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Subject: Re: bartender needs advise
From: Jason Jelicich
Posted: Thu May 7. 1998, 03:58 UTC
Followup to: "bartender needs advise"  by koert bakker  (Wed May 6. 1998, 22:03 UTC)
> Kurt, great to see a bartender focussing on service rather than mechanical 
> skills for a change. Creating drinks to taste is, to my mind, the greatest 
> skill of bartending and it includes offering the right beer/ wine etc. Alot of 
> bartender are indeed reactive and only make to request.

Most cocktails can be split into 5 categories, according to when they are best 
consumed, they are:

1. Heart starters/ Morning - drinks such as the Bloody Mary provide the 
consumer with a bit of 'pep' as well as 'hair of the dog'

2. Long Drinks/ Afternoon - refreshing drinks with no cream, usually build 
over ice although sometimes blended (eg. Zombie, Mai Tai). Cocktails such as 
Margaritas also can fit into this category.

3. Pre-dinner - strong drinks that are designed to stimulate the palate such 
as the Martini/ Manhattan

4. After-dinner - creamy drinks that almost replace desert (eg. Mudslide, 
Bananarama...)

5. Celebratory - usually shot cocktails, although flaming or novelty drinks 
are also common

Hope this gives you some insight into the 'right' cocktails for the occasion.

Wishing you many a big tip - Jason
__________________________________

I am a regular bartender hoping to become a very good one. Making nice 
> cocktails is no problem, but I would like to advice customers more 
> pro-actively. Could any bartender out there help me how to get more feeling 
> for "which type of customer in which kind of mood might want which type of 
> cocktail"?.
> 
> koert (also called kurt by my grungy friends)


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