what does it mean when you mix drinks and there are "parts"?

Question

like 3 parts vodka 3 parts orange juice etc.. i don't know what it means.

ohhh okay thanks, genuine answers.

so it's like fractions, add them all up and use the parts of that fractions like

3 parts vodka 2 parts oj
= so 3/5ths of the drink would be vodka and 2/5 would be oj thanks!!!!

Answer 1

Put simply, equal parts of any size.

Two thimbles of gin and one of soda makes the same mix as
two oil tankers of gin and one of soda.

Answer 2

It mean amount or equal amounts. So say you are to add 3 parts vodka and 2 parts OJ. You decide what the parts are depending on the size of drink. Most of the time we are talking ounces or shots. So, 3 shots of vodka and 2 shots of OJ.

But the "parts" can change based on your need. Say you want to make a pitcher. Your parts can equal cups instead of shots.

Answer 3

It's a way for you to measure if you don't have a shot glass. A part could be any size but it's telling you that for every 3 amounts of vodka you need 3 amounts of OJ. Like my background being part Irish and part German.

Answer 4

It means that everything is relative.

You can mix 3 cups vodka with 3 cups oj, OR
3tablespoons vodka with 3tablespoons oj for a tiny drink.

Answer 5

parts is any measurement that remains the same in the recipe.

3oz vodka = 3 parts and 3oz orange juice= 3 parts

3 cups vodka=3 parts and 3 cups OJ = 3 parts

as long as they remain the same type of measurement in the whole recipe then it can be translated to parts.

hope that helps

Answer 6

It means that whatever you use to measure use that many, if you use a shot glass and the recipe calls for 2 part rum, 3 parts juice, you measure two shots of rum and add 3 shots of juice.....They use parts because it is open to what you measure with, you could be using gallon jugs for measure....it would come out the same.

Answer 7

In this case, a "part" means an equal amount of both substances.
The size of the "part" changes depending upon how large a drink you want, but the "equal" remains constant .

Answer 8

you can choose what to use as 1 part, 1 cup or 1 ounce or 1 pint, so 3 parts would be 3 times your chosen part

Answer 9

3 measures vodka, 3 measures orange juice

The measure can be any size - it's just getting the proportions right

Answer 10

3 parts of each would be half & half= 50-50 Usually when mixing drinks you would use a jigger(1oz) so you would measure 3 jiggers (or oz) of vodka and then 3 jiggers of oj

Answer 11

Substitute any unit for "parts".

For instance, when you are making rice, you use one part rice to two parts water. If you want a little rice, you can use one teaspoon rice and two teaspoons of water. If you want a bunch of rice, you can use one gallon of rice, and two gallons of water.

So when you make up a big pitcher of martinis, you might use a pint of distilled gin, and 3 pints of dry vermouth, and when you make a lesser amount of martinis, you might use jiggers instead of pints.