Bartenders' Secrets
May, 1983
By and large, civilian bartenders handle the cocktail shaker deftly, whipping up creditable cocktails and coolers for themselves and friends. But homemade potables occasionally lack the elusive nuances that savvy pros impart to their offerings. Understandable. Your typical weekend golfer doesn't knock his tee shot 300 yards down the middle of the fairway à la Jack Nicklaus, either. Fortunately for the entertaining host, it's a lot easier to raise one's hospitality quotient than to lower one's go...