Try These 6 Pandan co*cktail Recipes from Leading Bartenders (2024)

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What were the original six co*cktails? ›

Embury's six basic drinks are the Daiquiri, the Jack Rose, the Manhattan, the Martini, the Old Fashioned, and the Sidecar.

Almost all the classic drinks you know and love, from the Daiquiri to the Gimlet or the Margarita come down to the same basic ratio: 2:1:1. That's two parts spirit, one part sweet, and one part sour, commonly known as the Golden Ratio.

There are two easy ways to make it: Steep pandan leaves in a simple syrup, as Napier Bulanan does in her Old-Fashioned riff, Sige Na, or combine simple syrup and the leaves in a blender, then strain the mixture, as French bartender Nico de Soto does for his Pandan-quiri, a straightforward riff on the rum classic that ...

The top six basic co*cktails that every mixologist should know are the Martini, Manhattan, Old-Fashioned, Margarita, Daiquiri, and Gimlet.

What's the 50% rule in bartending? The proper time to serve customers the next co*cktail is once they've consumed 50% of their drink.

So what IS the co*cktail equation? Drum roll please…. These numbers represent the co*cktail ratio—or “parts” in bartending terms—of your ingredients. Two parts base spirit to one part sweet to one part sour.

Using the four-count method, a 1.5-ounce pour is 3 counts using a pour spout. That means you'll start pouring and say “one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand” and stop.

But, many bar-goers simply ordered a co*cktail 'the old fashioned way'. Even today the Old Fashioned has been the number one selling co*cktail in many bars. You just can't beat a classic!

What co*cktails do most bartenders know? ›

Dry Martini: The King of co*cktails - The Atlantic.

Pandan blends seamlessly with the flavors of glutinous rice, coconut milk, and coconut palm sugar — this traditional combination of ingredients is often found even in modern takes on traditional desserts across the region.

The emerald-colored plant, also known as screwpine and often likened to woody vanilla, contributes a subtle yet unmistakable flavor to drinks. Selectively grown in tropical climates, pandan leaves can be found fresh or frozen in Asian groceries, or purchased online from retailers like ImportFood Thai Supermarket.

Pandan's strongest flavor affinities are coconut, mango, and sticky rice, but it's delicious with star anise, ginger, and coriander as well. More traditional recipes abound online, some written in better English than others.

What was the first ever co*cktail? Accounts differ, but most experts agree that the first co*cktail was the Sazerac, a blend of whisky, absinthe, bitters and sugar. Created in New Orleans in the mid-1800s, this is one of the first co*cktails recognisable by name and remains a favourite to this day.

The famed Sazerac Coffee House was founded in New Orleans in 1850 and soon became known as the home of “America's First co*cktail,” the Sazerac. Using rye whiskey (in place of French brandy), a dash of Peychaud's Bitters, and Herbsaint, what eventually became the official co*cktail of New Orleans was created.

Chemical analyses recently confirmed that the earliest alcoholic beverage in the world was a mixed fermented drink of rice, honey, and hawthorn fruit and/or grape. The residues of the beverage, dated ca. 7000–6600 BCE, were recovered from early pottery from Jiahu, a Neolithic village in the Yellow River Valley.