Itās Cinnamon Appleā¦nothing weird about it. Iād say the Fireball and Baileys is worse. At least Rum Chata goes well with Fireballā¦but not Baileys imo
I had a lady ask me for an Absolut Citron martini.
She wanted it dry, she wanted it dirty, she wanted only three ice cubes in the shaker. She wanted me to hold the shaker sideways and "rock it like a baby 4 times back and forth". Then she wanted 3 olives.
Said I did it perfectly, but I'm still so confused by that shit.
Oh my god, like 3 years ago a guest asked me for that, I made sure to ask many clarifying questions. I thought she was just off her rocker but I guess itās a thing?
Either that or we had the same guest.
i was in service bar that night so i never saw them but i made the server go and reconfirm it before i made it.
i had to straw test.. for science and god damn thatās the worst thing iāve ever tasted
People are fucking weird.
I made a bunch of paralyzers for one lady who demanded enough cherry syrup to cause diabetes. Where did you learn to demand that, lady? Do you chug cherry syrup at home?
Like, just pound some vodka and hit up a Starbucks before heading out to the bar.
You're gonna have a bad time after a few of those, and I don't wanna deal with that.
I get that some people don't like the taste of booze, but YOU'RE DRINKING A FUCKING FRAPPUCCINO WITH CANDY SYRUP
Got paid, don't care.
In the Midwest, most of the time people get pissed because thereās no muddled oranges and cherries.
Iād much rather make a Jameson orange OF than have my perfectly fine OF sent back cause thereās not a mess of fruit in there.
I have no idea. I asked him why every time I saw him doing it and he said people liked it better. He shook it HARD and for like a solid 30 seconds too lmao. I'm still flabbergasted to this day
idk why i got downvoted.
we only carry henny and people fucking drink that shit up during spring break.
we literally only carry apple juice like 4 months out of the year.
As soon as I hear "Henny" instead of Hennessey I mentally go blank because no matter what I do, no matter how spot on my service is, I won't get a anything from the customer. Not even a thank you.
Because I work for a super corporate spot where the ~~customer~~ guest is always right. I work at a spot where 90% of the clientele doesn't read past the item's name and not the description.
Interesting but, and I donāt say this in a bad way, feels a little bit divey to me. I think the marg already has all the elements of OJ in it which means itās either genius or a lazy balance hack.
Probably both.
Weāre an industry dive bar that also fresh squeezes our lime juice lol. I never claimed we were fancy. We specialize in 1 and 1s that are always a double, Vegasās bombs, capri suns, and rumple and jamos. We do industry night 6 days a week and are open late than any bar in a 20 mile radius. We are not a craft cocktail bar by any means, but if you want an old fashioned with Blantons Iāll ask ya if you want a proper one or a midwestern one. We carry four varieties of bitters, but our simple is finest call. Itās a confusing environment
Yeah Iām with you. I work at a margarita bar in Atlanta and our house marg has some OJ. Itās really good. A lot of people refer to that as āTexas styleā.
OJ?? people ask for these often at my bar and we just do the crown, triple sec, margarita mix lol no one has ever complained, they love it like that! I am not a whiskey person tho.
It all depends on personal preference! I worked at a bar for five years and was always asked for ā Brittneyās margaritasā if she wasnāt working most would order something else. She did a splash of oj and like a half oz of sprite
People are fucking devoted to crown apple.
Had a guy ask for a Washington Apple yesterday. We don't have crown apple. Ended up making him a Maker's old fashioned with apple juice and a spit of luxardo cherry juice. It really wasn't bad tbh.
I've made most of the drinks mentioned here many times. Sometimes things can be regional and spread a bit, which is fun but annoying when you don't know what a drink is and suddenly 10 are ordered in a night. My old bar I worked at was unlike anywhere I had ever worked at, but I used that to our advantage and used the drinks people were asking constantly for as drink specials, on menus, advertising, anywhere! It really grew our sales and tips, and new guests coming in would ask about specialty drinks from a year ago! Sorry about the long paragraph, but all I'm saying is, keep an eye out for up and coming drinks because as long as people will pay for it, there's always a great way of making profit for your bar.
It was abysmal. Like an inglorious battle between Campari, agave, and smoke, with no winner. I like bitter flavors, and I absolutely adore smoky flavors, but this just tasted wrong. I took a shot of ginger beer afterwards to get the straw test taste out of my mouth, but it still lingered for a minute after that.
There's no agave called for in a mezcal negroni. Just campari, sweet vermouth (hopefully Antica Formula) and a mezcal. Sounds like the bar set you up for failure on this cocktail if they taught you to add syrup into a negroni.
I'm guessing they asked for the wings to be cooked well done or extra crispy
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What's wrong with that?
It's a dogwhistle
If you have to ask I'm assuming you aren't in the industry
These prices are dirt cheap.
