Step by step
- Wash fruit and herbs and use clean tools.
- Choose citrus peel for aroma, a wedge when extra juice is welcome, or a fresh herb that fits the drink.
- For peel, cut a small strip with little white pith and squeeze its coloured side towards the drink.
- Keep garnishes clear of the rim where they make drinking awkward.
Common mistake
A large squeezed wedge changes acidity. Do not add one automatically to a carefully balanced stirred drink.
Try it
Smell a drink before and after expressing orange peel. Taste without squeezing fruit juice into it.
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