How Japanese Are Japanese Bar Tools?
The tools we associate with Japanese bartending have come to symbolize the style’s dedication to precision. But they are, by and large, of Western origin.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Pour Spout
(n.) This attachment with a spout that fits on or in the neck of a bottle is usually made from metal and rubber or plastic. The device helps both to…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Muddler
(n.) A bartending tool used to muddle cocktail ingredients. A long-handled rod with a blunt end, usually made from wood, fancier versions have indentations on the blunt head to better…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Blend
(v.) A cocktail-making technique that involves mixing the ingredients of a cocktail with ice in an electronic blender; the drink may then be referred to as frozen.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Bar Spoon
(n.) A bartending tool; usually a long, thin-handled spoon used for stirring, mixing, and layering drinks. A good spoon will assist the drink maker in stirring the drink properly to…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
