Bar spoon

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A jigger, a cocktail shaker and a bar spoon

A bar spoon is a long handled spoon used in bartending for mixing and layering of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixed drinks. Its length ensures that it can reach to bottom of the tallest jug or tumbler to mix ingredients directly in the glass.[1]

A bar spoon holds about 5 millilitres of liquid (the same as a conventional teaspoon). Its long handle is similar to an iced tea spoon but is usually decorative and elegant – some variations mimic large swizzle sticks, with a disc at one end. The shaft is typically thin and threaded so that the fingers can easily grip and rotate the spoon.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Lai, Ann (2005). Bartending 101: The Basics of Mixology, 4th Edition. Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. p. 32.
  2. ^ Arnold, Dave (2014). Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
  3. ^ Solmonson, David; Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs (2014). The 12 Bottle Bar: A Dozen Bottles. Hundreds of Cocktails, a New Way to Drink. New York: Workman Publishing Company, Inc. p. 15.