Almond is an edible seed of the 'Almond Tree'. It is used in cocktails for flavoring and texture add. Very popular in mulled wine such as: Glögi

A very popular jam made with apricots. You can find it at any market or you can try making it at home:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups apricots (dried firmly-packed)
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

Instructions:

Wash fruit, soak 8 hours in the 4 c of water. Place over heat in water in which it has been soaked; simmer until very soft; rub through coarse sieve, return pulp to heat; when it reaches boiling point, add sugar and simmer gently for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring almost constantly as it scorches very easily. Add cinnamon while cooking. And pour into an sterilized container.

Edible flower bud native to the Mediterranean. Artichoke hearts are easy to find in conserve for garnishing special cocktails.

Fruit cultivated in tropical climates, it's a delicious and very versatile fruit. It's used in cocktails as part of the blending or garnishing.

Stock made of marrow bones, meat chunks, herbs and vegetables simmered for a quite long period of time.

Known as Jelly Beans, they are a type of candy made of sugar that comes in many different flavors, their name comes after the shape of a red kidney bean and generally have a hard candy shell and gummy interior. 

Also known as "jimmies", they are tiny candy shapes with different colors and flavors. 

Root vegetable.

Celery is a common plant used for cooking and raw eating as an appetizer. The stalks of celery are popularly used as garnish center in most of tomato juice containing cocktails. Use it with a little bit of leaves on top for a classy touch. 

Cookies made with flour, sugars, butter or margarine, baking powder, eggs, vanilla, and chocolate chips.

Chocolate is the result of a proccess that originates from the seed of the tropical cacao tree. Very common ingredient in many kinds of confections such as pastry, baking, cooking, ice cream, and cocktails as ingredient or decorative item.

Types of Chocolate:

* Unsweetened chocolate: also known as bitter or baking chocolate.

* Dark Chocolate: chocolate without milk, it is also called plain chocolate, it is used to decorate cocktails when melted.

* Milk Chocolate: chocolate with milk powder or condensed milk added.

* Semisweet Chocolate: dark chocolate with high sugar content used for cooking.

* Bittersweet Chocolate: unsweetened chocolate with some sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla and sometimes lecithin.

* Coverture Chocolate: chocolate rich in cocoa butter, very popular in pastry.

* White Chocolate: a confection based on cocoa butter without cocoa solids.

Cocoa (Cacao) Powder:

Unsweetened or sweetened cocoa powder that comes in natural and Dutch process cocoa, which is frequently used for chocolate drinks and cocktails garnishing sprinkled.

Chocolate Bonbons:

It's a sweet, sugar-coated, and chocolate covered confection, made with a cream filled center, often with fruits or nuts. E.g. Ferrero Rocher®

Chocolate Chips:

Drops of dark or white chocolate.

Chocolate Coffee Beans:

Dark chocolate shaped as coffee beans.

Chocolate Fudge Topping:

Dark chocolate paste.

Chocolate Shavings:

Use a peeler to shave chocolate curls.

Chocolate Sprinkles

Chocolate Sticks

Coffee the worldwide famous drink of every day, it comes from a seed of the coffee tree, which is ground to make coffee.

In the cocktails world, coffee will be used as ingredient and decorative purposes:

Black Coffee: a hot beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans.

Coffee Powder: instant coffee powder is a powdered coffee made by heat and dry freshly brewed coffee.

Condensed milk is milk reduced by evaporation, with sugar added.

Known also as corn meal, it's a powder made of corn and it's used in Mexican cuisine.

Cucumbers, fresh or pickled are used in some cocktails as ingredient or/and garnish.

Egg is a very important ingredient in cocktails such as: Flips, Fizz, and Sours. It's crucial at the time of shaking or blending a cocktail with any part of the egg, whether it's yolk or white, or whole, that you use fresh, pasteurized eggs to avoid the risk of salmonella or any other nasty bacteria that could cause diseases we do not want. Some people prefer to use  the powdered egg white or yolks as a frothy agent, which is safe, and available at the liquor stores. In any case if you use fresh, do not forget to crack it open first, no cocktail asks for an egg with shell included.

Egg of the largest bird native to Australia, the Emu.

Food coloring is used to tint foods or drinks and most commonly colors are blue, green, red and yellow. It is generally liquid and comes in bottles available at any supermarket.

It's a confection made of sugar, water, gelatin, and flavorings blended into a spongy consistency piece. Available at any food store in different colors, sizes, and flavors.

It's an Italian type of cow's milk cheese made from double or triple cream, tartaric acid, and sometimes buttermilk and lemon juice. It's milky-white in color and easy to spread. Popular for being the main ingredient of tiramisu, the most traditional Italian dessert.

That's right! Onions are also used in cocktails mostly for garnishing purposes and a pinch of flavor. Pear pickled onions are the most used for their little appearance and sweetness.

Orange or Lemon Sorbets are a sort of ice cream but without cream. Here it is a homemade recipe for you to try or to figure out what it is about.

Ingredients:

250g 98oz) granulated sugar
600ml (1 pint) water
300ml (½ pints) unsweetened orange juice (or lemon juice)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind (or lemon rind)
Serves 4

Instructions:

Place sugar and water in a pan over moderate heat and stir until dissolved. Bring to boil and continue to boil for 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature, and then stir in the fruit juices and rind. Pour into a shallow freezer proof tray. Freeze to a snowy, granular texture stirring every 30 minutes. Spoon into 4 tall glasses and serve immediately. (If the ice freezes solid, transfer to the fridge to soften until it can be mashed with a fork.)
This recipe also works well with lemon instead of orange.

Panela is an unrefined rough and dark sweetener obtained from sugarcane juice, it is typical of Central and South America and it comes in a shape of a brick which can be chopped or shaved and used in different kinds of food preparations.

Peanut Butter is a paste made from ground roasted peanuts used as sandwich spread and flavoring basis for some cocktails.

Roasted and raw, pecan nuts are popular as a snack or for dessert preparation.

Pistachio is the name for a nutlike fruit of the tree with the same name, this fruit is an edible, green or yellow kernel that is consumed roasted with salt or as ingredient for many desserts.

Pumpkin seeds are the seeds obtained from the pumpkins, they are roasted and look flat, green, with a subtly sweet and nutty taste.

Raisins are dried grapes. There are different types depending on the variety of grape used. A variety of colors is available: black, red, yellow, purple, and green.

Salami is a highly seasoned sausage, originally from Italy and eaten cold in slices.

The Baker's type of yeast, is a leavening agent in baking bread. It converts the fermentable sugars into carbon dioxide and ethanol. The active dry yeast and instant yeast are more common and they're used for the elaboration of some alcoholic beverages such as the traditional Sima in Finland.