"Every bartender should use when mixing drinks a jigger, for not only the guests in the use of it always get the same quantity, and so satisfying, but it makes it prevents the unnecessary waste of Liqueur safest."
Harry Johnson in 1882
[A jigger bar measure or a measuring cup, which is at a bar used to measure liquids. Source: http://www.wikipedia.de/ ]
This was written in one of the most respected cocktail books in the early years and is renowned in those days a new Book and a matching magazine cited just where appropriate.
Who wants to work should just measure the ingredients so that at the end of the recipe and the balance is right and not just a little from one ingredient predominates, which makes the interaction dashed.
Today we have a Barkeeper much richer selection of jiggers, some liability because of the reputation of a very special, as I shall try to show two examples of times. Real tool for washing Mixologist ;-) just
Barcrafters Adjustable Barmeßlöffel (12.95 € gross from Barfish)
Length: 22 cm
width: 2.7 - 3.8 cm
The spoon is inscribed on both sides with two scales, and with them several adjustments to the extent that you need. On the smaller side shown with a small spoon, the scale goes from 1 / 8 to 3 / 4 and on the larger side of 1 to 2 1 / 2 small spoon and a large spoon. Mind you, these are not common Barlöffeleinheiten probably the direction teaspoon and tablespoon, but then the more Amerikansche system. Cleaning is easy after all.
my opinion, the Vario-Bucket bartender is really completely inappropriate, because the scales are opaque and handling the speed limits at work.
Nuscüp Vario Jigger 5-30 ml (12.98 € gross from Barstuff)
Length: 16 cm
width: 3.5 cm
The Vario Jigger is like a small bucket, where you can adjust with a controller, the measured variable. Here, the cup itself two scales are attached, once mL of 5 to 30 and on the other side of the same in the system of 0.25 ounce to 1 In the controller, there is again a scale with a small teaspoon and spoon, this time the true scale, as really a 5ml teaspoon or bar spoon are. One advantage is certainly the need not translate to American recipes without any problems jiggert 0.75 oz or by the exact scale sometimes 15ml. Negative, I found that if one holds the jig with your left hand, sees the ounce scale, and not the metric that one in our region need more than that, while there have invented the Swiss who allegedly once and for confectioners.
Overall, the Vario-jigger probably the gimmick and sometimes nicer to use real, not only because leaders like Mr. Mixologist. Heuser, the one time or another that used Jigger, and Exercise Routine Vorrausgesetzt for fast work.
bar measure / jigger 30/50 with 2 ml of scaling (5.49 € gross from Barstuff)
Diameter: 6 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
The classic jiggers. Appropriately, he has a well-read scale with one of 2 ml to 50 ml measure everything. Due to its stable X-shape he can be on different types of safe, well and very fast handling, and the Japanese Art
There are, no product description, as the Jigger speaks for itself and probably really the best tool for the Cocktailian represents.
Ultimately, it will of course each abandoned the tool with which he wants to work, but to be the practicability and the resulting associated Speed never be forgotten. There are new jigger finally each year to new, which will be at trade shows as recently presented at the new BCB. Often, it is now only a design issue to emphasize the style of the bartender is, plastic, glass, silver or gold?
