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Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: # Cubes – Cubes are the most recognizable form of ice, and the most versatile. The uses for ice cubes are just about endless. Used for liquor on the rocks, for stirring, for shaking, or even just to chill a drink, you are more likely to see ice cubes in a drink than any other form. Ice cubes are thicker and larger than other types of ice. Because of this, they are slower to melt and less likely to dilute a drink. Read more – View How To Make Brandy Cocktail mixed drink

Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: # Cracked – Cracked ice looks similar to cubes, but are smaller. This type of ice melts much quicker than cubes, and has a tendency to augment a drink with more water. The best time to use cracked ice is when creating frozen drinks in a blender because they break up easier and into more consistent pieces.. Read more – View How To Make Blue Angel mixed drink

Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: Quickly chilling a glass: If you have a few minutes, it’s best to wet a glass and put it in the freezer. If you’re really in a hurry, though, you can fill the glass with ice and water to quickly chill the glass. Read more – View How To Make Six Chicks mixed drink

Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: Prevent Dripping: If you smear a clean piece of wax paper over the top of a bottle, the wax will form a tighter seal and make the bottle less likely to drip. Read more – View How To Make Bob Dandy mixed drink

Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: Mixing with Eggs: When you shake a drink that requires an egg, use an ice cube. It breaks up the egg and helps it blend into the drink. Read more – View How To Make Italian Stinger mixed drink

Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: Making Sour Mix and Sweetened Lime Juice: Whenever a drink calls for sour mix or sweetened lime juice (like Rose’s Lime Juice), you can substitute home-made sour mix or home-made sweetened lime juice for the store-bought kind to great effect. Sour Mix is made by mixing about eight ounces of lemon juice with two tablespoons of sugar. Sweetened Lime Juice is made the same way, but with lime juice. Read more – View How To Make Brandy Stinger mixed drink

Quick mixed drinks bartending tips: Don’t drink while mixing: Most bartenders became bartenders because of an interest in drinking and the strange alchemy that goes into mixing drinks. As a professional, however, you would do best to leave these habits behind and to focus on your work. Read more – View How To Make Port and Brandy mixed drink