Alcoholic cocktails should not only be tasty, but also beautiful. It is the decorativeness of these drinks that is a kind of "trick". There are several basic decorating techniques.
Beautiful glasses
The first step is to take care of buying the right glasses to match the types of cocktails you want to mix. Serving a variety of drinks in the same boring glasses is the best way to ruin the funniest party ever.
The easiest way to decorate a glass is to make a decorative sugar or salty rim. To do this, rub the very edge of the glass with an orange or lemon and dip the wet edge into finely ground sugar or salt. Instead of lemon, you can use a jar of liquor, this will make the edge colored. In some cases, cocoa, finely ground coffee, coconut flakes, sweet paprika, caraway seeds, and more can be used instead of sugar and salt.
A variety of sweet fruit cocktails are most often garnished with berries and chopped fruits. In most cases, cherries, limes, oranges, lemons, olives, kiwi, mint, celery and so on are used. Citrus fruits can be cut in different ways to decorate the glass - in slices, quarters, halves. Spiral zest is very often used, it gives the cocktail a "dashing look". You can use honey, syrup or liquor as glue, they will help to fix decorative details, and in some cases add finishing notes to the cocktail itself. Small round berries can be strung on toothpicks or skewers to create intricate designs. The main thing to remember is that all ingredients should be in harmony with the cocktail itself.
Other decor options
Carving is one of the best ways to make your cocktail special. Translated from English, this word means "carving", although the art itself originated in Thailand. With a little practice, you can learn how to carve funny and beautiful figures from fruits and vegetables that will make a real work of art out of your cocktail.
Ice is an almost indispensable ingredient in most cocktails. It gives a special charm to any drink. Ice for cocktails should be absolutely transparent without any foreign smells and tastes. It can be lumpy, crushed or dyed. Light transparent cocktails look good with large tinted ice cubes. This ice is easy to make by adding a little liqueur or fruit syrup to the water. But in this case, it is important to understand whether such an additive will go well with the taste of the cocktail. You can use special "themed" ice molds. Skulls, small boats, sharks, octopuses will look great in matching cocktails.
To decorate cocktails, you can use all sorts of cute details that are now sold in most supermarkets - flags, umbrellas, stirring sticks, fancy straws of different colors, and much more.
