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T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Thu, Sep 7, 2006 2:05 PM On 2006-09-07 13:39, thinkingbartender wrote: Most good bartenders can see the similarities. orange curacao, triple sec, cointreau, are not that vastly different enough that it matters. The same for orgeat syrup and falernum syrup (yes, yes, I know all about the ginger and lime peel undertones). In my opinion a good bartender can discern differences between such ingredients and even between different brands of each ingredient. If a bartender can't tell the difference between triple sec and cointreau and doesn't seem to care if there is a difference then I don't expect him or her to be able to make me a good drink. The more cocktails you learn to make, and make correctly using better quality ingredients and proper measures, the more you realize it does indeed matter.

On 2006-09-07 13:39, thinkingbartender wrote:
Most good bartenders can see the similarities. orange curacao, triple sec, cointreau, are not that vastly different enough that it matters. The same for orgeat syrup and falernum syrup (yes, yes, I know all about the ginger and lime peel undertones).

In my opinion a good bartender can discern differences between such ingredients and even between different brands of each ingredient. If a bartender can't tell the difference between triple sec and cointreau and doesn't seem to care if there is a difference then I don't expect him or her to be able to make me a good drink.

The more cocktails you learn to make, and make correctly using better quality ingredients and proper measures, the more you realize it does indeed matter.

Post #252911 by thejab on Thu, Sep 7, 2006 2:05 PM