Unit 3

Bar Tools, Equipment and Glassware

Learning Outcomes:

After discussing this unit, the students should be able to:

 Learn the equipment and its placement or layout in the bar;

 Learn different tools used in preparing and serving the drinks in a bar;
 Learn the different types of glassware, proper handling and care.

A. Bar Tools
1. Tools for mixing, pouring, and garnishing drinks

a) Bar caddy – is used in storing bar supplies and decorations

b) Bar knife – is used to pick ingredients and in cutting and slicing
c) Bar spoon – is used for picking up, measuring ingredients and in stirring cocktails
d) Bar strainer – is used for straining drinks after mixing
e) Cocktail shaker – is used for mixing cocktails by shaking
f) Cutting board – is used to cut fruits slices and garnishes
g) Fruit squeezer – is used for squeezing fruits to extract the juice
h) Funnel – is used to transfer contents from one container to another container
i) Garnishing caddy/tray – is used in storing garnishes for easy access
j) Glass rimmer – is used to rim or frost the rim of the glass with sugar or salt
k) Ice pick – used for breaking packed ice or block of ice
l) Ice scoop/shovel – is used for picking up ice in large quantity
m) Ice tong – is used for picking ice cube individually
n) Jiggers – is used for measuring ingredients in preparing and serving drinks or cocktails
o) Liquid measuring cup – is used to measure liquid ingredients in large quantity
p) Measuring spoon – is used for measuring liquid and powdered ingredients
q) Mixing glass – is used for mixing cocktails by stirring
r) Muddler – is used to press or muddle ingredients to extract flavour and aroma
s) Nutmeg grater – is used in grating nutmeg
t) Pourers – is used to control/regulate the flow of drinks during pouring
u) Zester/router/stripper – is used in stripping skin of fruits for garnishing

2. Tools for serving drinks

a) Bottle and can opener – are used to open bottle or cans

b) Coaster – is used as underliner in serving chilled drinks
c) Cork screw – is used to open bottle of wine stoppered with cork
d) Folio or tip tray – is used to collect payments from the guest
e) Ice bucket – is used in serving ice to the guest table
f) Picks – is used for picking garnishes to be placed in the drink
g) Round tray – is used to serve drinks to guests’ table
h) Stirrer/swizzle stick – is used for stirring drink
i) Wine bucket – is used to chill and maintaining the coldness of the wines served to the guests
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College of Hospitality and Rural Resource Management
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HMPE 2 – BAR AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT

Activity 3

Bar Tools

Introduction

To be good at anything, you need the right tools – bartending is no different.

Without the right bar tools, the quality and taste of your drinks will suffer, your customer
service time will increase and ultimately, your tips will decrease (as will sales).

Objective:

This exercise will provide students with ideas and knowledge about the different tools that is
being used in the bar. This will also help them to learn the proper uses and functions of the given bar
tools.

Directions:

1. Enumerate the bar tools mentioned in the module

2. Identify the uses/descriptions of the tools
3. Search their pictures in the internet.

No. Bar Tools Uses/Functions Picture

A. Tools for mixing, pouring and garnishing drinks
Bar caddies are
essential bar supply for
1. Bar caddy organizational,
cleanliness, and
production purposes.
Is used to quickly and
2. Bar knife easily remove bottle
caps from beer bottles.
Is a long-handled spoon
used in bartending for
3. Bar spoon mixing and layering of
both alcoholic and non-
alcoholic mixed drinks.
Is a metal bar
accessory used to
remove ice from a
4. Bar strainer
mixed drink as it is
poured into the serving
glass.
 Is a bar tool designed to
assist in the preparation
5. Cocktail shaker
of cocktails and mixed
drinks.
Is a durable cutting
board which is used for
cutting cocktail
6. Cutting board
ingredients, such as
fruits, pickles and
garnishes.

Is a tool used to remove

7. Fruit squeezer the juice from the lemon
and other citrus fruits.

It is used to channel
liquid or fine-grained
8. Funnel substances into
containers with a small
opening.
Garnish caddy provide
storage and
organization for
9. Garnishing caddy/tray commonly used bar
items such as
garnishes, straws,
napkins, and more.

Is a bar accessory used

10. Glass rimmer to apply salt or sugar to
the rim of a galss.

Is a small tool for

single-handed use with
11. Ice pick
one to six sharp prongs
at the end.

Is a shallow, stainless
12. Ice scoop/shovel steel spoon having a
long handle.

They are usually used

13. Ice tong for transferring ice
cubes.

Is a two-sided tool used

14. Jiggers
for liquor measurement.
 Used primarily to
15. Liquid measuring cup measure the volume of
liquid.

Used to hold specific

16. Measuring spoon amounts of both dry
and liquid ingredients.
A barman tool used
together with a bar
17. Mixing glass spoon and a strainer for
a cocktail preparation in
stir & strain technique.
Is an essential
18. Muddler bartending tool used to
mash drink ingredients.
Are a bartender’s tool,
used for adding freshly
19. Nutmeg grater grated nutmeg to hot
toddies, eggnogs, and
other drinks.
Is a stainless steel or
plastic spout that is
20 Pourers inserted into the most
often used liquor bottles
in a bar.
Used to shave bits or
strands from the
outer most layer f
21. Zester/router/stripper
covering on citrus
fruits such as lemons,
limes or oranges.
B. Tools for serving drinks
Used by bartenders
because they reduce
1. Bottle and can opener strain on the wrist from
continuously opening
bottles.

Use to protect the

surface of a table or any
2. Coaster
other surface where the
user might place a dink.

Is a tool for drawing

corks from wine bottles
3. Cork screw and other household
bottles that may be
sealed with corks.
 Is the guest account or
4. Folio or tip tray
bill.

A countertop storage
utensil that holds and
5. Ice bucket
keeps ice from melting
rapidly.

Picks can also be used

6. Picks for appetizers or small
bites.

Is a flat, round tray

7. Round tray especially designed for
carrying glassware.

It’s designed to stir

8. Stirrer/swizzle stick
cocktails.

Is a container that holds

9. Wine bucket ice cubes or cold water
and ice.