The French Bar: Can You Guess These Mixology Terms Borrowed From The Française?
Do you fancy yourself a mixologist who knows their way around the lexicon of bartending words? A lot of this vocabulary comes from the French and if you are a bona fide cocktail aficionado familiar with these words, then you are sure to be able to guess them based on the clues. Want to find out how good you are? Let’s play.
What you will find below are clues to some French bartending words that are in vogue globally even today. Guess the words from their hints and the adjacent anagrams.
1. A sweet, frothy liqueur used in cocktails. – Cè Mer
2. A spirit or liqueur served after a meal – Fedi Gist
3. A spirit or liqueur served pre-dinner, or before a meal – Tif Peri Ape
4. A small coupe-style cocktail glass – Coup Tete
5. To add fire to a spirit for dramatic effect – Lamb Fé
6. A citrus sugar rim on a cocktail glass – Ac Rust
7. A concentrated sweet syrup, often fruit-based – Dial Orc
8. Sparkling or effervescent (as in sparkling wine) – Mouses Aux
9. A cocktail served over crushed ice – Ape Frap
10. A bartender’s special house cocktail – No Saim
Now that you have untangled the words from their anagrams, can you find them in this word grid?
Unable to locate the words in the grid? Here’s the solved puzzle, just in case you missed a few.
Still Swamped?
Here are the answers to the anagrams, if you are still trying to figure them out. Go back to the word grid and locate the words there now to finish the game.
1. Crème | 2. Digestif | 3. Apperitif | 4. Coupette | 5. Flambé | 6. Crusta | 7. Cordial | 8. Mousseaux | 9. Frappe | 10. Maison
Drink Responsibly. This communication is for audiences above the age of 25.
