TK-0006 - Beachbum Berry Remixed, Jeff Berry

Less easy to score is a small measuring
glass with 1/4 ounce increments,
sometimes called a “pharmacist’s jigger.”
Vintage ones turn up regularly at
antique malls and thrift shops, but the
closest you might come in an actual
liquor store is a shot glass pourer — a
shot glass with 1/2 ounce, 1 ounce, and
1 1/2 ounce markings.
If you regularly find yourself making
drinks for guests, invest in a set of
metal jiggers. These are double-sided
pouring cups that come in three sizes:
3/4 ounce on one side and 1 1/2 ounces
(one jigger) on the other; or 1/2 ounce
on one side and 3/4 ounce on the other;
or 1 ounce on one side and 2 ounces
on the other. We’ve found that using a
combination of the last two (the 1/2-3/4
ounce with the 1-2 ounce) covers most
of the measurement bases, and really
speeds up the drink assembly process.
(But don’t use them in concert with the
3/4-1 1/2 ounce jigger, because it’s too
easily confused with the other sizes.
No Tiki bar can do without the
proper glassware: Martini-style cocktail
glasses, V-shaped pilsner glasses, tall
“chimney” glasses, oversized brandy
snifters, single and double old-fashioned
“rocks” glasses, and odd-sized
specialty glasses. The Bum has never
paid retail for a glass in his life, and
neither should you. Hie thee hence to
your local thrift shop, where you’ll find
all of the above for next to nothing.
Last but not least, you can’t have a
Tiki bar without Tiki mugs. Most midcentury
Polynesian restaurants either
sold logo mugs in their gift shops, or
gave them away free when you ordered
their signature drink, or had them
pilfered by souvenir-hungry diners.
In 1998, we wrote in the Grog Log that
antique malls and swap meets were
good places to find these mugs. Sadly,
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