No more poor pourers: our guide to choosing the right speed pourer for you
Yes, bottle pourers might not seem like the most important item on your bar inventory, but they do hold the key to liquor wastage, accuracy and consistency.
So is there really such a difference between pour spouts? And if so how do you choose a the right speed pourer? Here's our guide to choosing the right pourer...
So is there really such a difference between pour spouts? And if so how do you choose a the right speed pourer? Here's our guide to choosing the right pourer...
Lemon Myrtle Honey Collins Cocktail
Zesty lemon with botanicals and honey, make this a really enjoyable long drink, a vodka cocktail that is sweet enough without being too sugary.
Size matters: too big to fit, too hard to serve
Many bartenders complain that larger bottles are hard to pour, impacting speed of service, so opt out of using these 'problem' bottles, substituting other brands that are easier to serve (even if not on the cocktail menu). If speed pourers are such an essential tool, but size is an issue, then what is the answer?
How we're waging the war on bar waste
With the increasing mountains of rubbish found at our landfills, individuals, businesses and regulators are turning more attention to reducing, reusing and recycling. The towers of waste for which the hospitality industry is responsible are set to topple, but we have foundations designed to resolve some of the waste problems we are creating.... which may also help your profit margin too!
Bullet proof bar management: first step, fire your speed pourers!
We’ve all seen it before – that team member who lets the side down and refuses to pick up their game - they're sloppy and messy. When it’s your business and your profits at stake, there is only one way this can go down. And that’s with the decision to give the sloppy bartender that boot. The question is then, should we use the same approach with our bar tools?
Not guilty your honour, blame the bartender!
Qantas flight attendant appeals his unfair dismissal hearing result, claiming bartender's 'free-pouring' was to blame for the drunken episode that caused him to lose his job, after he consumed 14 standard drinks, thinking he was only drinking five. So was the bartender to blame?
A study in shots vs watts: Could saving alcohol be as simple as switching the lights off?
As a bar owner or manager, you wouldn't take kindly to staff locking up and leaving all the lights on - what a waste of energy! But it's likely you haven't thought twice about this seemingly insignificant waste of alcohol.
SOWO – Where the War on Waste meets the Scourge of Spillage
A busy night behind the bar brings plenty of challenges. Keeping the queues at bay and the customers happy is enough to give even the most hardened bartender the jigger jitters. When time is of the essence; an inadvertent slip of the hand or bump of the bottle may seem low key but they all culminate in SOWO.
Feel the need, the need for speed... pourers!
If you want to spark off a good debate among bartenders you just need to ask whether they free pour or jigger. One thing’s for sure: whichever side of the fence you sit on, a consistent pour is essential to improving performance.
Liquor wastage: spot the signs and save serious money!
Ah the bar manager’s dream! Sticky surfaces, broken speed-pourers in the ice buckets and unaccounted for stock. But before you go blaming your bar staff, you might want to investigate the other reasons for that missing drink.
An important maths lesson from behind the bar
There are many things that equate to a profitably run bar – keeping stock audited; having an impactful bar design; efficient management, and pouring good drinks with speed and accuracy to name a few.
How bottle condoms are ruining your bar cred
There’s a problem occurring in most bars: a fly in the ointment (literally) and we need to address it. Yes, it’s time to tackle the elephant in the room… the indecent exposure of your bottles behind the bar.