Message 6478 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> Please see the following Monsignor Melon Mano
> http://webmonkey.wired.com/cgi-bin/back.cgi/cocktail/links/mixed.drink.html?/cocktail/97/39/drink_o_week.html

That's a nice link, thanks, but I found the article it linked to even more 
interesting, and in fact more helpful to your cause.
http://webmonkey.wired.com/cgi-bin/back.cgi/cocktail/96/26/alchemist.html?/cocktail/links/mixed.drink.html+/cocktail/97/39/drink_o_week.html
I think I'll print that one out.

However, the alchemist seems to be referring basically to his preferred 
"Classic Cocktails" and historical usage.

I'm impressed that you are convinced that anything outside your ken is "not a 
cocktail". Lets see...
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A cocktail usually calls for fresh fruit, bitters, and a sweetener, as opposed 
to a mixed drink, which simply requires juice. A cocktail is usually 
flash-chilled [665k .mov] and should be sipped briskly. It is small, clean, 
and compact. 
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Do all your cocktails meet these "requirements"? It says "usually", so are you 
maybe allowing exceptions? No?
Pina Colada - Not a cocktail. In fact anything blended.
Long Island Ice Tea - Not a cocktail.
Sex on the Beach - Not a cocktail.
Rusty Nail - Not a cocktail.
Tequila Sunrise - Not a cocktail.
Colorado Bulldog - Not a cocktail.

Gee, pretty soon all we are going to be left with are the mocktini variations, 
and probably only half of them at that - The Cosmopolitan is borderline 
depending on proportions.

Obviously you have no shots on your magic menu either, which may be a policy 
choice. That's OK, but it seems to be crippling your ability to do the job to 
customers expectations.

> into your bar and asked for a long island iced tea in a pint glass 
> you gonna make it dan?

If you, as a customer, choose to have it in a larger glass with more coke, 
then I can certainly oblige. I won't even charge extra.

If you prefer your Black Russian "Tall" (with coke) I can add it, but I'll 
still charge you cocktail price, despite the fact that it has become no more 
than a "mixed drink"

Relax. The point is that sometimes folk will ask for something out of the 
ordinary. You can either do the job and oblige, or you can get snitty about 
it. Some folk actually welcome the opportunity to experiment or even (gasp) 
learn.

.dan.