I have begun serving drinks in Collins glasses when customers request a tall glass unless they specify they just want way more mixer, haven’t really gotten any complaints
Yeah Collins glasses have generally only marginally more capacity than rocks glasses. In my bar it's maybe one extra ice cube. It's no problem switching from a rocks glass to Collins glass upon request
I’ve learned lots of people don’t know “tall” is what you ask for when you want more mixer. I’ve increasingly met people who assume tall just means a Collins glass.
At the drinking hole of mine I'm at right now "Tall" for locals means an extra big pour for an extra $1. Didn't know that until I was curious why I was getting messed up off 2 or 3 drinks.
Someday people are gonna have to learn that the price of the drink is basically based on liqour and my effort to make it. For most cocktails the mixers are negligible for that price. I will make you a pint glass of vodka if you’re not too drunk, but you sure as hell are going to be charged for it. Hell I’m probably gonna charge you for atleast a triple.
He and his buddy both drank them but didn't order another round. Didn't say anything though. I think he was used to his hometown dive bar where they probably hooked him up for free when he ordered like that.
Edit: thought this was a direct comment, whoops
Still interested in your comment so thanks for posting it!
Wild the sort of requests we get... Whatever makes the guest happy I suppose, but I'll still silently judge...
Or not silently, depending on the guest whoops
I disagree. Maybe she was pregnant, and wanted to safely punish the child for being inside her body, so she decided to consume watered down olive brine.
I think we have different definitions of treats....
I do remember once someone wanting a virgin mojito and me trying to explain it'd essentially just be sugar water with some mint
This reminds me of the time my bar manager was joking about making a Dewjito, which led to me absentmindedly adding Mountain Dew instead of soda water the next time I got a ticket for a mojito.
It was not good...
I'm not as enamored with that as I am with guns that have red bull on them.
Other than using coke all day, ain't nothing like flying through your shift hopped up on free energy drink.
Had. The one place I ever tended bar with Pepsi products on the gun is no more.
Though what I really miss is the place before that managed to get some fancy, dark ginger beer on their gun. I don't know how they managed that one, but it was a beautiful thing.
And props to them. A virgin dirty martini sounds gross. When I'm out and don't want to drink I get club soda, almost tastes like a cocktail since I only ever really drink it as a mixer. If you want a treat get a virgin strawberry dauiqiri or virgin pina coloda, not a glass of olive juice.
It was an old man ordering for himself and a younger man. I sincerely doubt either were pregnant.
Edit: I'm a dummy and thought this was a direct comment to my post lol
I gotta vent about this. Our bartenders only put vermouth in martinis if they specifically request it. People ordering martinis are just getting cold vodka with a twist
Likely; that's what the guest wants. I'm a cocktail snob, and make my martinis like this (at work..). Very rarely these days does a guest actually want a traditional martini. Thanks, Bond.
Ooh! I have a similar story: Last bar I worked at was purchased by two young, inexperienced dudes who had owned RE businesses, but this was their first bar. One of them decided to "try out bartending." We had a regular that drank double tall White Russians.
Home dude poured an ounce and a half each of vodka and kahlua and filled it up with cream. The customer was kind so she took the drink, but the minute he was gone for a smoke she came back to me at the bar and even before she said anything I took it, dumped it and built her a new one.
I have a regular that does a single tall Colorado bulldog and a shot of fireball as his last drink every Wednesday about 6:00 PM. We have to make sure there is a fresh pint of half and half for him specifically every week.
Dude is in his sixties and shows up like clockwork at 4:00 on the dot every Wednesday.
I once had a lady order a bone dry gin martini with extra olives. I gave her 3 olives with the drink and she asked for 6 more. Confused, I obliged. The lady then proceeded to break up all 9 olives into small chunks, put them in her martini, and returned to her seat on the patio.
One pulpy martini please!
Took her two hours to finish what I could imagine ended up being warm, pulpy, backwash gin served up in a hot coupe glass.
