free pour
No jigger needed
Free pour is a bartending technique of measuring liquor by pouring directly from the bottle without using a jigger or other measuring device.
Bartenders learn to count while pouring to estimate the amount: She can free pour a perfect ounce and a half every time.
The practice trades precision for speed and showmanship.
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- liquorDistilled alcoholic drink
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
- measureUnit of quantity
count · steady · wrist · stream · bottle · spout · liquor bottle · whiskey · overpour · heavy hand · accuracy · speed · practice · wrist action · eyeball · ounce · tilt · flow
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
- bar culturebar counter, bar tab, bar tabs, bar stools, bar rail
- barista skillslatte art, tamping, frothing, grinding, foam art
- drink makingshaking, stirring, muddling, mixing, straining
- latte arttulip, swan, fern, leaf pattern, microfoam
- bar poursshot, jigger, double, single, neat