Last Tuesday October 27,Campus CETT-UB celebrated the inauguration of the first course of Cocktails and Mixology of Spain with a universitary extension degree with the University of Barcelona. The creation of the course has been welcomed among professionals, due to the unique formation, quality, effectiveness and practice. All the available places have been booked! La inauguración […]
Every bartender knows that to prepare cocktails he will need some necessary tools. We have already spoken of the mixing glass or the shaker; however, a wide range of utensils will also be in handy in order to prepare the best cocktails. The alcohol and the tools to mix the drinks are only the first step. […]
Last Tuesday, 8th of October; the annual ceremony for World´s 50 Best Bars Awards 2015 organized by Drinks International, the leading magazine for the global drinks industry. Our Dry Martini Barcelona is the only Spanish bar included in the list. However, mainly, we want to celebrate that we are in the list for the seventh […]
Among the key tools of a good bartender, the mixing glass is a mostly important tool for those cocktails that need to be mixed. This powerful instrument must be used in those drinks that do not need to be removed energetically with a shaker. How long should we mix? The mixing glass should be used […]
When you mix and shake in a shaker the reality of the day after day, a dose of elegance and a few drops of fiction, you get cocktails like those by Javier de las Muelas. Because at the moment of making a good Cocktail everything counts, in this article we have wanted to give the […]
If you’re one of those people that delight in tasting a good cocktail, or someone who always has a cocktail shaker in one hand, take note, because today we’re giving you 10 tips to impress your guests and turn into an authentic barman. 1. Don’t use the ice in the Cocktail shaker more than once. […]
It’s normal to be dazzled by the Mise en Place many American bars present you with. However, in your own home you can also simulate such an altar, no matter how small, that will allow you to serve your guests with pleasure. The labour behind preparing the drinks that you will offer your guests, your partner or […]
The Barman, an essential and irreplaceable element of all Cocktail Bar. As we had mentioned in a previous post, the Barman profession cannot be improvised or learnt in a few hours. Not only should a Barman have vast knowledge about distilled alcohol, liquors, their preparation and mixing; but most importantly he must be in touch […]
Rum, a distilled alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane, a plant originated in America, although its origins are actually Asian. The Egyptians already grew and extracted sugar from the plants many years beforehand. It was the Arabs that brought Rum to Spain, and in turn, the Spanish who exported it to Santo Domingo on their second […]
The word Cocktail invokes images of speakeasy’s, clandestine bars during the prohibition, well-dressed gangsters with top hats and elegant ladies on their hips; images of luxurious hotels or venues full of smoke during the jazz era. The Cocktail, is at the end of the day, the most sophisticated and fun way of drinking, although it […]
'The mixing glass is the incarnation of the delicacy that we use to prepare the cocktail'
