A few questions for Spirit drinkers and Barstaff

Takhisis · 19 Feb 2006 at 19:39

fatiain said:
1 - Customer
2 - No, my life's not that busy I have to use quick cook pasta and save a whole 3 minutes either.
3 - As long as it pours the correct measure (or slightly over ), then I'm not that bothered.

Ditto

bcjames · 19 Feb 2006 at 19:49

1. Both.
2. For singles and doubles, its fine, as most places also have more than one bottle up, so you can quickly switch between. A bigger measure for pitchers etc would be good though.
2. See above.

manor · 19 Feb 2006 at 19:52

removed

tom_nieto · 19 Feb 2006 at 21:09

1) Previous bar staff, current customer
2) They take a while, but the optics tend to be much faster than the metal self pour measures. They're only an annoyance to me either way when I'm working as staff and the pub is busy.
3) If there was an easier or faster way, yes of course.

qwerty · 20 Feb 2006 at 11:40

1. Barman
2. I just pour the shot from the bottle.
3. I go as fast/slow as I want, deal with it.

The_TailGunner · 20 Feb 2006 at 11:47

Arcade Fire said:
1. Customer
2. No
3. I don't have an opinion one way or the other

/sign

tenchi-fan · 20 Feb 2006 at 13:19

I think one of the main reasons optics are slow is to show the customer that the entire shot has been poured. The OP suggests barmen serving doubles might want a faster way to pour doubles. If that's the case there's no shortage of containers that could be used as measures as an alternative to optics. But I wouldn't fancy having an argument with a customer drinking double whiskeys about whether the measure was filled to the top or not.

DaveyD · 21 Feb 2006 at 08:24

Thanks for the replies guys.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 21 Feb 2006 at 09:08

DaveyD said:
[*](Q1) :: Are you answering as a customer or a barman?

[*](Q2) :: Are you at all bothered having to wait the few seconds it takes for the optic/dispenser to fill up after a shot has been put in the glass?
(That's valuable drinking time lost )

[*](Q3) :: Thefore would you be happy to see that time greatly reduced, thus giving you more chance to serve more customers / get more drinks quicker?[/list]

1. Barstaff
2. No, I'd use another optic or pour into a steel measure.
3. No.

But.....if you can invent a way of putting multiple bottles on the same optic that might be handy. I hate replacing them when empty.

WantoN · 21 Feb 2006 at 09:14

* (Q1) :: Are you answering as a customer or a barman?
I'm a customer. A big, alchofrolic customer.
* (Q2) :: Are you at all bothered having to wait the few seconds it takes for the optic/dispenser to fill up after a shot has been put in the glass?
Quite frankly it's very annoying when theres one bottle of a particular spirit, and someone has made a big order, if I'm ordering drinks, I want them now.
* (Q3) :: Thefore would you be happy to see that time greatly reduced, thus giving you more chance to serve more customers / get more drinks quicker?
Hell freakin yes. The more I think about it, it actually really gets to me.

Ant :cool: