A
bar spoon is a long handled
spoonA spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery , especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily for serving. Spoons are also used in food preparation to measure, mix, stir and toss ingredients...
used in
bartendingA bartender serves beverages behind a bar in a bar, pub, tavern or similar establishment...
for mixing and layering of both
alcoholicAn alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol . Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits....
and non-alcoholic mixed drinks. Its length ensures that it can reach to bottom of the tallest
jugA jug is a type of container for liquid. It has an opening, often narrow, from which to pour or drink, and nearly always has some kind of handle. One could imagine a jug being made from nearly any watertight material, but most jugs throughout history have been made from clay, glass, or plastic...
or tumbler to mix
ingredientAn ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture . For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish. Many commercial products contain a secret ingredient that is purported to make them better than competing products...
s directly in the
glassDrinkware, or beverageware, is a general term for drinking vessels.-List of drinkware:*Beaker*Beer stein*Chalice*Coffee cup*Coffee mug*Cup *Glass*Goblet*Mug*Quaich*Sake cup *Stemware*Tankard*Teacup...
. A bar spoon holds about 5 millilitres of liquid (the same as a conventional
teaspoonA teaspoon, a type of cutlery , is a small spoon, commonly silver and part of a place setting, suitable for stirring and sipping the contents of a cup of tea or coffee. Utilitarian versions are used for measuring....
). Its long handle is similar to an
iced tea spoonAn iced tea spoon, also called a soda spoon, is a thin spoon with a very long handle, used primarily in the United States, for stirring sugar or other sweeteners into iced tea, which is traditionally served in a tall glass....
but is usually decorative and elegant - some variations mimic large
swizzle stickSwizzle sticks are small sticks placed in cocktails to hold fruit or stir the drink. Commonly made of plastic, the swizzle portion of the swizzle stick name originated from the Caribbean cocktail, Rum Swizzle.-History:...
s, with a disc at one end.
A
bar spoon is a long handled
spoonA spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery , especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily for serving. Spoons are also used in food preparation to measure, mix, stir and toss ingredients...
used in
bartendingA bartender serves beverages behind a bar in a bar, pub, tavern or similar establishment...
for mixing and layering of both
alcoholicAn alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol . Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits....
and non-alcoholic mixed drinks. Its length ensures that it can reach to bottom of the tallest
jugA jug is a type of container for liquid. It has an opening, often narrow, from which to pour or drink, and nearly always has some kind of handle. One could imagine a jug being made from nearly any watertight material, but most jugs throughout history have been made from clay, glass, or plastic...
or tumbler to mix
ingredientAn ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture . For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish. Many commercial products contain a secret ingredient that is purported to make them better than competing products...
s directly in the
glassDrinkware, or beverageware, is a general term for drinking vessels.-List of drinkware:*Beaker*Beer stein*Chalice*Coffee cup*Coffee mug*Cup *Glass*Goblet*Mug*Quaich*Sake cup *Stemware*Tankard*Teacup...
. A bar spoon holds about 5 millilitres of liquid (the same as a conventional
teaspoonA teaspoon, a type of cutlery , is a small spoon, commonly silver and part of a place setting, suitable for stirring and sipping the contents of a cup of tea or coffee. Utilitarian versions are used for measuring....
). Its long handle is similar to an
iced tea spoonAn iced tea spoon, also called a soda spoon, is a thin spoon with a very long handle, used primarily in the United States, for stirring sugar or other sweeteners into iced tea, which is traditionally served in a tall glass....
but is usually decorative and elegant - some variations mimic large
swizzle stickSwizzle sticks are small sticks placed in cocktails to hold fruit or stir the drink. Commonly made of plastic, the swizzle portion of the swizzle stick name originated from the Caribbean cocktail, Rum Swizzle.-History:...
s, with a disc at one end.