Message 6550 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> Any number of drinks on a menu is never enough. There should always 
> be room for personal requests.
> 
> After all, it is about drinks that people enjoy not the bartender.


I definitely agree. I'm fresh outta bartending school so I may not know 
exactly what I'm talking about, but one of the terms we had to learn is 
"Liqour with Carbonated Beverage" and "Shot with a Side, Back, or Chaser" both 
of which are pretty much self-explanatory. Basically, if a person orders 
something that's unheard of or most other folks don't order, just shut up and 
make it, even if they feel compelled to tell you how it's done. 

 "I prefer to make a smaller number of consistently good cocktails instead of 
a large number of mediocre ones Quality over quantity."

It's really how the customer wants to have it, and if they complain that the 
drink is "mediocre," well it's what they ordered and you as the bartender did 
exactly as they asked.