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Measured Advice: Measuring
According to mixology lore, the most common novice mistake when mixing drinks is to add extra alcohol to drinks, falsely anticipating that guests' main desire is more potent mixes. What you end up with is a half-sipped cocktail burdened by the flavor of juniper or rye.
Part of successful mixing and measuring is being familiar with mixology terminology. For starters, a "jigger" is a drink measure that usually holds up to 4 cl of liquor. A useful jigger will have a small cup on each end (one 2 cl and the other 4 cl) and cl increments etched on its sides.
Although alcohol mixes and recipes require no more than a simple stainless-steel jigger from any store that sells alcohol, style counts in bartending, and especially in mixology. Spend hours searching stores for a sterling-silver jigger, or at least a glass one cleverly decorated from the '50s. A fanciful jigger, along with your tools for drink mixes, will give your guests something to talk about while you are mixing their recipes and blending perfect alcoholic drinks.
Most alcohol recipes are broken down into centiliters, splashes, and dashes; however, you may come across other forms of measurement. Most old bartending books use the term parts. In bartending parlance, this refers to a fraction of the glass size that the cocktail is to be served in. For instance, 3 parts gin to 1 part vermouth would be the same as 3 cl to 1cl. This method doesn't account for ice melting during the chilling process so make sure your glasses are adequately sized. Our bartending recipes, when chilled properly, produce 12 cl portions, to be served in 18 cl glasses.
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