Message 8543 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> 
> I think it can add a little showmanship to taste it, then grin and 
> give the customer a wink or a thumbs-up. Or even add a splash of 
> something (sometimes I just wave the bottle) to look like you are 
> really fine-tuning it just for them. But yeah, too much may start to 
> look like you don't know what you are doing - I don't think you have 
> to worry about the alcohol effect at all however. I'd challenge 
> anyone to get drunk from a pipette when your drinks are averaging 
> down to 15% ABV.
> 
> .dan.

showmanship...you're exactly right.  i'm constantly tasting drinks i've made 
for people sitting at my rail.  it gives them a warm fuzzy feeling when i tell 
them its really good, after all, the tender must know what good is.  
sometimes, if a guest asks what something was i just made, i'll even dip into 
the drink with a straw and give them a drop on the tongue, nothing but great 
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