Staff organization plays a major role in the success of any establishment. It is also important to have well –disciplined operation in an outlet. It helps the management to allocate the right persons in the right positions. An effective staff organization is necessary...
Hierarchy is a term that denotes the task and authority relationship in an organization. It clearly shows the reporting relationships of the members appointed at various levels of responsibility and also shows formal lines of communication. Hierarchy is a system in...
JOB DESCRIPTION This term describes the duties and responsibilities of a particular job position. In order terms, the job description is a list of ‘things to do’ of that particular job. For example, the job description of a restaurant manager is a follows: Responsible...
It is very important for the smooth functioning of a department that one should perform their duties confidently. So, duties must be assigned based on the capabilities of a person. Gender must be considered when assigning duties. Responsibilities can be distributed...
Supervisory function is an essential activity performed by the supervisory staff to check if all the tasks of F&B service are carried out according to the standards set, so as to satisfy the customer and make them feel that they have received the money’s worth...
A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of written instructions that document a repetitive activity followed by an organisation.The development and use of SOP are an integral part of a successful quality system as it provides individuals with information to...
A bar (also known as a saloon or a tavern or sometimes a pub or club, referring to the actual establishment, as in pub bar or savage club etc.) is a retail business establishment that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, cocktails, and...
AREA OF A BAR • Generally 15 – 20 % Area Is Allocated For The Bar And The Bar Is Always Located In a Convenient Position Of The Hotel. • 15-18 Sq .ft Is Required Per Person . • Always Situated Near The Foyer Of The Hotel.
The front bar is the customer area, it is the meeting point for the customers and the bartenders where the customer’s order for their drinks and are served by the bartenders. The front bar should be functional and have adequate space for pouring the drinks and serving...
The back bar has a dual function: as a decorative display area and as a hard-working storage space. It is located at the back of the front counter leaving sufficient space for the bartenders to do their work. The back bar consists of display rack set over the storage...
This area is usually the last section of the bar to be designed, after the front of the bar has been created. It refers to the area under the front bar of the bartender's side. The under bar should be designed keeping in mind the kind of drinks to be made, equipment...
Opening Duties STEPS KEY POINTS REASONS Keys Pick up keys from reception Security reasons Mise en place Set up Bar Slice fresh fruit Squeeze juice Place juice in stainless steel containers Efficient Service Garniture For service Keep drink cool Accompaniments Olives...
Cocktails are mixed drinks that have become popular since the first quarter of the 20th century and all bars offer a list of selected cocktails. However, people have been drinking mixed drinks since the inception; no one could really establish the origin of the term...
Classification of cocktails It is estimated that there are over 10 thousand mixed drinks and cocktails in use. Iced drinks can be roughly divided into four groups Aperitif: These stimulate the Appetite. They must, therefore, be appealing to the eye. Broadly speaking,...
Methods of Making Cocktail Cocktails are made in any of these following methods according to the type of modifier ingredients Building: It is made by pouring the ingredients one by one in the glass in which it is to be served. If ice is required, it is placed first...
The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. By 1922 the Martini reached its most recognizable form in which London...
A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Commonly used whiskeys include rye (the traditional choice), Canadian whisky, bourbon, blended whiskey, and Tennessee whiskey. The cocktail is often stirred and strained into a cocktail glass,...
Dubonnet is a sweet, aromatised wine-based aperitif with 15% alcohol by volume. It is a blend of fortified wine, herbs, and spices (including a small amount of quinine), with fermentation being stopped by the addition of alcohol. The brand is currently produced in...
The Rob Roy is a cocktail created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York City. The drink was named in honour of the premiere of Rob Roy, an operetta by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith loosely based on Scottish folk...
The Bronx Cocktail is essentially a Perfect Martini with orange juice added. It was ranked number three in "The World's 10 Most Famous Cocktails in 1934", making it a very popular rival to the Martini and the Manhattan.Today, it remains a popular choice in some...
White Lady (also known as a Delilah, or Chelsea Side-car) is essentially a sidecar made with gin in place of brandy. What makes it different from the simple gin sour is the switching of sugar for triple sec. The cocktail sometimes also includes additional ingredients,...
The Pink Lady is a classic gin-based cocktail with a long history. Its pink colour is due to adding grenadine. The exact ingredients for the pink lady vary, but all variations have the use of gin, grenadine and egg white in common. In its most basic form, the pink...
The sidecar is a cocktail traditionally made with cognac, orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Dry Curaçao or another triple sec), and lemon juice. In its ingredients, the drink is perhaps most closely related to the older brandy crusta, which differs both in...
Bacardi Cocktail had to be made with Bacardi Rum. The Bacardi cocktail is an IBA Official Cocktail made primarily with Bacardi Superior. It is served as a "pre-dinner" cocktail. Main alcohol: Rum Ingredients: 2/3 oz (4 parts) Lemon or Lime juice, 1/6 oz (1 part)...
The original Alexander cocktail consisted of equal parts gin, crème de cacao liqueur and cream. Over time, other spirits were substituted for the gin – brandy being most. The most common variation of the Alexander is the Brandy Alexander, made with brandy. Similarly,...
A John Collins is a cocktail which was attested to in 1869 but maybe older. It is believed to have originated with a headwaiter of that name who worked at Limmer's Old House in Conduit Street in Mayfair, which was a popular London hotel and coffee house around...
The Tom Collins is a Collins cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. First memorialized in writing in 1876 by Jerry Thomas, "the father of American mixology", this "gin and sparkling lemonade" drink is typically served in a Collins glass over...
