brandy

1.0536

Purple

41

90

Peach Schnapps

1.0534

Clear

42

90

Root Beer Schnapps

1.0441

Brown

43

50

Amaretto and Cognac

1.0394

Tawny

44

90

Cinnamon Spice Schnapps

1.0358

Reddish

45

90

Peppermint Schnapps

1.0340

Clear

46

60

Sloe Gin

1.0241

Red

47

70

Ginger-Flavored Brandy

0.9979

Light brown

48

90

Kirschwasser

0.9410

Clear

Table 22-2The Foley-Cowan-Zazzali Layering Guide

No.

Product

Color

1

Crème de Cassis

Red

2

Crème de Cacao, Brown

Brown

3

Kahlua

Brown

4

Peach Schnapps

Clear

5

Crème de Banana

Yellow

6

Anisette

Clear

7

Crème de Menthe, Green

Green

8

Crème de Menthe, White

Clear

9

Melon

Green

10

Tia Maria

Brown

11

Cherry Brandy

Red

12

Apricot Brandy

Gold

13

Sambuca

Clear

14

Galliano

Yellow

15

Amaretto

Tawny

16

Drambuie

Gold

17

Benedictine

Gold

18

Peppermint Schnapps

Clear

19

Frangelico

Gold

20

Spearmint Schnapps

Clear

21

Baileys Irish Cream

Cream

22

Irish Mist

Gold

23

Cointreau

Clear

24

Grand Marnier

Gold

25

Malibu Rum

Clear

26

Sloe Gin

Red

27

B & B

Gold

28

Southern Comfort

Gold

29

Chartreuse

Green

30

Ouzo

Clear

31

Pernod

Yellow Pousse-Café Recipes

You'll find all of the following Pousse-Café recipes in the recipes section (Chapter 18) of this book.

Angel's Delight

Champerelle

Champs Elysses

Fifth Avenue

Fourth of July

Gravure

Irish Flag

Jamie's Highland Special

Parisian Pousse-Café

Pousse-Café #1

Pousse-Café #2

Pousse-Café à la Française

Pousse-Café Standish

Rainbow Pousse-Café

Savoy Hotel

Traffic Light

Yellow Morning

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764550519
• ISBN 13: 9780764550515
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352