Barware 101: The Tools of the Trade

Mixologist Eben Freeman, of Tailor restaurant in New York City, demonstrates bartenders' essential equipment.

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[TBTVJohnnyJohnny]

I was lucky enough to have Eben make me a cocktail a few months ago at Taylor using his "hard shake" method. Eben is a fantastic class act and a master mixologist who makes my cocktails look like something I assembled with a kids sippy cup and a beach pail. He's an absolute class act.

[Magnamarak]

drinks like algarrobina or pisco coco use just 1 part of the egg, algarrobina use yolk and pisco coco use white.

[NationalFervor]

Mr. Freeman is a true mixologist--the real deal.

[armchairjock]

@ninjaswordtothehead and FunkyMonk2809

A shot is officially 1 1/2 ounces. If an ounce is 30ml, then a shot would be 45ml.

Cheers, fellas.

[SneezyHound]

I'm curious... You see a lot of cocktails where you actually fill the entire glass with ice(e.g. a highball glass) -- but at home when I make myself a Blind Russian I've come to notice I actually jst want 2 ice cubes instead of the standard 4 because, for me, it makes it water way to rapidly. Is this just me or do any of you also have this 'problem'? I'm a drinker no doubt and I can handle my liquor so I naturally like a strong drink. I tend to get a lot more vodka than Kalua in my Blind Russian

[ninjaswordtothehead]

@lilgriffguy FunkyMonk has the right idea, just remember the one conversion ratio 1oz=30mL. I have seen shots/parts measured in jiggers ranging from 25mL, 30mL, and even 50mL. If your jiggers aren't all the same it could lead to some consistency problems. I think a shot is more a reference to a single drink of something, where parts give proportion and then the actual volume measurement doesn't matter. (I've used little plastic medicine cups out of necessity lulz)Cheers!

[FunkyMonk2809]

A very helpful tool is a hammer ... I put ice cubes in a kitchen towel and hammer on it firmly .... with a little practice, you get very nice crushed ice with this method ;)

[FunkyMonk2809]

@lilgriffguy an ounce is about 30 ml, a shot is 25 ml.

[lilgriffguy]

in america they measure differently to us in england wats the actual difference between an ounce and a shot or are they practically the same?

[Tomoj15]

Eben you are my hero, thank you

[SteampunkPagan]

unlike his Xen/combine fighting cousin Eben Freeman decided to mix drinks. 

[brianjca]

What a class act