Cocktail Glossary
Do you know the lingo? Our cocktail glossary is exactly what you need to be in the know when you throw your next cocktail party.
101 Proof Bourbon -
Amaretto - A liquor with Italian roots made with almond and vanilla flavors (a little like a white gummy bear!)
Apricot Brandy -
Balloon Wine Glass -
Beer - Any alcoholic beverage that is brewed from malt and flavored with hops. There are two main groups of beers, ales and lagers. Ales are top-fermented and are typically a little stronger than lagers, which are bottom fermented.
Beer Mug -
Bitters - an essential cocktail ingredient to have on hand, even in the smallest of set-ups. Bitters are unsurprisingly bitter tasting and typically add a bit of a kick to your cocktail.
Black Raspberry Liqueur -
Blue Dolphin - the way all of the cool cats order water at the bar
Body - The weight of a wine
Bourbon -
Brandy -
Brandy Snifter -
Brut - A dry champagne made by not adding sugar before the final bottling process
Champagne -
Champagne Flute -
Cherry -
Cherry Brandy -
Cinnamon Stick -
Cloves -
Cocktail Glass -
Cocktail Onions -
Coconut Rum -
Coffee Mug -
Cola -
Collins Glass -
Congac - Brandy made in the Congac region of France and known for its high quality
Cordial - Known for being very sweet and almost syrupy in some cases. Cordials are also known as liqueurs, belong to the Brandy family, and come in a variety of different flavors.
Cranberry Juice -
Creme de Menthe -
Dash - about 1/4 of a teaspoon or a little over 1 milliliter.
Double Old-Fashioned Glass -
Dry Vermouth -
Egg -
Gin -
Grapefruit Juice -
Grenadine -
Highball Glass -
Jack Daniels -
Jim Beam -
Lemon -
Lime -
Nutmeg -
Old-Fashioned Glass -
Olives -
Orange -
Orange Curacao -
Orange Juice -
Orange Liqueur -
Parfait Glass -
Peach Schnapps -
Pernod -
Pineapple Juice -
Pony -
Port -
Pousse Cafe -
Raspberry Liqueur -
Red Wine Glass -
Rum -
Salt - Scotch -
Soda Water -
Sherry Glass -
Shot Glass -
Sour Glass -
Sour Mix -
Southern Comfort -
Sugar/Honey -
Tequila -
Tonic Water -
Triple Sec -
Vodka -
Whiskey -
Wild Turkey -