A "fizz" is a mixed drink variation on the older sours family of cocktail. Its defining features are an acidic juice and carbonated water. A gin fizz is the best-known cocktail in the fizz family. A gin fizz contains gin, lemon juice, and sugar, which are shaken with...
Pimm's is a brand of fruit cups, but may also be considered a liqueur. It was first produced in 1823 by James Pimm and has been owned by Diageo since. 1997. Its most popular product is Pimm's No. 1 Cup Seven Pimm's products have been produced, all fruit cups,...
A flip is a class of mixed drinks. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first used in 1695 to describe a mixture of beer, rum, and sugar, heated with a red-hot iron ("Thus we live at sea; eat biscuit, and drink flip"). The iron caused the drink to...
A delicious recipe for Hot Egg Nogg, with brandy, dark rum, sugar syrup, egg and milk. Also lists similar drink recipes. Ingredients 1/2 oz brandy 1/2 oz dark rum 1/2 oz sugar syrup 1 egg 3 oz boiling milk Method: Blend all ingredients (except milk) until smooth and...
A champagne cocktail is an alcoholic drink made with sugar, Angostura bitters, Champagne, brandy and a maraschino cherry as a garnish. It is one of the IBA Official Cocktails. A recipe for the cocktail appears as early as "Professor" Jerry Thomas' Bon Vivant's...
The Between the Sheets is a cocktail consisting of white rum, cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice. The drink is similar to the sidecar, differing only by using less cognac and adding rum. The Maiden's Prayer is variously known as an alternate name for the Between the...
Daiquiri is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice, and sugar or other sweeteners. The daiquiri is one of the six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. Daiquirí is also the name of a beach and...
A Bloody Mary is a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and combinations of other spices and flavorings including Worcestershire sauce, Hot Sauce, piri piri sauce, garlic and herb sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black...
A screwdriver is a popular alcoholic highball drink made with orange juice and vodka. While the basic drink is simply the two ingredients, there are many variations; the most common one is made with one part vodka, one part of any kind of orange soda, and one part of...
The Tequila Sunrise is a cocktail made of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine syrup and served unmixed in a tall glass.The modern drink originates from Sausalito in the early 1970s, after an earlier one created in the 1930s in Phoenix, near Scottsdale. The cocktail...
The Singapore Sling is a gin-based cocktail from Singapore. This long drink was developed sometime before 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon, a Hainanese bartender working at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was initially called the gin sling a sling was originally a...
Planter's Punch is an IBA Official Cocktail made of dark rum, several juices, grenadine syrup, sugar syrup, and Angostura bitters. The cocktail has been said to have originated at the Planters Hotel in Charleston, SC. Main alcohol: Rum Ingredients: 4.5cl Dark rum 3.5...
Singapore sling The Singapore sling is a classic gin-based cocktail that every cocktail connoisseur needs to taste. The story goes that it was developed by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore sometime around 1915. It is a smooth, slow, and semi-sweet...
The piña colada is a sweet cocktail made with rum, coconut cream or coconut milk, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. Main alcohol: White Rum...
A Rusty Nail is made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch whiskey. The drink was included in Difford's Guide's Top 100 Cocktails. A Rusty Nail can be served in an old-fashioned glass on the rocks, neat, or "up" in a stemmed glass. It is most commonly served over ice. The...
B&B Cocktail B&B stands for Benedictine and Brandy; it's that simple. It is one of the icons of fine drinking and is truly a classic cocktail. A B&B is often served on the rocks. Some drinkers prefer it straight up and others prefer it slightly warmer...
The Black Russian is a cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur. It contains five parts vodka to two parts coffee liqueur, per IBA specified ingredients. Traditionally, the drink is made by pouring the vodka over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass,...
A margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice often served with salt on the rim of the glass. The drink is served shaken with ice, blended with ice, or without ice. Main alcohol: Tequila Ingredients: 2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Lime juice, 1 oz...
The Gin Gimlet comes straight from the bottle—a bottle of London dry gin and a bottle of sweetened Rose's lime juice, no room for user error. It is a wide-awake kind of tart, with the lime lifting the piney gin into a mouth-puckering territory, counterbalancing the...
Rum and Coke, or a Cuba Libre, is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum, and traditionally lime juice on ice. The cocktail originated in the early 20th century in Cuba, after the country won independence in the Spanish–American War. Main alcohol: Rum...
The whiskey sour is a mixed drink containing whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and optionally, a dash of egg white. With the egg white, it is sometimes called a Boston Sour. With a few bar spoons of full-bodied red wine floated on top, it is often referred to as a New York...
Blue Lagoon is a popular summer cocktail featuring blue Curaçao. One variation adds a dash of lime cordial to the mix. Another variation with a dash of raspberry cordial is known as a "Fruit tingle", after the candy available in some countries (Australia). Main...
The Harvey Wallbanger is a mixed drink made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice.The Harvey Wallbanger is a modern classic that combines a Screwdriver with the Italian liqueur Galliano. Reportedly born in the 50s, the cocktail was a hit in the 1970s. Recently,...
The Harvey Wallbanger is a mixed drink made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice. The cocktail is reputed to have been invented in 1952 by three-time world champion mixologist Donato "Duke" Antone, and named by Antone after a surfer frequenting Antone's Blackwatch...
Bombay Cocktail The Bombay Cocktail soothes the richness of the base spirit with a healthy dose of two types of vermouth, a touch of curacao to lend a subtle sweetness, and some absinthe for depth and character. Medium-bodied and full of flavor without coming on too...