Post #360307 by Chip and Andy on Sat, Feb 9, 2008 7:51 PM

On 2008-02-09 08:59, Mr. NoNaMe wrote:

Ooo, oo, I have question now. :)

Is it correct that a mixer is anything that is not the main ingredient? I can't believe that Cointreau and orgeat would be compared mixers.

The more common terminology these days is Modifiers. You take a base liquor (Rum) and add modifiers to it (orgeat, lime, triple sec) to get to the final cocktail.

But the term Mixers work just as well, but would tend to indicate low-proof or no-proof additions to the cocktial. So in your example, the Cointreau would be an ingredient (30 proof or higher) and the Orgeat would be a Mixer (typically less than 12 proof).

And is Drambuie the mixer to scotch?

Basically, yes. It's base ingredient is scotch so it mixes best with scotch. It doesn't play well with too many other things.

And what is that nasty grey spooge that is around the bottle cap and opening of the grenadine? YUCK!!

That is generally not a good thing regardless of the bottle it is living on. Basic food safety applies... when in doubt, throw it out.