Kitchen Empire .

GLASSWARE

All-purpose balloon glass - A 10 - 14 ounce glass that severs beer, cocktails, coolers, whiskey and
     many other drinks.
Beer glasses - The list includes:  pint mugs, steins, schooners, balloon glass, Pilsener glass = a footed and
     elongated V shape glass.
Brandy snifter - A globular shaped glass ranging in size from 4  - 48 ounces used for Spanish brandy,
     armagnac or cognac.
Champagne glasses - A tulip glass holds 6 - 9+ ounces and is designed to conserve the carbonation of
     champagne.  The champagne saucer is shallow and flat and disperses the bubbles much quicker.  It
     holds 4 - 6 ounces.  A fluted champagne holds 4 - 6 ounces.
Chimney glasses - A elongated straight-sided glass holds 10 -16 ounces.  Used for exotic specialty
     drinks.
Cocktail glasses - A stemmed glass with a variety of shaped bowls holding 3 - 8 ounces.
Collins or Tall Collins - same as chimney glass.
Cordial glass - similiar to a fluted champagne glass, holds 4 - 6 ounces.
Double Old Fashioned glass - For cocktails on the rocks.  Holds 14  - 16 ounces.
Highball glass - A straight-sided glass holding 8 - 10 ounces.
Old Fashioned glass - For cocktails on the rocks which holds 8 - 10 ounces.
Pony glass - a stemmed glass which holds 1 - 2 ounces.  Designed for liqueurs and brandies.
Sherry glass - A small flared glass which holds 3 ounces.  Can also be used for  liqueurs
     and cordials.
Shot glass - A fraction of an ounce to 2+ ounces.  Used for measuring or serving depending
     on the design of the shot glass.  Great for collecting too!
Whiskey Sour glass - Or Delmonico glass; a stemmed wide opening glass that holds
     5 - 6 ounces.

TOOLS

Can & Bottle openers
Coasters
Corkscrews
Cutting board & knife
Double-ended jigger
Electric blender - purchase one in which the blades are strong enough to frappe ice cubes.
Ice bucket
Ice tongs
Juice squeezer
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoons or barspoons -  a 10 - 14 inch spoon for stirring mixed drinks.
Muddler
Pitchers
Professional bartenders' shaker set - a sixteen ounce mixing glass with metal top.
Strainers
Wine rack

SERIOUS BARTENDING TOOLS

Champagne buckets & wine coolers
Cocktail napkins
Corkscrews that push wine corks out of the bottles by injecting gas into the bottle
Electric ice crusher
Electric juice extractor
Miniature refrigerators
Racks to hold glasses
Silver swizzle sticks & CO2
Stirrers
Vermouth atomizer
Wine cork retrievers

ALCOHOL

Since everyone tastes are different, every bar stock will be too.
This is a small list of catagorized alcholol.

