Source: BroBible
Summary
A bartender, Taylor Lewis, shares a story about a customer who ordered a “Belvedere, up” but didn’t know what it meant. The customer ended up getting a Belvedere soda, but not before causing confusion and wasting time. Lewis advises customers to just order what they want, rather than trying to use fancy bar lingo. She says that ordering a drink “up” means it’s shaken or stirred with ice, then strained into a glass without ice. Lewis’ video has over 1.6 million views and has sparked a conversation about how to order drinks correctly.
Our Reading
The habit gets a new name.
Ordering a drink “up” is a thing. It means shaken or stirred with ice, then strained into a glass without ice. But let’s be real, most people have no idea what that means. They just want their drink, not a lesson in mixology. So, just order what you want, and spare the bartender the confusion. And if you don’t know what you want, just say so. It’s not that hard.
The trend of using fancy bar lingo is just a way to sound smart, but it’s really just a way to sound like a try-hard.
And let’s not forget, a Belvedere soda is just a Belvedere soda, not a fancy cocktail.
The original observation: Ordering a drink “up” is just a way to say “I have no idea what I’m doing, but I want to sound cool.”
Author: Evan Null