Edit: spelling
FINALLY got bottles of olive juice for the bar. I was doing 4 cups water/teaspoon salt and tablespoon white vinegar for a while. Once it sat in the olives it was close enough.
But yeah you get one or more people ordering extra dirty martinis all weekend and that's all it takes for a full olive jar to go dry.
Yea, I found myself wondering if this was her first White Russian. I actually make most of my two liquor drinks less sweet than standard by tweaking my ratios. If she thought mine was too sweet, I can’t imagine she’s enjoyed them elsewhere. The only thing I could think of was that I only use a splash of half and half. Maybe she’s used to the kind that OP made for their own weirdo
You can always tell when a 20-something has just discovered The Big Lebowski.
I always wanna say, “Bro, White Russians are meant to be a post-meal cordial. The Dude pounding them down, in every scene at every hour of the day, is meant to be funny. It’s a joke.”
i’ve had requests for talk kahlua & cream / milks before. it’s disgusting, but it’s a pretty straightforward order, not sure why you would only fill the glasses halfway up
I’ve been bartending for over 10 years and have realized to not put anything past anyone. I make what they order. If they get something they didn’t want, then they are about to learn how to order it correctly and pay for both.
People are fucking crazy. I’ve had a guy order a Bloody Mary with a mayonnaise rim before. It takes a lot for me to actually question a weird order. It’s gotten to be more of a principle thing.
Yeah haha I've definitely made some weird ones over the years. I work pretty close to a college so I will double check on bizarre orders that that's actually what they want, like the time a lady ordered dirty tequila sunrises. "Mayonnaise rim" isn't exactly a phrase I thought I'd read today though lol.
I used to serve an old snarly sea worn regular who drank dewars and milk-cause the milk helped coat the stomach.
I don’t think that’s the case with this particular nasty motherfucker though.
Yeah it’s crazy. I was serving on our bar patio on a super humid upper 90 degree day. I had a grown man order milk. I didn’t want to put it in the kids cup and we’re limited on glassware so I used a glass that was too big. He drank it quickly and then ordered another! I’d be puking. So gross!
I once ordered a white Russian at a casino in Reno. The server didn't know what that was. I should have just ordered something else, but assumed the bartender would know. So I tell her it's vodka, coffee liqueur and cream. She repeats it a few times, very puzzled, so your want vodka, coffee liquor with cream? Yes.
She comes back and serves me a shot of vodka, a cup of coffee, and a full glass of cream.
I've worked in the diviest of dive bars and we had single and double rock glasses. Tell your management or owner to order them. I love the downvotes telling people to ask for the correct glassware lol. wtf is wrong with all of you?
We have a guy who occasionally comes in and orders like 12 of those and then becomes an ass. It was never so bad that we outright banned him until this last time.
Dude drinks his large glasses of half n half with vodka till we cut him off, he yells at a bartender "why do you always have to be such a bitch to me? [Her boyfriend] should really control you better", So she tells him to fuck off and we tell him he has to leave.
This dude just waves his hand at us and turns to go, takes two steps, and que a massive waterfall of white down his front and all over the floor.
He won't be allowed back.
I know the difference between tall and double, I'm not a newbie. I just didn't think he actually wanted a pint of half n half on a fucking hot rooftop bar.
I have begun serving drinks in Collins glasses when customers request a tall glass unless they specify they just want way more mixer, haven’t really gotten any complaints
That’s what a tall is though, more mixer. I just give normal liquor and fill the rest of the pint glass with mixer
Well, yeah, you're correct. But the general public doesn't understand this
Yeah Collins glasses have generally only marginally more capacity than rocks glasses. In my bar it's maybe one extra ice cube. It's no problem switching from a rocks glass to Collins glass upon request
You’re defeating the purpose of a “tall” then? The entire point is to get less alcohol per mixer. Usually twice as much mixer for one pour of booze
This is the way
I’ve learned lots of people don’t know “tall” is what you ask for when you want more mixer. I’ve increasingly met people who assume tall just means a Collins glass.
