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Bartender’s Log Book 調酒師的日誌
Blended cocktails are popular, but it is difficult to get consistent results. Blending the perfect cocktails takes practice and patience that is not hard to learn. It is very easy to make a chunky cocktail or a watery cocktail if not careful. Liquors, juices and fruits should be added to the blender’s pitcher first, so these ingredients are mixed properly before adding ice. For fruits, chop them into chunks of about 2.5 cm. Don’t put too much ice at first. Ice can always be added later in the blending process. Also, use crushed ice instead of cubed iced. Regular cubed ice is too hard and might shorten the life of the blender’s motor and blades. Start blending at a slow speed and then build up the speed gradually. When the blender sounds smooth, stop and check the consistency. If the mix is too watery, add some more ice.
冰沙雞尾酒是很受歡迎,但是要用冰沙調理機攪拌到均勻冰沙的結果不是很容易。要做一杯完美的冰沙雞尾酒需要練習和耐心,但也不難學。如果不小心就很容易做齣不均勻或太稀的的冰沙。放入冰塊之前要先把酒,果汁和水果先加入冰沙調理機。先做這一個步驟纔能確保材料都有適當的混閤。就水果來說,切約兩公分半。開始先不要放太多冰塊。在攪拌過後隨時都可以添加更多的冰。還有,最好是用碎冰,因為方形冰塊太硬可能縮短調理機的馬達和刀片的使用壽命。最初要以慢速攪拌,然後再慢慢提高速度。當冰沙調理機的聲音聽起來流暢而沒有冰裂的聲音後,你就應該停下來檢查冰沙的均勻度。如果太稀可以添加更多的冰再攪拌。