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If a bartender runs out of something or wants to get rid of it, she may tell other barstaff to 86 it. Likewise, a bartender can 86 a customer who’s had a bit too much by kicking them...
- The Barman
- Bar Spoon – a long mixing spoon which often has a lemon zester or something similar on the other end. Bitters – a herbal alcoholic blend which is meant to be added to other cocktails to enhance flavour (e.g a Manhattan is rye, sweet vermouth and a couple dashes of bitters).
- Call Drink – Refers to when the customer orders a drink by giving both the specific name of the liquor and the name of the mixer. E.g. Tanqueray Ten and Tonic, Bacardi and Coke.
- Dash – A few drops or a very small amount of an ingredient. Dirty – Adding olive juice to a martini which makes it a Dirty Martini. The more olive juice, the dirtier the martini.
- Dry – Very little vermouth added to a martini. The more dry the customer wants their martini, the less vermouth added. Flame – Setting a drink on fire. Sambucca is often lit on fire to heat it up before putting the flame out and drinking it.
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Jul 17, 2020 · 86: Industry-wide slang that either means a product has run out or you’re being ejected and/or banned for bad behavior (“86’d”). When the time comes, you’ll know which applies. A finger: Somewhat antiquated term of measurement, this means a finger-width amount of alcohol in a rocks glass, meant to approximate two ounces.
- Dylan Garret
This is my No. 1 pet peeve. It's rude, uncalled for, and 99.9% of the time, directed at women whose male colleagues are equally liable to be called out — not that you should call out any of us....
Depends on the bar and the location. If you’re working in a neighborhood bar full of regulars, it will become an issue if you start calling out people who don’t tip. If you’re in a city bar that’s hustling and isn’t there to maintain relationships, then it’s more acceptable to address it.
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