Message 30743 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> A Top Shelf LIIT is retarded.  Don't ever make and especially ever 
> order one (they're damned expensive).  The thing with a long island 
> ice tea is that there is so many ingredients that they end tasting 
> the same no matter what brand of liquor goes in them.  And besides, 
> the reason for using top shelf ingredients is so you can enjoy the 
> taste of the alcohol more (at least where I come from), so it doesnt 
> make much sense to make a drink that combines 5 different liquors.  
> In most cases, the reason for drinking an LIIT is to get drunk 
> quickly so if you can tastes a difference between a regular and top 
> shelf LIIT, it aint gonna matter after you've had the first one 
> anyway.  Stick to the bottom shelf version.  The top shelf is for 
> posers.

While I'd fully agree with not ordering a top shelf LIIT, I fail to see why 
you shouldn't make one if it's ordered from you, for several reasons:

A - More money in the till
B - Happier customer
C - (for tipping cultures) A possibly greater tip

Who are we to judge our customers' tastes?  If they want to spend $250 per 
shot to pour Louis XIII down the sink, it's their money - accomodate them!  
We're not here to judge, we're here to pour and make people happy.  The only 
possible reason NOT to pour a top shelf LIIT is if the bar you work at doesn't 
have a way to charge for it, no Top Shelf LIIT button.  That would be valid.