Yes, Todd, you helped a lot. Thanks

RH

Todd Burnside wrote:
> Hey guys, hopefully I can shed some light on your question. I've been a
> bartender for 15 years in a variety of bar atmospheres: bars, nightclubs,
> restaurants, etc. you name it, I've just about done it. The place I work in
> now is kind of an upscale sports bar, but we also have live music and a DJ.
> We have your standard 3 sink set up. The first has hot soapy water and a
> built in scrub brush. The second is filled w/ rinse water, and the third has
> water and a sanitizer solution. I usually work with multiple shakers at the
> same time (3 large- like for multiples of the same drink or shooters, & 3
> small- which make one normal size drink each). By having more than one of
> each on hand I can assure that I'll always have a clean one. After I use one
> it goes right in the sink. No matter how busy it is it only takes a few
> seconds to wash them out so it's not a big deal. Washing a shaker out is
> better than having to deal w/ someone whose Bombay Sapphire martini comes
> back because it tastes like peach schnapps. I have worked in places in the
> past where I didn't have the 3 sinks available, and in that situation, I'd
> just make the best of it by washing w/ dish soap & hot water. If I even
> didn't have that available, I'd just rinse it w/ hot water or club soda
> until the odor of the previous drink was gone. Hope I helped ...
>
> Todd
>
>
> "Richard Hurwitz" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>I'm not a pro bartender, but I've watched dozens of them shake my
>>martinis. Sometimes they do a quick rinse. I think the bartenders have
>>a special solution for rinsing, or maybe it's just fresh water. You
>>need to get rid of the flavors of the gin botanicals before you shake a
>>vodka, and vice versa. A quick rinse is enough to do it. I wouldn't
>>worry about germs. Alcohol---
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>>Pepmax wrote:
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>>>I have a question I hope pro bartenders could answer. When bartenders
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> use
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>>>those shaker cups for making drinks, do they wash them after each type
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> of
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>>>drink made? If so, how do they wash them (with just water as a quick
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> rinse
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>>>or with detergent)? If a bar gets busy, how do the bartenders wash the
>>>shaker cups without creating a backlog of cocktail orders?
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