> > A TopShelf 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 topshelf 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 topshelf is for
> > posers.
>
> While I'd fully agree with not ordering a topshelf 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 topshelf
> LIIT is if the bar you work at doesn't have a way to charge for it,
> no TopShelf LIIT button. That would be valid.
You're missing my point. I wasn't talking about it from a bartenders point of
view (even though I am one). I was talking about the topshelf LIIT in
general, not whether or not I could make more money from making one. Besides,
I'm so against it, I would rather see someone order a regular one instead of
the topshelf, in case I ended up talking to them and finding out what other
cringe worthy activities they were into. Someone else mentioned this before
but I think the worst part about being a tender is pretending to be interested
in your customers lame story.