It's fun to play bartender. Stocking the bar with glassware, garnishes and spirits and inviting some friends over for a weekend cocktail party... what's not fun about that? You've got your drink recipe book out, someone requests a cocktail, you begin constructing it, and... wait, what's a jigger?
When it comes to mixing a perfect cocktail, the small volume of a finished drink makes accurate measurement extremely important. While more modern books have come to use standard measurements, ounces and tablespoons, for example, you may come across one that uses bar terminology.
Recipes can be easily toubled or tripled to serve more than one guest at a time. However, you shouldn't mix more cocktails than will be drink immediately. The longer a drink sits, the more the components separate and warm.
Here is a list measurements that you may find helpful:
The lines do blur, sometimes, however. A shot glass is usually 1.5 ounces, but sometimes 2 ounces with a measuring line at 1.5 ounces. You can also get a 'short shot' glass or 'pony shot' which are 1 ounce. Pony shots are usually used with Martinis, Manhattans, and Rob Roys. Most steel jiggers allow you to measure by 1 1/2 oz. on one end and 3/4 oz. on the other end. One teaspoon of liquid amounts about 1/5 oz. Some bars use bar spoons instead of teaspoon, but the measurement is roughly equivalent.
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