White Wine Glasses for cocktails with a White Wine base, since White Wines must not be aerated as much as a Red Wines, since they oxidise fast when in contact with air, White Wine glassware, in contrast to the wide mouthed bowl of a Red Wine Glassware, is narrow with a narrow mouth. Red Wine Glasses have a wider mouth and a long stem, so that the wine can be swirled an aerated to release the aroma while the long stem keeps the fingers away and avoid quick warming of the wine.ĭ. Red Wine Glasses for cocktails that have a Red Wine as the base spirit. But if your cocktail is aromatic and liqueur based, and has a complex character that must reach the nose use a wide mouthed Cocktail Glass.Ĭ. Go for Tall or Collins Glasses, Highball Glasses or even Hurricane Glasses for cocktails with loads of non-alcoholic mixes, and those that require crushed or cubed ices,ī. When there is no specific glass suggested for a cocktail, it's up to you to chose a glass.Įither you just go ahead and serve using any glass available to you following these simple rulesĪ. When this mix is shaken vigorously with ice it produces a pearly-white liquid mixture ready for your cocktail. This is a yellowish-green coloured concoction, with equal portion of lemon or lime juice with a simple syrup. Sweet and Sour Mix, also Whiskey Sour Mix or Margarita Mix or Daiquiri Mix is a versatile mix in many cocktails. Note that these days there are flavoured Vodka available in the market too, and some cocktails do make use of them.īlue Mix or Blue Cocktail Fruit Mix is an Apple and Peach and rich fruit flavours. Vodka is known to be good for the heart, and if consumed in moderation, can prove to be good for cardiovascular health Vodka often replaces Gin in many traditional cocktails You'll find it to be the most popular spirit in drink making because of it's neutral taste and absence of flavour and colour. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.Vodka is an European clear distilled alcoholic drink that has been one of the most popular drinks across the world. Video of her race racked up views online as people watched how Boumkwo did a little dance at the start blocks, waved and kept a determined smile on her face during a race she knew she would lose. Other than the novelty of the event, she said, it was odd to feel like everyone in the stadium had their eyes on her. She finished dead last, but she won two points for her team. Actually, she sort of gingerly bounced over them. But she was quoted saying her team is the most important thing to her. Boumkwo had already finished seventh in the women's shotput on Friday. So the team asked Boumkwo, who holds Belgium's national record in the shotput, to run against women who usually finish their race in just 13 seconds. Its specialist in the discipline was out with an injury. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: She put on her own Instagram, #thisisnotajoke, and that she was very proud to have the opportunity to collect some extra points for Belgium.ĬHAPPELL: Belgium was in a tight spot on Saturday, looking at getting no points if it didn't find a hurdler for the women's 100 meters. So when Jolien Boumkwo agreed to run a hurdle sprint at the European Athletics Team Championships in Poland this past weekend, it triggered a tidal wave of interest. NPR's Bill Chappell explains.īILL CHAPPELL, BYLINE: We watch sports to see something we've never seen before. In the biennial competition, the bottom three Division 1 teams are relegated and replaced by the top three Division 2 teams.īut that hasn't stopped Belgium - and as of this week, legions of its track team's newest fans - from celebrating Boumkwo's athleticism and her commitment to helping her team.īelgium's national record holder in women's shotput is being praised for her performance at the European Athletics Team Championships and not only in her main event but also in the hurdles. If her two points might help Belgium stay in the top division, Boumkwo told Sporza, it would be worth it.ĭespite Boumkwo's heroics, Belgium faces relegation to Division 2 in the next European Athletics Team Championships, having finished 14th out of 16 teams, just behind Greece. Her national team thanked her for her sacrifice, saying it was part of athletics - "and that's why we love it so much!" There was no question of where she would finish: Although the shot-putter got through the race cleanly, her rivals were already facing their third set of hurdles as she got over her first obstacle.Īt the finish line, Boumkwo's fellow racers greeted her with high-fives and handshakes. In the footage, Boumkwo waved as she was introduced, taking her spot in the blocks. A post shared by The EOC: home of the European Games & EYOF from the novelty of the event, Boumkwo said, it was unusual for her to feel like everyone in the stadium had their eyes on her.
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