3 Equal Parts Cocktails To Master For An Upcoming Weekend Hang
No fuss drinks made with the same quantities of every ingredient — the equal parts cocktails can be a novice mixologist’s go-to move while hosting a cocktail gathering at home. These drinks stand out because they bring together a spirit, a liqueur, a flavour accent and a sweetener rather ingeniously in equal proportions to craft a thoroughly well-balanced blend where no two ingredients overpower each other.
With this skill under their hats, amateur mixologists can think of creative ingredient combinations which would work well together. A knowledge of the tastes of different cocktail components and how they interact with each other can go a long way in enabling the amateur to experiment with this cocktail technique. This is mixology craft at its cleverest and for just starting out, mastering the equal parts cocktail can actually lead to the creation of some creative signature weekend serves.
Here’s more on some of these simple equal parts cocktails, their straightforward recipes and ways to master blending methods:
The Classic Negroni
Bringing together equal parts of gin, Italian bitter aperitif and sweet vermouth, the negroni is a classic cocktail – an excellent choice for a sundowner gathering. One of the more sophisticated blends to mix, the negroni can become your weekend signature once you perfect its making. Read on for a simple recipe to blend the negroni:
Ingredients:
10 ml Tanqueray No. Ten Gin or any other premium gin of choice
10 ml Italian bitter aperitif
10 ml sweet vermouth
Ice as required
Orange twist for garnish
Method:
– Add 10 ml Tanqueray No. Ten Gin or any other premium gin of choice, 10 ml Italian bitter aperitif and 10 ml sweet vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Stir the drink until chilled and strain it into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.
Pro Tip: A chilled negroni is Italian aperitivo culture at its finest. Master this cocktail by diligently stirring all the ingredients together with ice to make it frosty.
Last Word
Another gin-based cocktail, this drink is complete with a bright, herbal, citrusy complexity. A drink from a bygone age, the last word nonetheless is an excellent exercise in mastering the equal parts cocktail technique. Here’s a simple recipe to blend this drink:
Ingredients:
10 ml Tanqueray No. Ten Gin or any other premium gin of choice
10 ml green chartreuse
10 ml maraschino liqueur
10 ml fresh lime juice
Ice as required
Macerated cherry for garnish
Method:
– Add ice to a cocktail shaker along with 10 ml Tanqueray No. Ten Gin or any other premium gin of choice, 10 ml green chartreuse, 10 ml maraschino liqueur and 10 ml fresh lime juice. Shake well before straining into a coupé glass. Garnish with a macerated cherry.
Pro Tip: It is essential to shake cocktails which contain juicy, citrusy elements so they integrate well with the spirit. Give the cocktail ingredients a good shake for 15-20 seconds to craft a uniformly blended drink.
Paper Plane
A bonafide mixology classic, the paper plane is sweet, bitter and tart in equal measure – an excellent illustration of the flavour balance which comes from using the equal parts cocktail technique for blending. Find out below a simple recipe to put this drink together:
Ingredients:
10 ml good quality bourbon
10 ml bitter Italian amaro
10 ml mellow amaro
10 ml fresh lime juice
Ice as required
Lemon peel for garnish
Method:
– In a cocktail shaker, add 10 ml good quality bourbon, 10 ml bitter Italian amaro, 10 ml mellow amaro and 10 ml fresh lime juice. Shake well with ice before straining into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.
Pro Tip: The trick to mastering the paper plane lies in consistent measures across ingredients. Be precise and diligent with the ‘equal’ parts to master this chic cocktail.
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