Aerated Water

These beverages are charged or aerated with carbonize gas. Carbonation occurs when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water or an aqueous solution (combination of water and carbon dioxide). This process yields the “fizz” to carbonated water and sparkling mineral water. This Carbonated water drinks can be acidified, sweetened, colored, and often chemically preserved. The water which is used should be well purified and is free of microorganism, dissolved metals, and organic compounds. These aerated drinks are available in different flavors and colors. There are various products are available in the market for example: soda water, dry ginger, fizzy lemonade, ginger beer, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and others (products explained below).

Sodium Benzoate (explained in my other article- The Hotel Skills ‘Preservatives’) is a common preservative used in soft drinks.

Tonic- It is an carbonate soft aerated drink which is used against malaria as it has prophylactic (Medicine, which prevent from disease), sweetened and flavored with natural fruit and plant extracts including quinine (a drug made from the bark of a South American tree, used in the past to treat a tropical disease) content and is consumed for its distinctive bitter flavor. It is drunk straight with ice and a slice of lemon or added in cocktail. It is generally used with gin.

Ginger ale – Consist of carbonated water and ginger extract or essence. Later to make syrup it is being compounded with sugar, citric or tartaric acid, and colour. They are similar to soft drink and can consumed on its own or used as a mixer with spirit based drinks (Cocktails) or in Mocktails.

Lemonade – Consist of lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water. They are similar to soft drink or promoted as a soft drink and can consumed on its own or used as a mixer with spirit based drinks (Cocktails) or in Mocktails.

Syrup – Syrup is a sticky thick solution containing a large amount of dissolved sugars and often flavoured or medicated. The main use of these concentrated sweet fruit flavorings is as a, base for cocktails, fruit cups or mixed with soda water as a long drink

Squash and Cordial: Squash is made from fruit juice, water, and sugar or a sugar substitute. squash is created by mixing one-part concentrate with four or five parts of water. Squash is a highly-sweetened and concentrated pulp of fruits, which is diluted with a liquid before drinking , depending on concentration and personal taste. directly. Squashes are also mixed with spirits or cocktails. The most common flavors are orange, apple and blackcurrant, lemon, peppermint, mixed fruit, summer fruits, and lemon-lime. Other flavors include peach, strawberry, passion fruit, custard apple and kiwi fruit.

The difference between a squash and a cordial is just concentration of fruit Juice. Squash have at least 30% fruit, whereas cordial is normally around the 10 – 15% area.

Juice: Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or extracting or macerating from fresh fruits or vegetables without the application of heat or solvents. Popular juices include, but are not limited to, apple, orange, prune, lemon, grapefruit, cherry, pineapple, tomato, carrot, grape, strawberry, cranberry, pomegranate guava, and celery. Juices are also used for cocktails and mixing with spirits. Fruit juices can be either fresh or preserved (canned or bottled or tetra packs).