Frosted rim
If you have a chocolate beverage it may call for cinnamon or cocoa on the rim. But most of the time, drinks call for a rim frosted with salt or sugar. To frost a rim, dip your glass upside down in liquid—or circle the rim with a lemon or lime wedge—and dip it into a small plateful of the granulated substance your recipe calls for. Voilà, you have a tasty rim!

Jigger
Sometimes called a pony-jigger, this bartending tool is used for more precise measuring of your drink’s ingredients. It has two different sized cups on either end. One cup measures 1 oz. of alcohol, the other 2 oz. Savvy Tip: If you don’t have a jigger and don’t have time to rush to the store, use a tablespoon. One tablespoon equals a half-ounce.

Neat
A synonym for a “straight,” a drink made without ice, water or any tasty mixers. More your grandma’s drink than yours, unless, you’ve had a very rough day.