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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.
- Clair Mclafferty
- 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.
Bartender's handshake: A gift from one bartender to another, usually in the form of a shot and free. Behind: Called out when making one's location known when not in the line of sight, to avoid running into any other barbacks, bussers, or bartenders behind the bar.
Aug 9, 2018 · Speed rack: In most bars I've seen, the well brands reside in the speed rack, also called a speed rail or speed well. It's usually at the level of the bartender's thigh, near the ice well. Having commonly used bottles in the speed rack allows the bartender to make drinks more efficiently.
- Michael Dietsch
Jan 30, 2024 · So, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most essential bartender terms for beginning bartenders to know. Consider this the ultimate cheat sheet. All the vocabulary you need to know to grasp the basics of bartending is right here.
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!
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