Use ratio roles to adjust a classic cocktail without losing balance.
Ratios turn recipes into decisions you can defend. Roles repeat across classics A sour is not just a list of bottles. It is base spirit, acid, sugar, water from shaking, and a strained finish. An Old Fashioned style drink is base spirit, sugar, bitters, and dilution. A Martini style drink is base spirit, fortified wine, dilution, and a clean strain. Adjustments should change one role at a time If a guest asks for less sharp, first decide whether acid, sugar, or dilution is causing the sharpness. Cutting citrus slightly is different from adding syrup, and both are different from shaking…
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