As mixology gets more complicated, the wine lists get longer, and craft beers go on tap, drinkers are blessed with an embarassment of riches. Making an educated stab at what you want to order can be complex, and you don’t want to sound like the duff fresh of the teetotaler train. Here is your guide to being (or at least appearing) bar smart.
Don’t: “I’ll have a beer”
Do: “I’ll have a Bikini Blonde on Draft” or “Bud Light in a bottle”
Specifics make the difference. Don’t make your server coax it out of you. A draft beer comes from the tab, a bottle will be a bottle. Domestic beer is american, import means it is of foreign origin.
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Don’t: “I don’t know what I want”
Do: “Can you recommend something? I like tequila and citrus.” or “What is your house white wine?”
Its okay to not know what you want, however you entered the bar. Be prepared to figure it out. Asking for recommendations is a good place to start if you are not sure. If you wanted a specific cocktail and you are not sure if they make it just ask.
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Don’t: Say, “I’ll have a lilikoi martini” and wait till its in front of you to order the next drink for your compadre.
Do: Say, “I’ll have a sazerak, an old fashioned, and scotch on the rocks”
String your drink order together to save your bartender a headache. Don’t worry he or she can handle it.
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Don’t: “I’ll have a vodka and soda with lime” when you want a specific vodka
Do: “Corzo and grapefruit with lime”
Proper etiquette in a drink order calls for the liquor first, in your drink. be specific if you are expecting a kind of alcohol. Well drinks and premium drinks have different brands in them. If you are not sure ask what kind of liquor is your well vodka ask to avoid misunderstanding.
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Don’t: Attempt to act sober when your not.
Do: Ask a bartender to call you a cab.
Our service industry bar professionals can sniff the drunk folks out without olfactory glands. Overservice at a bar is a serious offense for Maui Liquor License holding establishments. These folks have been trained and they deal with liquor consuming individuals day in and day out. Don’t play them.
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Don’t: Be a dummy.
Do: Your homework.
Cocktails and mixology are growing, allowing your palate an opportunity to get beyond that old rum and coke, and jager shot. Get a book, peruse recipes, figure out flavors you like. Find a liquor store that offers small bottles so you can taste something without a big commitment.
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Terminology:
Dry: When you order a dry martini this means it will have dry vermouth
Frozen: a drink blended with ice
Neat: liquor with no ice served in an old fashioned glass
Rocks: served on ice
Up: liquor chilled and strained into a martini glass
With salt: a glass rimmed with salt
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