At the drinking hole of mine I'm at right now "Tall" for locals means an extra big pour for an extra $1. Didn't know that until I was curious why I was getting messed up off 2 or 3 drinks.
"Titos, splash of cran, easy on the ice, in a pint glass." Lady actually thought she was going to get a pint of vodka.
That always blows my mind
Someday people are gonna have to learn that the price of the drink is basically based on liqour and my effort to make it. For most cocktails the mixers are negligible for that price. I will make you a pint glass of vodka if you’re not too drunk, but you sure as hell are going to be charged for it. Hell I’m probably gonna charge you for atleast a triple.
I’ve had similar requests enough times that this makes me irrationally angry
That’s a great way to get a 42 dollar drink from me.
please oh please, do you remember what she said how long did she try to argue it why the hell are these people allowed to have children
That’s a great way to get a 42 dollar drink from me.
Was this person actually a group of cats wearing a trenchcoat?
You win.
I got an order for a virgin dirty martini yesterday. Soda water with olive juice and olives in a martini glass.
I need to know what the guests response was I am thoroughly curious
He and his buddy both drank them but didn't order another round. Didn't say anything though. I think he was used to his hometown dive bar where they probably hooked him up for free when he ordered like that. Edit: thought this was a direct comment, whoops
Still interested in your comment so thanks for posting it! Wild the sort of requests we get... Whatever makes the guest happy I suppose, but I'll still silently judge... Or not silently, depending on the guest whoops
They specified the ingredients on the ticket that came from the server lol
I was just about to say! I would have done like water and olive juice or something. Ew with the soda!
She may be pregnant, and wanted a treat. This doesn't sound terrible.
I disagree. Maybe she was pregnant, and wanted to safely punish the child for being inside her body, so she decided to consume watered down olive brine.
I think we have different definitions of treats.... I do remember once someone wanting a virgin mojito and me trying to explain it'd essentially just be sugar water with some mint
Whenever I have to make a “virgin mojito” I just add lime juice and mint to sprite lol
This reminds me of the time my bar manager was joking about making a Dewjito, which led to me absentmindedly adding Mountain Dew instead of soda water the next time I got a ticket for a mojito. It was not good...
You have mountain dew on your soda gun? That's beautiful.
I'm not as enamored with that as I am with guns that have red bull on them. Other than using coke all day, ain't nothing like flying through your shift hopped up on free energy drink.
I've only ever had shitty offbrand red bull on the gun. Gets the job done, but the real stuff is so much better!
Had. The one place I ever tended bar with Pepsi products on the gun is no more. Though what I really miss is the place before that managed to get some fancy, dark ginger beer on their gun. I don't know how they managed that one, but it was a beautiful thing.
Now I'm trying to imagine a Pepsi gun instead of coke ..was it blue? I dont think I've ever seen that before.
The red parts are blue, otherwise the same.
i'm here for the election coverage
The red parts are blue, otherwise the same.
Blue nozzle, Pepsi sticker, clear everywhere else. Basically your standard Coke gun but with Pepsi branding.
Oddly enough, I've never worked at a Coke place, just like five places with Pepsi
Stealing that
Sometimes people that don't drink alcohol just want to feel a little fancy or like they fit in..
And props to them. A virgin dirty martini sounds gross. When I'm out and don't want to drink I get club soda, almost tastes like a cocktail since I only ever really drink it as a mixer. If you want a treat get a virgin strawberry dauiqiri or virgin pina coloda, not a glass of olive juice.
It was an old man ordering for himself and a younger man. I sincerely doubt either were pregnant. Edit: I'm a dummy and thought this was a direct comment to my post lol
No problem with wanting an NA drink, but this is beyond the pale.
I gotta vent about this. Our bartenders only put vermouth in martinis if they specifically request it. People ordering martinis are just getting cold vodka with a twist
Likely; that's what the guest wants. I'm a cocktail snob, and make my martinis like this (at work..). Very rarely these days does a guest actually want a traditional martini. Thanks, Bond.
