flair bartending - Beyond Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Fri, Nov 10, 2006 9:28 PM On 2006-11-10 05:41, cheekytiki wrote: Would you prefer your drink made by some geek levelling his eye to the measure as he pours and counting the amount of shakes or someone that makes your drink look how it's meant to taste by the way he makes it. Funny you should say that... The best bartenders I know, the ones who get my business regularly, are ones who don't assume that because they've made the same drink a hundred times they've got it figured out -- they still take the time to carefully measure, and often take a sample with a straw before serving it to make sure they got it right. The point is well taken, though, that a bit of flourish with the presentation can be fun. But when the quality of the drink takes a back seat to that, then the priorities are way out of whack.

On 2006-11-10 05:41, cheekytiki wrote:
Would you prefer your drink made by some geek levelling his eye to the measure as he pours and counting the amount of shakes or someone that makes your drink look how it's meant to taste by the way he makes it.

Funny you should say that...

The best bartenders I know, the ones who get my business regularly, are ones who don't assume that because they've made the same drink a hundred times they've got it figured out -- they still take the time to carefully measure, and often take a sample with a straw before serving it to make sure they got it right.

The point is well taken, though, that a bit of flourish with the presentation can be fun. But when the quality of the drink takes a back seat to that, then the priorities are way out of whack.

Post #265898 by Humuhumu on Fri, Nov 10, 2006 9:28 PM