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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 out. 86 's...
- 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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Jan 28, 2023 · 86ed: Bar slang for running out of item or discontinuing something. Behind the stick, behind the pine: Simply put, working behind the bar. Burn the ice, burn the well: The ice needs to go!
- Allison Freeman
- 86 Out of a particular item.
- Absinthe Anise flavored spirit that is derived from botanicals. Absinthe is prepared traditionally by placing a sugar cube on top of a specially designed slotted spoon that rests on top of your glass that has been filled with absinthe.
- Age The amount of time Tequila, Brandy, Whiskey, Scotch, Bourbon, Cognac, Wine, or Rum have been stored. Traditionally stored in Oak Barrels to enhance flavors.
- Alcohol By Volume (ABV) Use to measure the alcohol content of a drink. It is half the amount of proof in the drink.
- Michael Dietsch
- Behind the stick: A slang term for the act of getting behind the bar and doing the work of bartending. The origins of the phrase aren't perfectly clear, but "stick" seems to refer to the tap handles used for pulling glasses of draft beer.
- Building a drink: You probably know what it means to stir a drink or shake a drink. To build a drink, you add ice to a glass and then add the spirit and mixers.
- Rolling a drink: Another method for mixing a drink. In this case, you build the drink in the mixing glass, and then gently pour it into a shaker tin or another mixing glass to mix things together.
- Buy back: First rule of going out for drinks: Don't be a jerk. As if you need a good reason to be not a jerk, here's a good one: your bartender just might shower some appreciation on you in the form of a complimentary drink, or a buy back.
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.
Oct 17, 2023 · Must Know Bartending Terms. Up vs. Neat vs. On the Rocks. If there is a set of bartending terms that gets more bartending newcomers tripped up than any others it is the difference between Straight Up, Neat, and On the Rocks. Here is a quick explanation: Up: A cocktail chilled and served in a cocktail glass without ice.
