Source: BroBible
Summary
A Colorado bartender, Gabriella Masseran, shared a TikTok video where she complains about customers who ask her to add more alcohol to their drinks. She says that this request usually backfires, and she ends up pouring less alcohol instead. Masseran also shares a trick to get on a bartender’s good side, which is to be nice and tip well. She occasionally gives out free shots to customers who are cool and respectful.
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The habit gets a new name.
Asking for a strong pour is now a thing. Bartenders are calling out customers who request more alcohol in their drinks. The trick to getting a free shot? Be nice and tip well. But, let’s be real, who needs a free shot when you can just pay for a double? The art of subtlety is lost on some customers.
Some bartenders agree that only the chill customers get the benefit of freebies. Others have stopped the practice altogether, citing that overpouring is frowned upon by management and, in most cases, illegal.
One thing is certain, though: asking for a strong pour is not the way to get on a bartender’s good side. In fact, it might just backfire.
Author: Evan Null
