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11-12-2005, 02:39 PM
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Re: How to politely tell the bartender....
I doubt it was the bartender. I was in the business for a long time and I know bar owners around town that are known for watering down their liquor. On the other hand I have known bartenders who will sneak bottles in so they can "hook up" their regulars and not come up short on the liquor counts at the end of their shift, so I suppose it is conceivable for a bartender to conserve stock by watering yours down and pouring the good stuff for her regulars. But I would lean towards the owner.
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11-12-2005, 02:45 PM
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Re: How to politely tell the bartender....
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I was in the business for a long time and I know bar owners around town that are known for watering down their liquor. On the other hand I have known bartenders who will sneak bottles in so they can "hook up" their regulars and not come up short on the liquor counts at the end of their shift, so I suppose it is conceivable for a bartender to conserve stock by watering yours down and pouring the good stuff for her regulars. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, in Maryland pouring any substance other than what was shipped in that bottle into a liquor bottle can put your liquor license in jeopardy. So can bringing in “foreign” liquor (not purchased from a licensed distributor).
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11-12-2005, 05:26 PM
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Re: How to politely tell the bartender....
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Wow, in Maryland pouring any substance other than what was shipped in that bottle into a liquor bottle can put your liquor license in jeopardy. So can bringing in “foreign” liquor (not purchased from a licensed distributor). [/ QUOTE ] The same laws apply here. Florida liquor laws are very strict. It doesn't mean it is going to stop owners from doing it. I bartended at a place where the owner poured Well Liquor such as vodka into absolute bottles. It happans much more than people think, especially smaller establishments where the owners need to squeeze every penny.
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11-12-2005, 07:33 PM
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Re: How to politely tell the bartender....
We’ve gone as far to go buy liquor from the liquor store if we ran out of something and they were still open or if our shipment didn’t show up for whatever reason but I’d never water the liquor in the bottle – it’s too easy to tell if you get inspected. As for rail in call bottles, well, if you do it and get caught by your patrons; just like watering the liquor, word gets around fast and poof! No business.
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11-12-2005, 06:01 PM
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Re: How to politely tell the bartender....
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[ QUOTE ] I was in the business for a long time and I know bar owners around town that are known for watering down their liquor. On the other hand I have known bartenders who will sneak bottles in so they can "hook up" their regulars and not come up short on the liquor counts at the end of their shift, so I suppose it is conceivable for a bartender to conserve stock by watering yours down and pouring the good stuff for her regulars. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, in Maryland pouring any substance other than what was shipped in that bottle into a liquor bottle can put your liquor license in jeopardy. So can bringing in “foreign” liquor (not purchased from a licensed distributor). [/ QUOTE ] These were both laws when I worked in a bar. People in the bar business don't always follow the law.
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