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[relicmix]

Whats the difference when pouring liquor in a spiral motion Vs just pouring down straight?

What liquor or mix drink is good to use the pouring spiral technique?

[BBFH]

Simple if your pouring in a sprial motion corectly nothing comes out.

[relicmix]

yes it does come out

[cubaluba]

if you mean while pouring from a shaker into a martini glass, i do believe it just looks fancy and does nothing to change the metabolic structure of the liquid. simple as that

[relicmix]

if you mean while pouring

Yes while pouring u take the bottle and move it in a spiral motion around the glass u are pouring into it mostly used when u are floating 151 ontop of a building mix drink

U pour around in sprial motion around the glass floating 151
but most older men bartenders do this spiral motion on the ROCKS but why?

[thinkingbartender]

[relicmix]

I'm talking about scotch or whiskey on the rocks not other mixes just straight liquor for old men

Pour straight down IMPACTS/HITs the ice changes the temperature its more "direct fall" straight down faster velocity

Pouring in a spiral motion around the glass in circle motion it spreads out the liquor around the ice its a different IMPACTING effect its like pouring in a merry go round in circles

This might be a water dilution difference but also a IMPACTING effect

[thinkingbartender]

If you are just talking about pouring whiskey into a glass of ice, then the spiral motion may just be for stylistic purposes; the bartender thinks it looks good.

Next time you see this, look at the angle that the bottle is being held by the bartender.

Is the bottle completely upside-down?
Is it 45 degrees?
Is it nearly horizontal? (like they are floating a liquor).

My guess would be that it is just a style thing; just to look good, nothing else.

Or course it is a plus that the liquid is not spraying all over the place when it is hitting the ice; but a good bartender will avoid hitting the ice, by aiming the liquid between the ice cubes.

Cheers!

George

http://thinkingbartender.com

[relicmix]

thanks for the help

but a good bartender will avoid hitting the ice, by aiming the liquid between the ice cubes.

Why should i avoid hitting the ice direct? but inbetween the ice cubes? what does this do please?

[thinkingbartender]

If you pour the alcohol directly onto a particular ice, it will spray all over the place, out of the glass and all over the bartop. I am assuming that you have a speed-pourer fitted to the bottle.


Cheers!

George

[relicmix]

speed-pourer fitted to the bottle

Yes u have too

Does different speed pourer have different speeds?
like some are slower and some are fast why is that?

[thinkingbartender]

Yes, different pourers have different speeds. There is slow, medium (the most common) and fast.

It is all down to how fast you want to be able to pour the ingredients; a nightclub will want to be as fast as possible, while a restaurant will be able to take their time a little bit more.

Cheers!

George

http://thinkingbartender.com

[relicmix]

is there a VALUE inside to adjust the speed or the speed pour?

A variable value speed pour do they make one u think?

[thinkingbartender]

No, most pourers do one speed only.

Sometimes a bar will have different pourers on their bottles by mistake, this will lead to over-pouring and bad drinks. It is always better to have all the pourers on a bar at the same speed.

Cheers!

George

htpp://thinkingbartender.com

[relicmix]

Is there anything like a "Funnel tool "for bartenders to use

When layering i use a very slow speed pourer but then i switch it when im pouring stuff on the rocks or something but for layering i switch to a slow speed

I seen bartenders use these funnels to create special pre mixes bottles that have secret pre mixes for them