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Hello there, so today
 we are going to be looking at mixology,

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talking through what a mixologist is,
 how to be a mixologist

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and the sort of things 

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that you're going to need in a basically
 a mixologist toolkit.

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So if you're setting up for the first time
 or you'd like to learn a little bit

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more about mixology and understand
 how to get into this industry.

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Then hopefully these videos
 are going to help you do that today.

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So we're just going to take a look 

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at the things that you would typically
 find behind a mixologist bar.

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So these are things that you would
 generally find behind any hotel bar,

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restaurant, cocktail bar. 

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So we're going to
 take a look at these now. 

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So the first thing that you'll 

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probably notice is this
 so this is our cocktail shaker.

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These come in a few different forms. 

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Today we're going to be
 using this style one. 

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You can get some
 that have got a glass base to them.

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So this is your cocktail shaker. 

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It does have a top that comes off.

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And then you've got your cap
 and your base here

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so you're going to be putting
 your cocktail spirits into this

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and then you put your cap and your lid
 back on to just give it a shake.

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OK, so that's the cocktail shaker.

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Next thing you have got
 here is a strainer.

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So this actually comes as a pair

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with your cocktail shaker,
 so it fits nicely on the top.

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And that's going to strain out
 any ice or any bits of fruit or anything

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that you wouldn't like in your glass . 

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So that's your strainer. 

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Here, we have a bar spoon.

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So this actually has a few different uses
 so you can use it for stirring

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spirits inside of a glass
 or a cocktail shaker.

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But you'll also see it's got this nice
 twisted stem, and it also has a flat base.

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So this base you can put inside of a glass

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like so and you can actually
 even pour spirits,

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sugar sirups anything onto
 the bottom there,

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and it will actually nicely
 create layers in your glass.

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So it's got dual use
 so you can use it as a stirrer

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or you can use it for layering too.

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This is called a muddler, so we use this

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to muddle cocktails that are not shaken.

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So this you can use it, you'll see it
 typically in some drinks, such

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as a mojito, you can use it to muddle up
 fresh mint and sugar into your drink.

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So that's your muddler. 

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The next thing we have here is a
 this is called a waiters

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friend or bartenders friend,
 so it is in fact, a bottle opener.

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It's also got a few different ends to it.

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So this is our bottle opener
 for taking caps off

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bottles of beers and tonic waters,
 anything like that.

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That's in a glass bottle with a cap on it.
 And you can use that.

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You can actually take it to your customers
 table and open a bottle at the table,

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and then it also has a corkscrew.

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So this is what we use
 for opening bottles of wine

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so that wine bottles that are corked. 

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And again, we can take this over
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It does fold up nicely
 so it can go in your pocket.

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And then the other end,
 we have a small knife and we use this to

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take off if any spirit bottles or wine
 have got a foil cap on them,

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we can use this to take that foil cap off
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So this is our that's
 the bartenders friend.

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I've also got paring knife,
 so it's good to have a paring knife,

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a chopping board behind your bar
 for preparing fresh fruits,

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so slicing up fruit garnishes and so on.

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Lastly, we've got what we call
 the measuring thimbles.

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So these come in a lot of different sizes.

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Today, because we're in the U.K.,
 we're going to be using UK measurements

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so typically following U.K. 

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legislations, you can only legally serve
 spirit in the form

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of 25ml or 35ml and doubles there of.

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So today we're using a 25
 ml measuring thimble,

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and we've also got the double there of
 which is a 50 ml.

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You can, I've not brought any today
 because we're doing mixology,

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but you can also find these in larger
 sizes for small, medium and large

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wine glasses too.

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we have an ice bucket, something that
 you can't really be without behind a bar.

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So big, big bucket full of ice,
 and we've got a pair of tongs

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taking any fresh ice with our fingers, so
 we're going to be using some tongs today.

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And so they are. 

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That's how are you going to get started
 if you want to set up your own bar

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or you're going to be starting out
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This is your base sort of equipment
 that you're going to be needed.

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OK, so let's take a look
 at our glasses then.

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So we've got our equipment.
 So now let's look at glasses.

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So there's a whole host of different
 glasses on the market out there,

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but I'm going to talk through
 just some, some staple glasses

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that you should have behind your bar. 

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If you're going to make 

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some nice cocktails,
 then you need to begin with a nice glass.

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So this one here is what we call
 a balloon glass.

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So this is what we'd use to serve
 quite a lot of gin and tonics.

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So in recent years,
 the rise of the gin and tonic has

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dramatically increased within the market. 

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So you'll see this
 in a lot of cocktail bars.

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So it might look like
 a really large wine glass,

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but it is in fact, a balloon glass
 so you can serve cocktails in this one.

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This is a more common
 glass that you probably have seen already.

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This is what we call a long glass.

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So it's the answers in the title,
 really, you can serve long drinks in it

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so things like pina coladas. 

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You can serve soft drinks or drinks that
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So they've got more of a soft, soft
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that's the long glass. 

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The next one that we've got here,
 this is a shot glass.

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Normally you would just serve neat alcohol
 in these, in the shot glasses.

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Sometimes it actually accompany
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so they would be served
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That's our shot glass,
 then these two here.

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So these are in fact, both tumblers.

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So they're both slightly different styles,
 depending on your customer.

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You would you would generally pair the
 right glass with the right style of drink.

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So this one is typically known
 for serving whiskeys and brandys in.

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And it's quite ornate.
 It's got quite a nice pattern on there.

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And these style of vintage glasses
 are actually coming back into the market

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people are wanting
 a more traditional premium drink.

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So these are quite quite popular
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And this is also a tubler
 but of just a slightly different design,

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it's a little bit of a more modern design
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depending on your your clientele
 and what style menu you have.

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You can pair the right glass with that
 right drink, so they're both tumblers.

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And then here this is what
 we call a flute glass.

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So this would be
 you would serve champagne or sparkling

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wine in these sorts of glasses,
 so prosecco you may serve in one of these.

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Also, this is quite
 a popular style glass for doing

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like if you're going
 to be serving a banquet or an event.

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This can be a nice glass
 to use for a drink on arrival.

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So if you are serving 

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a glass of bubbly on arrival,
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that aren't drinking, you can also serve
 a soft juice in this as well,

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so it just gives that premium
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. And then lastly,
 we have this one over here.

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So this is a martini glass.

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So again, this is 

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quite a traditional glass
 that's been in the market for some years.

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But in recent years, we've seen this
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So these are real popular
 glass to have in a cocktail bar now.

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Many, many different styles of 

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cocktails are served in this
 so that's your martini glass.

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Again, it's got a quite
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So it does make your customer 

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feel like they're
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when they're drinking out
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So again, these are just some of
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But again, if you're setting up
 for the first time, having a go at

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making some cocktails, definitely think
 about the right glass for the right drink

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and do have a bit of a selection
 of glasses to have a go with .

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So that's our glasses. 

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So we've had a look at our equipment
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in terms of cocktail making equipment
 and our glasses to put the cocktails in.

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So in our next video, we're going to take
 a look at our base spirits.

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So how you get started 

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behind your cocktail, the kind of spirits
 that you can need behin that bar.