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Subject: Re: messy drinks
From: Mister2
Posted: Sat May 13. 2006, 09:35 UTC
Followup to: "Re: messy drinks"  by natter  (Sat May 13. 2006, 06:25 UTC)
> > We were doing a speed test today. I did wonderfully except when I 
> > would shake the cream drinks in its own glass, highball or rocks with 
> > 
> > the short shaker, the glass would get a little messy and wet. Does 
> > 
> > this hapen to you?
> > I guess I could always shake in a mixing glass and strain it.
> > any comments? thanks
> 
> If you shake something always strain it onto fresh ice. Number one it 
> looks better. Number two, there's no iceshortage so you dan't have to 
> worry about the waste. Also don't be afraid of spills and wetness. 
> Its like i tell people who accidently spill at my bar, that if I was 
> afraid of cleaning up spills, then I'm in the wrong business. Also 
> it's no big deal if you break a few glasses. Just don't do it in the 
> well. This will happen at a busy venue, it just sucks. As for outside 
> the well breakage, it will happen, just clean it up and move on. It 
> slays me when people make a big fuss about broken glassware, or 
> plates, or the like. If you're busy and moving fast, things will 
> break, just try not to do it in the ice.
> 
> -Nat

Oh god.  PLEASE do not bring up having to burn wells.  One of my favorite 
shifts, we had 2 of our 3 experienced barbacks quit, and the 4th was literally 
on his very first shift.  Then, we had one of the highest total sales for my 
bar that we've EVER had (more than quadrupled our fire cap), and you know 
the kind of night I'm talking about.

I ran out of:
Well vodka
Red Bull
Grey Goose
Crown
Jack
Glasses
Bud Light
Miller Light
Coors Light
Half of my imports

And then, at the very worst of it, a glass gets knocked into my ice well.  So, 
I was pretty much screwed.  I ended up spending about 15 minutes pouring 
straight shots into paper cone cups because I had nothing else I could sell.  

But hey - the money was good.


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