1900 Harry Johnsons Bartenders Manual (Mixellany)

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business who can pour out of a bottle a certain quantity of liquor by guessing at it, especially when the bottles used are only half filled or nearly empty. The "gigger" is of silver-plated metal, and is shaped like a sherry glass without the long stem. It is durable and almost impossible to break, and is used by all first-class bartenders, except only a few experts in the art of mixing drinks who have had such ex- perience and practice that they can measure accurately by eyesight alone, without even using a glass for measuring. 31 A PEW WORDS REGARDING LAGER BEER. Lager beer (or bier) is so well known in this country as well as in all parts of the world that only a few remarks are necessary concerning it. But it requires the same attention as all other liquors or beverages, and even more than some of them. It depends entirely on the manner of handling it whether beer has a cool, refreshing taste or not. It should always be kept at an even temperature, according to the atmosphere and season of the year—in summer at an extreme tem- perature of from 40 to 45 degrees—and in the ice house at least three or four days before the keg or barrel is tapped. I would, therefore, advise any one intending to sell lager in his place not to spare the expense of having an A No. 1 ice box or ice house, which should always be kept in good working con- dition by being filled with ice sufficient to obtain the desired temperature at all seasons of the year. Have the ice depository large enough for the demands of