Proper free pouring shows a bartender’s skills and is part of the entertainment in a bartender’s job. If you wish to know how many counts is a shot or why bartenders pour from height, check out the answers to these commonly asked questions below. Is a Jigger Better Than Free Pouring...
Bartenders have two basic ways of measuring out the liquor and other liquid ingredients in a drink — the jigger and the free pour. The jigger is the most accurate for the unpracticed. It is simply a small measuring device, with two cups, one on each sid
To measure a full measure many jiggers require filling to the brim with the liquid's meniscus (the curve on the surface) appearing as a continuation of the jigger's rim. When pouring to a line on a graduated measure the meniscus should be a continuation of that line. Misjudging the ...