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- Within the bar and restaurant world, patrons and ingredients alike can get 86 ’d. If a bartender runs out of something or wants to get rid of it, she may tell other barstaff to 86 it.
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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.
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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
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.
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- 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 lingo is more than just jargon; it’s an efficient, almost poetic form of communication that keeps the bar world spinning. Let’s decode some of this language to help you sling slang and understand orders like a seasoned pro.
Jan 14, 2020 · Speed rail - a tool used by bartenders to store the most popular liquor bottles for fast drinks preparation. Strainer - a tool used to prevent unwanted ingredients or particles entering a mixed drink and to ensure the liquid is smooth to drink.
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