Bartenders reveal the drinks you should never order at a bar

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October 19, 2018 2:56 PM

We spoke to bartenders to find out the popular drinks they hate making the most. See which ones to avoid to stay in their good graces.

W
e spoke to bartenders to find out what drinks they hate making the most.
Sometimes the simplest drinks can be the most annoying to make.
Whatever you do, don't say "surprise me."

Everyone has a "go-to" drink order, whether it's a gin and tonic, a whiskey sour, or a Long Island iced tea. But what if your favorite drink is secretly irritating the bartender?

We spoke to Elena

A Long Island iced tea

"The really difficult drinks with a lot of ingredients are always annoying to make when things are really busy," Alvarez said. "Do you see how many people are crowding the bar right now while you're asking me to make something for you that's going to take a few minutes? That's really annoying."

says two of the most complicated drinks to make are 'real' Long Island Iced Teas, with all four or five kinds of liquor in them, and Bloody Marys, thanks to all of their garnishes.

A mojito

nything with more than two ingredients or that is served in a martini glass is annoying to make."

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A margarita

"A margarita is super easy to make, but it totally messes up my flow because shaking the drink for 20 seconds is annoying when I have 100 people waiting at the bar," said.

A strawberry daiquiri

Redditor idiosyncrassy said that the most annoying drink to make is a "strawberry daiquiri, followed by the demand, 'and make sure I can taste the alcohol in it!' That's how you get a strawberry daiquiri made with scotch, kids."

A "surprise"

According to Alvarez, one of the most annoying drink orders isn't actually an order at all.

"The most annoying thing is when someone comes into the bar asking for a drink, but they don't know what they want. So they tell the bartender, 'surprise me,' but can't give them any kind of idea as to if they want it fruity or this or that," Alvarez said. "Then you make them something and they say, 'Oh I really don't like this, can you make me something else?'"

kevik72If someone [wants] a surprise, I make the same d*mn thing every time. .75 oz vodka, Malibu, and peach schnapps, 2 oz cran and pineapple, splash grenadine."

She reiterated, however, that it's always best to know what you want when you go to order because, chances are, the bartender has other things to do and other customers to serve.

A Guinness... if you order it last

Peregrine2159's pet peeve is "Ordering loads of drinks and then just as you're finishing up saying 'Oh, and a Guinness.' Guinness should always be ordered first!"

A Manhattan

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