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Straight up/up - a drink that is chilled by shaking or stirring and then poured into a long-stemmed glass. Others Angel’s Share - the part of a spirit that naturally evaporates while aging in a barrel.
"Straight" means just the spirit (chilled if used with "up"). So you cannot have a dirty vodka martini straight up, but it can be up. I hear people order things straight up in a rocks glass.
From my experience “neat” refers to a single spirit poured straight from a bottle into a glass. “Straight up” refers to a cocktail that stirred or shaken over ice and then strained and served without ice.
- Shot. What it is:A liquor served in a small shot glass without ice; toss it back all at once. Say: “Two shots of Tequila with lime and salt, please.”
- On the rocks. What it is: A spirit or a cocktail that is poured over ice cubes in a straight-walled, flat-bottomed glass. Some liquors, like blended Scotches, gin and high-proof Bourbon benefit from the chilling and dilution that ice gives to open up its flavors and aromas.
- Neat. What it is: Two ounces of a single spirit served in an old-fashioned glass that’s meant to be sipped—no chilling, no ice or any other mixers. Usually used on Whiskey or Brandy, both commonly drunk at room temperature.
- Up. What it is: An alcoholic drink stirred or shaken with ice, and then strained into a stemmed cocktail glass. Say: “A Manhattan up, thanks!”
- Neat vs. Straight Up vs. Up
- On The Rocks vs. Frost vs. Mist
- Shaken vs Stirred
Neat, Straight Up , and Up are all common ways to serve a drink and even patrons will commonly confuse the terms when ordering. Sometimes it will require clarification. Below we have listed the the definitions to demonstrate how the terms are similar yet small details make them very different. Neat:For a drink made without a mixer or ice, you'd ord...
Ice is a major factor considered when making a drink all with the goal of chilling the drink without making it watered down. The perfect clear ice(takes longer to melt) served with your favorite spirit is the perfect way to experience a drink on the rocks. On the other hand ordering a beer frosted wont get you a glass with ice but a glass dipped in...
Shaken and stired are both very common ways to prepare a cocktail. While both methods can change how a drink taste, its important to understand the meaning of each term and how it impacts a drinks appearance and taste. Shaken: a method for preparing a drink. The ingredients are placed into a shaker, shook up, the strained into a glass. This is comm...
When you order a drink “straight up,” it means that the cocktail will be prepared by shaking or stirring it with ice to chill and mix the ingredients. However, unlike a regular served-on-the-rocks drink, a straight up drink is strained into a stemmed glass, such as a martini glass, without any ice.
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Chaser – In bar terms, anything that is consumed quickly after a shooter or straight (neat) shot of alcohol. Meant to ease the strength of the original shooter and / or to mask its taste. Chill – To chill a glass add ice and then water to any glass and let sit for a minute or two (while mixing the drink in a shaker).
