This document appears to be a slide presentation about spirits and cocktails given by three bartenders - Marko Karakasevic, Jason Kosmas, and Dushan Zaric. The presentation explores various aspects of spirits like production methods, flavor profiles, and uses in cocktails. It provides examples of specific spirit and cocktail recipes. The goal is to teach attendees how to build balanced and complex cocktails using different spirits and ingredients.

1. Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Born to Mix
Spirits "Made" for Cocktails
Presented by:
Jason Kosmas, Marko Karakasevic &
Dushan Zaric

2. This presentation is available at
http://www.slideshare.net/dzaric

3. Photo of Marko Karakasevic
Marko
* 13th Generation Master Distiller,
Domaine Charbay
* Innovator
* Trend setter
* Magician
marko@charbay.com

4. Photo of Jason Kosmas
Jorgos
* 15 + years of Experience behind Bars
* Co-Owner of Employees Only and Macao Trading Co, NYC
* Principal Bartender
* Consultant
* Trainer
* Thinker
* Trend setter
* Author
* Magician
koz_jay@hotmail.com

5. Dushan Zaric
* 18 + years of Experience behind Bars
* Co-Owner of Employees Only and Macao
Trading Co NYC
* Principal Bartender
* Consultant
* Author
* Trainer
* Thinker
* Trend setter
* Magician
dushanzaric@gmail.com

6. What are we going to
explore?

13. Etc, etc….
You get the picture

14. ALCOHOL
root
Arabic - ‫( ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻞ‬al-kuḥl,)
“the essence of things, spirit”

15. Specifics to know

16. FERMENTATION

17. Blend of Mash Bill

18. RAW MATERIALS

21. DISTILLATION

22. Still Type

23. Proof at Distillation

24. Heads

25. Hearts

26. Tails

28. Water Source

29. Aging

30. Proof at Bottling

31. ABV

32. ABV - abbreviation for alcohol by volume: the number of
ml of ethyl alcohol present in each 100 ml of an
alcoholic beverage when measured at 20°C; displayed
on the packaging of alcoholic drinks in and used to
calculate the amount of tax payable…blah, blah…
HOW STRONG IS IT?

33. Some Examples of
Natural Flavoring

34. The not so natural flavorings
Mostly made around New Jersey Turnpike

35. Sugar Content

36. The Cocktail

37. Building Blocks of a Cocktail

38. Tasting Notes
Dominating Flavor Complexity
Body & Mouth feel Accentuating or
contrasting Flavors
Dryness
Finish

39. What outcome to avoid?

40. One-Dimensional Taste
Flat, excites the palate in one direction only, usually no
finish, very low complexity

41. Two-Dimensional Taste
Crooked balance, excites the palate in two directions only,
usually overly soft finish, low complexity

42. Overly Complex Taste
Off balance, confuses the palate, too much going on, usually
illogical and not stimulating finish, too high complexity

43. Building a 3D Cocktail

45. SWEET & SOUR vs. STRONG

46. Sweet, Sour & Strong vs.
Unifying Ingredients

47. BALANCE

48. Tasting
How to?

49. Whiskey

50. Gin

51. Rum

52. Tequila

53. Gimlet
Plymouth Gin Hendrick’s Gin
2 ounces Plymouth Gin 1 ¾ ounces Hendrick’s
Gin
¾ ounces EO Lime
Cordial ¾ ounces EO Lime
Cordial
1 lime wheel, for
garnish 3 cucumber wheels, for
garnish

54. Daiquiri
Appleton Reserve Rum Banks 5 Island Rum
2 ½ ounces Appleton 2 ½ ounces Banks 5
Reserve Rum Island Rum
1 ounce freshly 1 ounce freshly
squeezed lime juice squeezed lime juice
¾ ounce simple syrup ¾ ounce simple syrup
1 lime wheel, for garnish 1 lime wheel, for garnish

55. Margarita
Herradura Blanco El Tesoro Platinum
1¾ ounces Herradura 1 ½ ounces El Tesoro
Blanco Tequila PlatinumTequila
½ ounce Cointreau ½ ounce Cointreau
½ ounce Agave Nectar ½ ounce Agave Nectar
1 ounce Lime Juice 1 ounce Lime Juice
1 lime wheel for garnish 1 lime wheel for garnish

56. Manhattan
Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey Maker’s Mark Whiskey
1½ ounces Rittenhouse 100˚ 2½ ounces Maker’s Mark
Rye Whiskey Bourbon Whiskey
1¾ ounces Dolin Rouge 1 ounce Dolin Rouge sweet
Sweet Vermouth vermouth
½ ounce Grand Marnier 3 dashes Angostura bitters
3 dashes of Angostura bitters 3 brandied cherries, for
garnish
1 lemon twist, for garnish

57. Aperitifs, Liqueurs
&
Digestives

58. Vermouths, Sherries,
Madeiras, Ports &
Aperitif Wines

59. Liqueurs
What’s your Ketchup?

60. Natural Flavoring
Chartreuse
Benedictine
Drambuie
Bärenjäger
Mandarin Napoleon
Grand Marnier
Cointreau ...

61. New Products

62. ?

63. Thank you for your attention