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May 9, 2008 · At bartending school we were explicitly told, up, neat, straight and straight up all mean the same thing. Warm shot right out of the bottle. Although “straight up” was used to refer to cocktails that are mixed with ice then strained into a chilled glass.
- Shot. What it is:A liquor served in a small shot glass without ice; toss it back all at once. Say: “Two shots of Tequila with lime and salt, please.”
- On the rocks. What it is: A spirit or a cocktail that is poured over ice cubes in a straight-walled, flat-bottomed glass. Some liquors, like blended Scotches, gin and high-proof Bourbon benefit from the chilling and dilution that ice gives to open up its flavors and aromas.
- Neat. What it is: Two ounces of a single spirit served in an old-fashioned glass that’s meant to be sipped—no chilling, no ice or any other mixers. Usually used on Whiskey or Brandy, both commonly drunk at room temperature.
- Up. What it is: An alcoholic drink stirred or shaken with ice, and then strained into a stemmed cocktail glass. Say: “A Manhattan up, thanks!”
Jan 14, 2020 · Beginner Mixology | Mixology Crew Blog. Every Single Bartender & Mixology Term Explained. If you’ve ever set foot in a bar, you’ll have heard certain terms thrown around by customers and bartenders alike. Phrases such as “on the rocks”, “straight up”, and “a dash” are fairly well known by most.
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“Up” is short for “straight up”, and they mean chilled with ice (shaken or stirred) and then served without ice in a stemmed cocktail glass (aka an “up” glass examples of which include the coupe, Nick & Nora, etc; to me it makes perfect sense, the drink is “up” off of the bar, ie the stem separates the bar from the drink).
In bartending, the terms "straight up" and "up" ordinarily refer to an alcoholic drink that is shaken or stirred with ice and then strained and served in a stemmed glass without ice. [1] [2] "Straight" ordinarily refers to a single, unmixed liquor served without any water, ice, or other mixer .
“Straight up” refers to a cocktail that stirred or shaken over ice and then strained and served without ice. For the most part, if the customer says neat when they mean straight up or vice versa there’s no point in correcting them because you already know it means no ice.
Been bartending for 20 + years at every kind of place imaginable. Straight up =neat. Up =shaken with ice and strained. That being said you can't ever trust a guest to know what they are doing or how to properly order. Communication is everything for me. Can I get 2 amaretto's straight up? Sure two amaretto's neat? In a snifter?
