Cocktail Tease

10 Signs You’re in a Bad Cocktail Bar

@esquiremag listed its “Signs You’re in a Bad Bar” and here are a few of my own regarding a bad cocktail bar, which I blogged about after having ignored them myself. Never again! By the way, if Cosmos and the like are your thing then ignore this list.

You know you’re in a bad cocktail bar when you encounter any of the following:

1) “Tini” cocktails

2) 10-ounce “martinis”

3) Indifferent bartender with dead eyes and a lazy, short shake

4) Cover charge

5) A shelf dedicated to flavored vodkas

6) More Dekuyper, less fresh ingredients

7) Bartender uses the straw trick with no intention of tweaking the cocktail

8) Bartender looks up cocktail recipe on iPhone

9) Each cocktail listed on the menu has 5+ ingredients, most of which are flavored syrups

10) Bartender can’t even make a classic cocktail correctly. #cockfail