Don't upset the bartender

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Apr 17th 2006 @ 5:08PM

The San Francisco Chronicle recently queried several SF bartenders about the drinks they hate to make. As you might imagine, it's the laborious, time consuming cocktails that can really get on your mixologist's nerves when he or she is slammed with thirsty customers. The sugar-rimmed lemon drop made the list, as did the Manhattan, because, according to one bartender, people are very picky about how they want their Manhattans made. The same goes for cosmopolitans, apparently. Muddling and shaking also put the mojito on the list of loathed drinks. Last on the list of pet peeves were concoctions specific to certain bars. I personally know of one bar where all the blenders magically seem to break once the night shift arrives...

[Via DrunkNewsBlog]

Filed Under: Newspapers, Drink Recipes
Tags: bartenders, bartending, cocktails, difficult, drinks, drinks bartenders don't like

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Reader comments (Page 4 of 4)

4-05-2009 @9:41PM baxgigi said... all of you who are complaining, need to do it for a while. It is not easy, no-brain work like you think! I give great service and I make great money because of it. I may roll my eyes when someone orders something that I dont feel like making, but i still do it and they like the drink they got
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