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J jingleheimerschmidt Member santa rosa, calif. Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 339	J jingleheimerschmidt Posted posted on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 8:13 AM A lot of the recipes in Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide call for maraschino liqueur. Well, they're all pretty much the same recipe with minor variations on the choice of rum, whether you use sugar or sugar syrup and whether or not to add Pernod. The problem with TV's recipes is that they call for a "dash" of the liqueur. "No problem," you might think, "the good Trader included a nifty little primer on bar measurements near the beginning of the book." While that's true, he provides two definitions of "dash" (either 1/4 oz. or 1/8 tsp.) and doesn't indicate which applies to liqueurs. After trying a Barbados cocktail using the 1 dash = 1/4 oz. measurement, I am guessing that I guessed incorrectly. I am finding the same thing. The price of learning I reckon. So, 1/4oz is equal to 2 teaspoons while 1/8oz is equal to 6 drops. Right?

A lot of the recipes in Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide call for maraschino liqueur. Well, they're all pretty much the same recipe with minor variations on the choice of rum, whether you use sugar or sugar syrup and whether or not to add Pernod. The problem with TV's recipes is that they call for a "dash" of the liqueur. "No problem," you might think, "the good Trader included a nifty little primer on bar measurements near the beginning of the book." While that's true, he provides two definitions of "dash" (either 1/4 oz. or 1/8 tsp.) and doesn't indicate which applies to liqueurs.

After trying a Barbados cocktail using the 1 dash = 1/4 oz. measurement, I am guessing that I guessed incorrectly.

I am finding the same thing. The price of learning I reckon. So, 1/4oz is equal to 2 teaspoons while 1/8oz is equal to 6 drops. Right?

Post #372416 by jingleheimerschmidt on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 8:13 AM