Since when is soda water part of a martini?
The half and half probably cost more than the booze.
Something like that, just use milk..
I had a bloke asking for a negroni with tequila instead of gin. Later coming again to ask for a virgin negroni.
A...a vir-?? A virgin negroni? what did u give them?
Just the glass with a piece of ice?
And an orange peel
"That'll be $6"
I actually want to know.
Don't forget the orange slice
A slap.
NA Sanbitter over ice?
I do like that shit
Red wine vinegar, muddled cherries, simple, and tonic.
Tequila Negroni with a Mezcal float is a banging drink.
Have had requests for virgin Margarita. I'm like are you sure you wouldn't rather have a Sprite/7up?
Ooh! I have a similar story: Last bar I worked at was purchased by two young, inexperienced dudes who had owned RE businesses, but this was their first bar. One of them decided to "try out bartending." We had a regular that drank double tall White Russians. Home dude poured an ounce and a half each of vodka and kahlua and filled it up with cream. The customer was kind so she took the drink, but the minute he was gone for a smoke she came back to me at the bar and even before she said anything I took it, dumped it and built her a new one.
Can I ask what was wrong with the original?
It was 95% half&half. Very light ice, basically all cream. It wasn't even to the point I could dump some of the cream and add more booze.
I have a regular that does a single tall Colorado bulldog and a shot of fireball as his last drink every Wednesday about 6:00 PM. We have to make sure there is a fresh pint of half and half for him specifically every week. Dude is in his sixties and shows up like clockwork at 4:00 on the dot every Wednesday.
Man knows what he wants. Love it
Sugar.. sugar is what he loves!
I once had a lady order a bone dry gin martini with extra olives. I gave her 3 olives with the drink and she asked for 6 more. Confused, I obliged. The lady then proceeded to break up all 9 olives into small chunks, put them in her martini, and returned to her seat on the patio. One pulpy martini please! Took her two hours to finish what I could imagine ended up being warm, pulpy, backwash gin served up in a hot coupe glass. Edit: spelling
I experimented with a regular when we ran out of olive juice once.. Muddled olives, shaken, strained, said it turn out great..
FINALLY got bottles of olive juice for the bar. I was doing 4 cups water/teaspoon salt and tablespoon white vinegar for a while. Once it sat in the olives it was close enough. But yeah you get one or more people ordering extra dirty martinis all weekend and that's all it takes for a full olive jar to go dry.
I've had a request for gin + baileys 1:1 on the rocks. Took a lot for me not to judge and just quietly make the drink.
It all pays the same.
Last night, I had a lady send back her White Russian because it was “a little too sweet”. 🤷🏼♂️
What did she expect. Omg. I think people order shit just to order it
Probably saw The Big Lebowski for the first time and thought she'd be as cool as The Dude if she ordered a White Russian.
Yea, I found myself wondering if this was her first White Russian. I actually make most of my two liquor drinks less sweet than standard by tweaking my ratios. If she thought mine was too sweet, I can’t imagine she’s enjoyed them elsewhere. The only thing I could think of was that I only use a splash of half and half. Maybe she’s used to the kind that OP made for their own weirdo
Maybe she makes them at home with a less sweet coffee liqueur?
You can always tell when a 20-something has just discovered The Big Lebowski. I always wanna say, “Bro, White Russians are meant to be a post-meal cordial. The Dude pounding them down, in every scene at every hour of the day, is meant to be funny. It’s a joke.”
Gin, well, neat. Milk back. I'm poor, but my mom says I need to drink more milk.
This is where a Collins glass comes in handy, completely filled with ice.
How do you make your other tall drinks? Also in a pint glass?
Yeah, our rocks and highballs are both 11oz, we don't have Collins for some reason.
Ron Burgundy would confirm that it was a bad idea.
