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The Fabled Pour

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Technique, step by step

Each guide gives the method first, with timings and quantities, then the reasons it works. Video demonstrations are added only when a real recording exists.

Guides

  • glassware · temperature

    Glassware and temperature

    Coupe, Nick and Nora, rocks, highball, flute, sling and the Irish coffee glass: what each is for, why a chilled glass matters, and how to warm a glass for a hot drink without cracking it.

    6 min read · 3 sources

Glossary, guides and questions

  • tools · glassware

    Glossary of bar terms

    Plain definitions for the words you will meet in my recipes, tutorials and histories, from ABV to zest, with pointers to the drinks and guides that show each one in use.

    14 min read · 14 sources