You know that feeling of *ordering wrong* when you're at a bar and the bartender is going to judge you?!
Yes.
Chances are, the bartender isn't thinking about your order at all, except how to prepare it — but there are definitely drinks that professionals would never order in certain places. :)
Think twice before ordering wine or draft beer at a bar.
One professional bartender tells HuffPost that he would never order a glass of wine, or anything other than a Gin & Tonic, Whiskey and Coke, or a bottled beer at a bar.
Don't even dream of ordering a Long Island iced tea.
"No bartender ever orders a Long Island Iced Tea," says Lauren Lenihan, a bartender with over 20 years of experience.
Easily one of the most hated cocktails in New York. One reason is that the drink contains a bizarre number of ingredients. The official recipe, according to the International Bartenders Association, calls for gin, vodka, white rum, tequila and lime juice, simple syrup and a splash of cola.
Avoid ordering a Ramos Gin Fizz unless the place is upscale.
A Ramos Gin Fizz can be delicious, light and smooth, mixing gin with citrus and egg whites. A well-made Ramos is a real treat, but it essentially requires an entire chemistry experiment to bring its many ingredients together.
“It’s an intense cocktail that needs a lot of shaking so that the cream and egg ingredients can emulsify and essentially turn into cream,” explained Mauro Villalobos, beverage director at Superfrico in Las Vegas.
Avoid ordering Guinness on a busy night.
You might assume that any beer is an easy thing to order when the bar is packed — and that's true, for the most part. But Jack Tynan, a bartender who works at Interboro Spirits & Ales, made one exception: a pint of classic Guinness.
"I wouldn't get a Guinness in a crowded bar because it takes about 'a week to 10 days' to fill that glass," Tynan said. Because Guinness draft comes with nitrogen rather than the standard carbon dioxide taps, it takes a lot longer to pour if done correctly.
Avoid espresso martinis at a bar that doesn't have good coffee.
The revival of the espresso martini has been one of the most enjoyable cocktail trends of recent years, and while it's delicious, think twice before ordering one. Because of the coffee element, the quality can vary dramatically from bar to bar.
Avoid margaritas at places that don't specialize in them.
Some drinks are so universal, you might expect to be able to try a good one anywhere – but in reality, there are so many possible variations on standard recipes that it's hard to guarantee that a drink will taste the same from one bar to the next.
