How to measure cocktail ingredients

Good cocktails depend on measuring. Eyeballing a pour can change a drink's balance more than swapping a brand.

• Use a jigger. A two-sided measuring cup is the standard bar tool. Pick one that matches the recipe's units.
• Measure everything, including juice and syrup, in the same measure so the proportions stay right.
• Squeeze citrus fresh. Bottled juice tastes flatter. Most recipes assume fresh lemon or lime juice.
• Dashes and bar spoons are approximate: a dash is a quick shake from a bitters bottle and a bar spoon is about a teaspoon.

See the oz to ml chart.

General information. Drink responsibly; never drive after drinking.