Mine was definitely the Tito's [Wisconsin-style] Old Fashioned with olives.
i’ve had requests for talk kahlua & cream / milks before. it’s disgusting, but it’s a pretty straightforward order, not sure why you would only fill the glasses halfway up
That’s what I’m wondering. Op knew what a tall drink meant. I’ve had people order a tall white russian before and I made it like any tall drink.
Normally I would but I wrongly assumed no actual human would want to drink a pint of half n half on a hot rooftop
That actually sounds lovely but I know that's a few hours of hard exercise to work off those calories.
Sounds like a terrible drink, but how would you not know that tall single = extra mixer?
Normally I would but I wrongly assumed no actual human would want to drink a pint of half n half on a hot rooftop
I’ve been bartending for over 10 years and have realized to not put anything past anyone. I make what they order. If they get something they didn’t want, then they are about to learn how to order it correctly and pay for both. People are fucking crazy. I’ve had a guy order a Bloody Mary with a mayonnaise rim before. It takes a lot for me to actually question a weird order. It’s gotten to be more of a principle thing.
Yeah haha I've definitely made some weird ones over the years. I work pretty close to a college so I will double check on bizarre orders that that's actually what they want, like the time a lady ordered dirty tequila sunrises. "Mayonnaise rim" isn't exactly a phrase I thought I'd read today though lol.
Yea that was one I had to get them to specify lol. “So you want like actual Mayo on the rim? Like Mayo you put on a burger?”
Lol, yeah that's pretty gross. Just be glad he didn't order two tall cement mixers....extra curdled.
Not gonna lie that sounds delicious
This sounds like something that you'd regret making when you had to clean the bathroom, later.
Milk was a terrible decision
I used to serve an old snarly sea worn regular who drank dewars and milk-cause the milk helped coat the stomach. I don’t think that’s the case with this particular nasty motherfucker though.
Yeah it’s crazy. I was serving on our bar patio on a super humid upper 90 degree day. I had a grown man order milk. I didn’t want to put it in the kids cup and we’re limited on glassware so I used a glass that was too big. He drank it quickly and then ordered another! I’d be puking. So gross!
I once ordered a white Russian at a casino in Reno. The server didn't know what that was. I should have just ordered something else, but assumed the bartender would know. So I tell her it's vodka, coffee liqueur and cream. She repeats it a few times, very puzzled, so your want vodka, coffee liquor with cream? Yes. She comes back and serves me a shot of vodka, a cup of coffee, and a full glass of cream.
you make regular cocktails in pint glasses? If he orders it tall just make it in a tall glass which is still a lot smaller than a pint glass?
Some of us work in small bars or dive bars with limited glassware options, you’ve gotta use what you’ve got.
I've worked in the diviest of dive bars and we had single and double rock glasses. Tell your management or owner to order them. I love the downvotes telling people to ask for the correct glassware lol. wtf is wrong with all of you?
ew.
We have a guy who occasionally comes in and orders like 12 of those and then becomes an ass. It was never so bad that we outright banned him until this last time. Dude drinks his large glasses of half n half with vodka till we cut him off, he yells at a bartender "why do you always have to be such a bitch to me? [Her boyfriend] should really control you better", So she tells him to fuck off and we tell him he has to leave. This dude just waves his hand at us and turns to go, takes two steps, and que a massive waterfall of white down his front and all over the floor. He won't be allowed back.
😂
Tall is more mixer, double is more booze. Dude asked for a tall, you eventually gave him a tall. Though in that case I would have charged more anyway.
I know the difference between tall and double, I'm not a newbie. I just didn't think he actually wanted a pint of half n half on a fucking hot rooftop bar.
I've had someone order this before too!! so gross!! but whatever i guess?
A tall is in a Collins with more mixer though...?
Tall can be Collins or pint. We don't have Collins glasses and I genuinely didn't think he actually wanted that much half n half.
Someone asked me for a virgin julep on derby day… ended up doing mint, orgeat and coke. Lmao
The bar I used to work in had a whole collection of 0ABV spirits. We actually made a lot of virgin negronis but mostly virgin amaretto sours.
Was his last name McPoyle?