Ales
Beer, domestic
Beer, imported
Porter
Stout

Brandy
  Apricot
  Blackberry
  Cherry
  Peach
  Plum

Bourbon
Wild Turkey

Champagne
Dry
Extra Dry
Sweet
Pink
White

Gin
Sloe Gin
Cork Dry
Beefeater Gin

Liqueurs & Cordials
Alize - a blend of passion fruit and cognac.
  Amaretto - almond
Amaretto Di Saronno - an apricot-almond liqueur.
Anise = licorice
Anisiette - Sweet, mild aromatic liqueur with  anise flavor.  White or red.
  Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur - golden whiskey & fresh Irish cream.
B & B - Benetictine D.O.M. with a drier cognac.
Banana
  Benedictine - Amber liqueur with Cognac base, made with herbs, plants & peels.
  Black Raspberry
Campari - Dry, brisk-flavored bitter-sweet Italian aperitif.  Infusion of aromatic
& bitter herbs & orange peel.  Garnet in color. 
Chambord Liqueur - raspberry flavor; dark purple in color.
Chartreuse - contains 130 herbs & spices. Green is 100 proof, yellow is 86 proof.
Cherry Heering - flavor & aroma from the juice of fresh, ripe Danish cherries. 
Cointreau - French liqueur.  Blended of sweet & bitter
Mediterranean & tropical orange peels.
Creme De Banana
Creme De Cacao - made of cocoa beans, vanilla & spices with
traditional sweet chocolate flavor.  Brown or white.
Creme De Cassis - rich, fruity with flavor of black
currants grown in Dijon, France.
Creme De Framboise - raspberry flavored liqueur.
  Creme De Menthe - taste derived from a distillate of several
varieties of mint, notably peppermint.  Gold, green or white.
  Curacao - Liqueur flavored with dried peel from small green oranges
grown in the Dutch West Indies. Blue & orange.
Drambuie - Scotch whisky flavor with heather honey & spices.
   Godiva - chocolate liqueur.
Grand Marnier - cognac based orange liqueur imported from
France.  Flavor from peels of wild bitter oranges. 
Heather Cream Liqueur - made with Scotch wiskey & cream.
Irish Mist - amber colored liqueur, sweetened with wisp of heather honey.
Jagermeister - a distinctive flavor blend of 56 roots,
herbs & fruits from Germany.
Kahlua - imported liqueur; flavor drawn from coffee beans.
  Kirsch
  La Grande Passion - made with passion fruit.
Liquore Galliano - rich, sweet, palatable golden Italian liqueur made
from natural flavorings of seeds, herbs & spices.
Liquore Strega - Italian liqueur with distinctive rich,
spicy, citrus in a golden color.
Lochan Ora - Scotch based liqueur; flavors
drawn from Curacao & Ceylon.
Malibu - a blend of white rum & coconut from Canada.
Madarine Napoleon - the flavor of rip  Andulsian
tangerines & cognac; amber in color.
Melon
Metaxa - Greek liqueur, brandy-like grape base, slightly sweet.
Midori - fresh taste of honeydew from Japan. Green color.
Opal Nera - anise & elderflower flavor with hint of lemon.
From Italy; color of black opal.
Ouzo - licorice flavored; from Greece.
Pernod - anise liqueurs.  Yellow-green; turns opalescent white
& green when water & ice are added.
Sabra - a blend of Jaffa orange & chocolate
combined with Mediterranean liqueur.
Sambuca Romana - Italian liqueur with blends of licorice
& wild elderberry.
Sloe Gin - Red liqueur made from fruit of sloeberry.
Taste resembles wild cherries.
Southern Comfort - High proof American-made peach
flavored liqueur & Bourbon whiskey.
Tia Maria - coffee flavored Jamaican liqueur; dark brown.
Triple Sec - made from Dutch West Indies orange peel.  Similar
to Curacao - sweeter higher in proof.  Clear.
Truffles - a chocolate liqueur.
Tuaca - orange flavor with a hint of vanilla
An Italian liqueur.
Wild Turky Liqueur - Made with fully aged bourbon &
herbs, spices .  An American liqueur; amber color.

  Schnapps
    Apple
    Cinnamon
    Peach
    Peppermint
    Rootbeer
    Raspberry
    Strawberry
  Strawberry
 

Rum
Dark
Light
Spiced
Coconut
Cherry

Scotch
Chivas Regal
Dewar's
Glenlivet
Teacher's
The Dimple Pinch
The Glendronach

Tequila
Jose Cuervo Gold
Jose Cuervo Especial
Jose Cuervo Mistico
Silver Agave

Vermouth = wine
  Dry
Extra Dry
  French
Sweet

Vodka
Citrus
Cranberry
Kurant
Pepper
Stalichnaya Cristall - made from winter wheat & glacial waters.
Distilled 5 times more slowly than regular vodka, then
filtered through pure quartz crystal.

Wine
Burgandy
Red
Rose
White
Zinfandel

MIXERS - NON-ALCOHOLIC
Apple Juice
Balsamic Vinegar
Black Cherry Juice
Club Soda
Coffee
Cola
Cream of Coconut
Cranberry Juice
Expresso
Ginger Ale
Grape Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Grenadine
Half & Half
Hawaiian punch
Lemonade
Lemon Juice
Lemon-lime Soda
Limeade
Milk
Orange Juice
Passion Fruit Syrup
Pineapple Juice
Pink Grapefruit Drink
Rock Candy Syrup
Soda Water
Sour Mixer
Sweet & Sour Mixer
Tangerine Juice
Tomato Juice
Tonic
Vanilla Extract

GARNISHES

Celery
Cherries
Cocktail Onions
Jalapeno
Lemon wedges, wheels
Lime wedges, wheels
Mint leaves
Olives - green or black
Olives - stuffed
Orange peel
Orange slice
Salt
Non-Food
Swords
Umbrellas

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