A bar spoon is a long-handled spoon used in bartending for mixing and layering of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixed drinks. Its length ensures that it can reach the bottom of the tallest jug or tumbler to mix ingredients directly in the glass.[1]
A bar spoon holds about 5 millilitres of liquid (the same as a conventional teaspoon). Its long handle is similar to an iced tea spoon, but is usually decorative and elegant – some variations mimic large swizzle sticks, with a disc at one end. The shaft is typically thin and threaded so that the fingers can easily grip and rotate the spoon.[2][3]
- ^ Lai, Ann (2005). Bartending 101: The Basics of Mixology, 4th Edition. Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. p. 32.
- ^ Arnold, Dave (2014). Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
- ^ Solmonson, David; Solmonson, Lesley Jacobs (2014). The 12 Bottle Bar: A Dozen Bottles. Hundreds of Cocktails, a New Way to Drink. New York: Workman Publishing Company, Inc. p. 15.