Ever wondered why homemade cocktails never seem to be close to the quality of those made by professional mixologists?

1. 5 secrets
FOR KILLER
COCKTAILS
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2. Ever wondered why homemade cocktails never seem to be close to
the quality of those made by professional mixologists?

3. For those who don’t have the time or inclination to study and practice
to become seasoned gurus, here’s a quick look at the five biggest
secrets to creating your own killer cocktails.

4. 1. BE BRAVE, BE BOLD
If you go about things in a timid and terrified way, you’ll never come up
with anything with character. Don’t be afraid to really push things and
you’ll produce drinks with excellent flavour.

5. 2. PERFECTIONISM IS FLAWED
Perfectionism will destroy your mixology creativity. There is precision
involved, but the more you strive for perfection, the more you’ll find
yourself not being won over by any of the flavours.

6. 3. MASTER THE SIMPLE STUFF
Creating popular and timeless cocktails is great practice. The more you
know and understand the simple recipes and components, the better
position you’ll be in to get creative with your own future classics.

7. 4. BRAND CHOICE
When it comes to the ingredients you choose, brand matters. One brand
is not always better than another. Hendrick’s and Tanqueray for example,
represent outstanding gin variants, but offer very different tastes.

8. 5. TASTE MEMORY
Remember that you are constantly surrounded by all the inspiration you
could ever need when it comes to determining which flavours go together
and which clash.

9. To mix amazing cocktails you need to get into the habit of fully
considering, analysing and remembering flavour combinations that
appeal to you.

10. So regardless of what it is you are eating or drinking – even if it’s
something as simple as a can of pop or a stick of gum – try to build a
database of flavour combinations to work with.
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