Cocktail garnish Cocktail garnish Cocktail garnishes are decorative ornaments that add character or style to a mixed drink, most notably to cocktails. They are used to compliment and enhance the flavors in a drink by stimulating the special nerve cells in the nose and mouth A large variety of cocktail garnishes are used. Many rum-based cocktails, especially those with fruit flavors, tend to be decorated with tropical-themed garnishes or slices of fruit. Tequila-based drinks favor limes and other citrus fruits. Gin- and vodka-based drinks tend toward garnishes with a more dignified flair (olives, onions, or possibly a citrus twist or a single
U-Boot (beer cocktail) U-Boot (beer cocktail) A U-Boot is a beer cocktail that is made by dropping a shot glass of vodka into a glass of beer. It is popular in Germany, Poland, Macedonia, and Flanders. In Germany, the liquor korn is sometimes used instead, while in Flanders and the Netherlands, "jonge jenever" is preferred. It is called a U-Boot (German abbreviation of "Unterseeboot", "submarine") because the shot glass of vodka sinks to the bottom of the glass of beer. The shot glass then "surfaces" when the cocktail is drunk. In Flanders and the Netherlands, it is called a "Duikboot", literally translated "Submarine".