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- 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!”
Straight - a liquor served without any mixer nor ice. Straight up/up - a drink that is chilled by shaking or stirring and then poured into a long-stemmed glass. Others
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May 9, 2008 · At bartending school we were explicitly told, up, neat, straight and straight up all mean the same thing. Warm shot right out of the bottle. Although “straight up” was used to refer to cocktails that are mixed with ice then strained into a chilled glass.
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Oct 17, 2023 · If there is a set of bartending terms that gets more bartending newcomers tripped up than any others it is the difference between Straight Up, Neat, and On the Rocks. Here is a quick explanation: Neat: A shot served room temperature without any additives. Up: A cocktail chilled and served in a cocktail glass without ice.
Straight Up: This refers to a drink that has been shaken in a shaker and strained into a glass. Up: A drink served up has been chilled by shaking or stirring, and then strained out into a chilled, stemware cocktail glass without ice.
"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. Or with mixers. Usually I just ignore these words.
