IBA Official Cocktail

An IBA Official Cocktail is one of many cocktails selected by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) for use in the annual World Cocktail Competition (WCC)[1] in bartending. As such, these mixed drinks are some of the most notable and frequently-made cocktails by professional bartenders around the world.

IBA Cocktails are measured in centilitres (cl) rather than the more commonly used millilitres (ml).[2] A rough equivalent for North America is to use 1 U.S. fluid ounce for each 3.0 cl.

Contents

List of cocktails

As of January 1, 2008, the IBA Official Cocktails were divided into four categories:

Before-Dinner Cocktail - Dry or Medium

After-Dinner Cocktail - Sweet

Long Drink - Collins Type

Fancy Drink - Long, medium, short

List of sweetened products

The following "Sweetened products" are restricted to two centilitres (4 tsp, or 2/3 US fl oz) in the Before-Dinner Cocktail category:[3]

  1. Vermouth (White, Red, Rose)
  2. All Sweet Liqueurs, e.g. Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Drambuie, Midori, Galliano, and Creams
  3. Bols, Monin, Marie Brizard, De Kuyper range of products
  4. Sweet Port, Sweet Marsala
  5. Cream Sherry
  6. All Syrups
  7. Asti Sparkling Wine

See also

References

  1. ^ World Cocktail Competition (WCC) International Bartenders Association. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  2. ^ http://www.iba-world.org/english/congress/rules.php
  3. ^ WCC rules stipulate: The Before Dinner Cocktail shall not contain more than 2 centilitres (0.70 imp fl oz; 0.68 US fl oz) of sweetened products.

External links

Before-Dinner Cocktails
After-Dinner Cocktails
Long Drinks
Fancy Drinks