Post #368804 by Chip and Andy on Sun, Mar 23, 2008 7:52 PM

Good luck, it sounds like fun. A really perverse kind of fun, but fun none the less.

I can only offer you a tip by way of a story from Trader Vics in Atlanta:

It was a Tiki Torch Nights and the bar was about ten people deep all night long. Joel, Atlanta's Best Bartender, never once put his jigger down. He was pouring Mai-Tais ten and twelve at at time and every single one of them was measured (maybe not as accurately as he would like, but measured none the less). And the tip jar was stuffed to overflowing.

The moral of the story.... know your drinks, know your tools, and know your bottles. And be consistent with all of them. Speed comes from proper preparation, not from cutting corners. 98% of your customers won't mind waiting that extra little bit for a good cocktail. It is the sloppy drinks that cut into the tips, not the speed of the service.

Let us know how it goes! I'm really excited for you!