Module 1 of 9

Station, measures and built drinks

Measure a stated serving. Read product labels. Build a carbonated order.

What you will be able to do

Measure a stated serving.

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Read product labels.

Build a carbonated order.

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Prepare a clean station

Identify spirits, liqueurs, mixers and declared ABV before pouring. Set clean glassware, a jigger, spoon, strainers, tongs and an ice scoop.

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Use the scoop rather than a glass. Hold glasses away from the rim.

If glass breaks near ice or exposed ingredients, stop and follow the venue contamination procedure.

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Recognise distinct spirit families

Pisco is a grape-based spirit, distinct from cachaça and from agave spirits. Cachaça is a Brazilian sugarcane spirit; tequila and mezcal are Mexican agave spirits with different production traditions and product styles.

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Tequila uses blue agave, while mezcal can use other agave varieties. Do not treat mezcal simply as smoky tequila or assume every bottle has the same intensity.

Read the exact product and label strength. Gin supplies botanical character; vodka is usually comparatively neutral.

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Measure, build and clarify

Use millilitres as the controlling unit. Keep the jigger upright and read its marks; one US fluid ounce is approximately 29.57 ml, so a 30 ml convention is rounded.

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Build these highballs over fresh serving ice and add carbonation gently. Clarify mixer and citrus preferences.

Tonic, soda, cola, ginger beer and grapefruit soda have different jobs; an unavailable product requires a disclosed approved alternative.

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Gin & Tonic

Highball. Juniper-led, bitter-sweet, sparkling; lime adds fresh aroma.

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Recipe: 50 ml London dry gin · 150 ml chilled tonic water

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): London dry gin 25%, chilled tonic water 75% of 200 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Gin & Tonic. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Vodka Soda

Highball. Clean, lightly aromatic, sparkling; no added sweetness from plain soda.

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Recipe: 50 ml vodka · 150 ml chilled plain soda water

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): vodka 25%, chilled plain soda water 75% of 200 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Vodka Soda. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Cuba Libre

Highball. Cola sweetness, lime acidity and light rum character.

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Recipe: 50 ml white rum · 120 ml chilled cola · 10 ml fresh lime juice

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): white rum 27.7778%, chilled cola 66.6667%, fresh lime juice 5.55556% of 180 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Cuba Libre. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Moscow Mule

Ginger highball. Ginger spice, lime and carbonation with a neutral vodka base.

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Recipe: 45 ml vodka; IBA names Smirnoff · 120 ml chilled ginger beer · 10 ml fresh lime juice

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): vodka; IBA names Smirnoff 25.7143%, chilled ginger beer 68.5714%, fresh lime juice 5.71429% of 175 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Moscow Mule. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Paloma

Highball. Citrus, grapefruit-bitter, gently salty and sparkling.

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Recipe: 50 ml 100% agave tequila · 5 ml fresh lime juice · 100 ml pink grapefruit soda · 1 small pinch salt

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): 100% agave tequila 32.2581%, fresh lime juice 3.22581%, pink grapefruit soda 64.5161% of 155 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Paloma. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Practise and check yourself

Exercise: Measure 15, 30, 45 and 60 ml with water into a graduated container, then write a five-highball preparation sequence.

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Can plain soda replace tonic silently? No. It changes the drink; explain and confirm an approved alternative.

Why is 30 ml only an approximation of one US fluid ounce? One US fluid ounce is approximately 29.57 ml.

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