Citrus Twist Garnish

Tools

• channel knife

• citrus fruit

Instructions

With a channel knife starting at one end of the lemon, twirl around the lemon like an orbiting planet.

Why do some twists look different from others?

You need to consider what a cocktail needs when consuming — for cocktails that has a lot of citrus, the twist is for visual purposes. The oils help for aroma, but its not as essential as other cocktails that require the physical twist where you want the spray of oils over the top of the cocktail for the taste.