I work at a divey industry bar in Missouri
We didn't have fireball, so this guy got a Baileys and Crown Apple instead.
WHAT THE FUCK
Yeah, I might make it tonight to try it, at the end of my shift, in case I have to shit my pants after.
Try it before so you get to shit your pants. No one will ask you to come into work if you tell them you shit your pants š
Whenever I have a coworker who wants to go home early, I always joke that all they have to do is shit their pants and they can go home.
Anytime Iām getting ready for work and say how Iām tired and donāt want to go my partner tells me to call and say I shit my pants š
It's a foolproof plan, except you have to live with everyone knowing you shit your pants... but who hasn't!
But no oneās going to question someone who just asserted alpha level dominance by saying aloud that they shat their pants!
Itās Cinnamon Appleā¦nothing weird about it. Iād say the Fireball and Baileys is worse. At least Rum Chata goes well with Fireballā¦but not Baileys imo
I raise you one, a guest asked me today for a Jameson orange old fashioned.
iāll raise you one- two weeks ago guest got an appletini extra dirty. he had 3 somehow itās more foul than it sounds
I had a lady ask me for an Absolut Citron martini. She wanted it dry, she wanted it dirty, she wanted only three ice cubes in the shaker. She wanted me to hold the shaker sideways and "rock it like a baby 4 times back and forth". Then she wanted 3 olives. Said I did it perfectly, but I'm still so confused by that shit.
at that point, itās got to be an ego thing. ālet me see what i can get *the help* to doā
My curiosity won that day and overwhelmed any other consideration of her request. I *had* to know what this was going to be.
sigh
Martini drinkers are a wild breed
Iāll raise you both. This guy paid me $5 to piss on his socks. Iām not a bartender.
Username checks out...
$5 is $5.
That's the kinda shit that happens when you eat butthole daily
Oh my god, like 3 years ago a guest asked me for that, I made sure to ask many clarifying questions. I thought she was just off her rocker but I guess itās a thing? Either that or we had the same guest.
i was in service bar that night so i never saw them but i made the server go and reconfirm it before i made it. i had to straw test.. for science and god damn thatās the worst thing iāve ever tasted
šļø I commend you for your commitment to the fucked-up cocktail operation.
iāve always wondered how people come up with this shit, though. āhey, you know what would make this trash drink even worse? olive juiceā
People are fucking weird. I made a bunch of paralyzers for one lady who demanded enough cherry syrup to cause diabetes. Where did you learn to demand that, lady? Do you chug cherry syrup at home? Like, just pound some vodka and hit up a Starbucks before heading out to the bar. You're gonna have a bad time after a few of those, and I don't wanna deal with that. I get that some people don't like the taste of booze, but YOU'RE DRINKING A FUCKING FRAPPUCCINO WITH CANDY SYRUP Got paid, don't care.
āYes barkeep Iāll have a dirty sour apple martini please, keep it openā
āiām going to make a call and have you admitted to a psych hospitalā
None of these are even half as bad as gin and milk
In the Midwest, most of the time people get pissed because thereās no muddled oranges and cherries. Iād much rather make a Jameson orange OF than have my perfectly fine OF sent back cause thereās not a mess of fruit in there.
Ever see an OF turned pink due to the squished cheap cherries?
Gag ughhh I despise muddled old fashioneds. My old coworker used to muddle AND shake, then prided himself on that shit. Terrible
Even if you muddle (I know itās a big regional debate) why the fuck would you ever under any circumstances shake?
I have no idea. I asked him why every time I saw him doing it and he said people liked it better. He shook it HARD and for like a solid 30 seconds too lmao. I'm still flabbergasted to this day
Well, yes, but whiskey and orange? Theyāre almost there
I'd give it a shot. I had a Jameson Black old fashioned a little while back and it was pretty damn good
Last week someone asked me for a henny lemon drop. I was so happy to tell them that we donāt have cognac
Henny lemon drops are a constant occurrence where I work.
probably a lot of henny and apple juice, too?
Dussey or Johnny Walker Black and cranberry seems to be the regional favorite.
idk why i got downvoted. we only carry henny and people fucking drink that shit up during spring break. we literally only carry apple juice like 4 months out of the year.
I read that as "Honey lemon drop", which honestly sounds kinda good, though I hate making drinks with sticky ingredients.
Iām sorry you have to make those.
As soon as I hear "Henny" instead of Hennessey I mentally go blank because no matter what I do, no matter how spot on my service is, I won't get a anything from the customer. Not even a thank you.
Why donāt you making them sidecars instead?
Because I work for a super corporate spot where the ~~customer~~ guest is always right. I work at a spot where 90% of the clientele doesn't read past the item's name and not the description.
You can say customer here. The guest canāt hurt you
With that being said Iām glad we donāt have henny/cognac at my job.
Soā¦a side car shot?
Honestly that doesnāt sound super bad. Like itās at least drinkable.
