{"id":3633,"date":"2023-10-09T09:52:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T13:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:01:31","slug":"how-to-make-a-cocktail-in-9-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/2023\/10\/how-to-make-a-cocktail-in-9-easy-steps.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Cocktail In 9 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you make your own cocktails at home or order them at a bar, the most basic definition of a cocktail is an alcoholic beverage that has been doctored. Cocktails consist of the spirit, the balancing agents like sugar or citrus juice, the modifiers, and water, regardless of how they are &#8216;doctored.&#8217; Combined in the right proportions, these elements make a balanced, flavorful drink.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 9 easy to follow steps in making a cocktail:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the cocktail recipe careful, making sure you&#8217;re familiar with the techniques &amp; have all necessary ingredients, including ice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select a suitable cocktail serving glass (ideally pre-chilled)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare the garnish for your cocktail<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carefully measure &amp; poor ingredients into your mixing glass or cocktail shaker<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add ice to the mixing glass or cocktail shaker<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mix the ingredients (build, stir, shake etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor (or strain) the mixed ingredients into the cocktail serving glass (with ice if necessary)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add the garnish to the serving glass to complete your cocktail<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final step is of course to serve &amp; enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you make your own cocktails at home or order them at a bar, the most basic definition of a cocktail is an alcoholic beverage that has been doctored. Cocktails consist of the spirit, the balancing agents like sugar or citrus juice, the modifiers, and water, regardless of how they are &#8216;doctored.&#8217; Combined in the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cooking-tips","has-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3633"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3635,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3633\/revisions\/3635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}