Post #266390 by Atomic Cocktail on Mon, Nov 13, 2006 11:37 AM

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.
Trader vic and Donn Beach were never the former and the Bartenders mentioned in the original post aren't either ( I know some very well).
Clowns don't belong behind a bar in the way science geeks don't either but a touch of flair goes a long way.

"Let me point out right now that fancy twirling of spoons, flipping of glasses, and tossing bottles into the air are not the earmarks of a good bartender. Such antics not only do not produce good drinks, they slow any bartender down to a walk. Any guy who goes through a lot of gymnastics behind a bar is just putting on the flash. I've never seen one yet that made good drinks or made them fast...My best advice is to make every drink as though it were to be the best you've ever made, and you can't do this if you don't measure. Novice or professional, measure your liquor. You won't spoil any drinks and your customer will always know that they're getting what they pay for."

Vic Bergeron
Bartenders Guide by Trader Vic. (1948) Page 15.

Unfortunately, many in our society value flash over substance.

[ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail 2006-11-13 11:37 ]