Figure it out BEFORE you come in!!

[Pixilated]

Not so much suckage as

We had an inordinate number of customers coming in tonight saying, "I had this WONNNNDERFUL drink here two weeks ago!"

Me: "Okay, I can make it, what was it?"

Customer: "Um ... I can't remember ... but it was WONNNNDERFUL!!"

[Marmalady]

Ah, come on, you must know the one!

It's got that stuff in it, you know, that stuff that comes in a bottle!

[Dentarthurdent]

Oh wow. How 'bout this? My best friend, while working as a bartender on a cruise ship, got this question: "Can you make me something fruity with tequila in it?"

She actually pulled it off. And the next time he came around she remembered the recipe for his dumb ass.

[Aethian]

Actually I can see that one Dent. I know I went up to a bartender one time and asked for something but had no idea if something like it existed. I think good bartenders that know their mixes can on the fly make things. But why call him a dumb ass?

[Sunshine]

Ive done that...had a jolly rancher drink and asked if another bartender could make it...it was fun to watch them puzzle it out. Tasted good too!

[Pixilated]

Ah, come on, you must know the one!

It's got that stuff in it, you know, that stuff that comes in a bottle!

ROFL Oh yeah, THAT one! How could I forget!

[mathnerd]

I ordered a rum runner on the rocks from my favorite little hole in the wall bar a couple weeks ago. The bartender that night was new and screwed it up completely, but she managed to screw it up in a way that it wound up being a fantastic drink. The next time I went into that bar, I asked her to recreate the screwed up drink. She's new, so she struggled a bit, but she got close. This is pretty much the only time I've ever asked a bartender to make "that drink that you did last week" in my life.

[CoffeeMonkey]

I've had a drink in a few places called a dirty girl scout. It's chocolate and minty. Not everyone makes it, though, or knows what it is. I don't know how they're made, either. So for awhile, when I wanted one, I would tell the server to tell the bartender that I wanted something that tasted like chocolate and mint, and that I trust them. I got some fantastic drinks that way.

Only once did it backfire. To be fair, I should have known better than to place my trust in an establishment not known for its consistency. But what I got was a huge concoction that was so overwhelmed with creme de menthe that it didn't taste like anything else, and they charged me fourteen dollars for it! I drank every drop, even though it got more unpleasantly overwhelming as the glass drained. And I never ordered anything even remotely complicated from them again.

I also make a lovely interpretation of my dirty girl scout with an ounce of bailey's, half an ounce of vanilla vodka, an ounce of cold coffee or espresso, a tiny splash of creme de menthe and four ounces of chocolate milk. Shake the hell out of it til it's nice and frothy, and enjoy.

[Flying Grype]

My best friend, while working as a bartender on a cruise ship, got this question: "Can you make me something fruity with tequila in it?"

Is fruity + tequila unusual? I mean... I don't know because I don't like tequila unless it's in a margarita, which has fruit (limes). There's also the tequila sunrise, which has fruit (orange juice and grenadine).

[Mriswith]

Not so much suckage as

We had an inordinate number of customers coming in tonight saying, "I had this WONNNNDERFUL drink here two weeks ago!"

Me: "Okay, I can make it, what was it?"

Customer: "Um ... I can't remember ... but it was WONNNNDERFUL!!"

But.. you are Pixelated, Beverage Wizard. Master of the Magical Elixirs. I should only have to sweat somewhere in your general vicinity for you to know exactly what I drank last year, including the special instruction given and the one ingredient that was added by mistake. How could you not know?

[Pixilated]

But.. you are Pixelated, Beverage Wizard. Master of the Magical Elixirs. I should only have to sweat somewhere in your general vicinity for you to know exactly what I drank last year, including the special instruction given and the one ingredient that was added by mistake. How could you not know?

I love it! I'm going to wear a tag reading "Pixilated, Beverage Wizard" next time I'm behind the counter making drinks!

Of course ... given the rest of your post ... that could seriously backfire on me ...

[dalesys]

I love it! I'm going to wear a tag reading "Pixilated, Beverage Wizard UU"

Do not annoy a wizard for you will not enjoy the flavor of flies.

The UU is important!

[XCashier]

Do not annoy a wizard for you will not enjoy the flavor of flies.

The UU is important!

Or unless you're Granny Weatherwax, who can get away with it.

[artcurmudgeon]

maybe I am wrong, but for some godawful reason, I do remember the drinks I want. but then again, who has time to go out...

[dalesys]

... Granny Weatherwax ...

... the dwarf name for her, K'ez'rek d'b'duz, translates to "Go Around the Other Side of the Mountain"