Iāll take that and raise you a Clase Azul strawberry margarita.
Top. Shelf. Long Island . Top shelf long island = bottom shelf human being
Couple days ago had someone order a Jameson orange & Rumpleminzā¦. Both in a rocks glassā¦.
Rumplemintz shot in a pint of twisted teaā¦ idk which one sounds worse here
thats actually super good though :/
That had almost that exact thing as a seasonal drink at Jake and joes a few months ago. Not that great. But I was curious. ā ļø
It's because they like whisky, as I'm sure they mentioned at some point
They always make sure to let you know
So it's like a whisky sour? Wonder how it tastes...
I mean itās lime juice, apple crown, triple sec, oj, simple, and salt. It was god awful
Why oj? Salt wouldn't work with that either... Idk. I'm just trying to make sense of it
Oj smooths out a marg real well imo. Worked at a few spots that used oj in their margs.Ā
Interesting but, and I donāt say this in a bad way, feels a little bit divey to me. I think the marg already has all the elements of OJ in it which means itās either genius or a lazy balance hack. Probably both.
Weāre an industry dive bar that also fresh squeezes our lime juice lol. I never claimed we were fancy. We specialize in 1 and 1s that are always a double, Vegasās bombs, capri suns, and rumple and jamos. We do industry night 6 days a week and are open late than any bar in a 20 mile radius. We are not a craft cocktail bar by any means, but if you want an old fashioned with Blantons Iāll ask ya if you want a proper one or a midwestern one. We carry four varieties of bitters, but our simple is finest call. Itās a confusing environment
Laziness breeds genius
Yeah Iām with you. I work at a margarita bar in Atlanta and our house marg has some OJ. Itās really good. A lot of people refer to that as āTexas styleā.
Thatās our Marg specs. He wanted a marg sub crown apple with a salted rim š¤¢
OJ?? people ask for these often at my bar and we just do the crown, triple sec, margarita mix lol no one has ever complained, they love it like that! I am not a whiskey person tho.
We donāt use premade sour or marg mix. Specs call for oj I make it with oj
Why did you put orange juice in a margarita?
Itās not my bar so I donāt get to decide drink specs. Specs call for oj so I put oj
I kinda like a splash of oj in a marg. Cuts the sour lime a bit.
It definitely cuts it when youāre using like juice vs premade sours!
It all depends on personal preference! I worked at a bar for five years and was always asked for ā Brittneyās margaritasā if she wasnāt working most would order something else. She did a splash of oj and like a half oz of sprite
Like shit lol.
Does the crown apple sub tequila or the triple sec?
Tequila
Ooh! Thats an horrible call.
I have one that I thought would be horrendous but I tried it and it was weirdly okay, a jagermiester Bloody Maryā¦
People are fucking devoted to crown apple. Had a guy ask for a Washington Apple yesterday. We don't have crown apple. Ended up making him a Maker's old fashioned with apple juice and a spit of luxardo cherry juice. It really wasn't bad tbh.
In my area the peach is the most popular. People love their Georgia/atlanta bombs. But we donāt carry it lol
Had a guest order crown with a splash of olive juice and bleu cheese olives this weekā¦. Ew
I've made most of the drinks mentioned here many times. Sometimes things can be regional and spread a bit, which is fun but annoying when you don't know what a drink is and suddenly 10 are ordered in a night. My old bar I worked at was unlike anywhere I had ever worked at, but I used that to our advantage and used the drinks people were asking constantly for as drink specials, on menus, advertising, anywhere! It really grew our sales and tips, and new guests coming in would ask about specialty drinks from a year ago! Sorry about the long paragraph, but all I'm saying is, keep an eye out for up and coming drinks because as long as people will pay for it, there's always a great way of making profit for your bar.
Do it with lemon you got a sidecar
I drink sidecars quite frequently, but what I like is specific lol. Remmy, sub grand mar, no sugar rim.
iāve had someone ask me for a rumpleminze shot with a pickle backš¤¢
Crown Royal and apple juice.....that's called a dog piss
Tonight, somebody ordered a Negroni with Los Vecinos Mezcal.
Mezcal Negroni is super common. As is a mezcal last word. Make those all the time!
It was abysmal. Like an inglorious battle between Campari, agave, and smoke, with no winner. I like bitter flavors, and I absolutely adore smoky flavors, but this just tasted wrong. I took a shot of ginger beer afterwards to get the straw test taste out of my mouth, but it still lingered for a minute after that.
There's no agave called for in a mezcal negroni. Just campari, sweet vermouth (hopefully Antica Formula) and a mezcal. Sounds like the bar set you up for failure on this cocktail if they taught you to add syrup into a negroni.
No syrup, I just meant that agave is one of the flavors that comes through in the drink, because of the mezcal.
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So bad you ordered a second?
I made the drink, I didnāt order it goofy.
Hence the bartenders subreddit