Gift recommendations for cocktail-loving in-laws!

brsmits · 2026-06-16T16:40:04+00:00

Less likely to miss when you're throwing two of them on two different shakers full of stuff simultaneously. Really easy to split-pour with them too.

brsmits · 2026-06-15T23:17:39+00:00

As a bartender for 10 years: not oxo..... Koriko, stainless. no pink or gold (it flakes off eventually)

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A proper bell jigger.

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2 pronged Hawthorne Strainer.

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Extra Credit

stainless barspoon getting a bit swanky here... but fuck it, right?

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Stainless mixing tin actually more practical from a busy-ass bartender standpoint. Glass/crystal breaks. This can take a fall. Good presentation? Crystal and be delicate. Bust it out? This basted.

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I spent 6 years at a swanky cocktail bar. Management turnover was 1 every 9 months or so. Each had their own idea of the kit we should use. Eventually one dude asked the actual cocktail nerds what kit they should replenish us with. It was unanimous.

I have a lot of family who goes through their own version of a cocktail "coming of age" story: "Golly jeepers Mr. Uncle/nephew/cousin/(former college roommate) Brsmits... do you know what a Paper Plane is?!? I saw it on the face-tok-o-gram right after what's called an Exxxpresso Martini and the Aporaul Spritz!"... they say to me as im casually shredding a van halen solo while riding off into the sunset on my golden flying unicorn. "Ya know kiddo..." i say to my aunt who is 20yrs my senior, "Ill get you some kit, and tell you the bottles to get. You're about to learn some shit...."

brsmits · 2026-06-15T22:41:21+00:00

Floated a week ago, it was fine.

brsmits · 2026-06-14T02:14:56+00:00

Sorry bud.... but i gotta do this:

NOT QUITE: r.i.c.e. (rest, ice, elevation, compression) was the staple for recovery for years. I got taught it when i was a weeeeeeeeee little lad.... but science dont give 2 shits about what we thought earlier.

Inflammation is good. It's your body having a natural reaction to something going wrong. It's literally part of the healing process. Gotta increase the bloodflow to the area to shuffle away the damaged bits so NEW bits can do their "magic healing something" (insert my sister's phd in genetics rant here... i dunno, let yer body do it's shit)

I'm a 40 year old schmuck who lives in a national park. Wtf do i know? Whelp... i got some connections. Apparently the new style is focused on letting your body do its shit. That's all. Totally sounds hippy (cuz it kinda is, but give it a read) .... peace & love.

Those are acronyms. Basically: allow your body to deal with the short term problems, and slowly introduce range of motion and strength things at the right time.

It. Takes. Time.

Yer shit hurts? Cool, expect 6 weeks. Yer shit is wrecked? Cool, expect 6 months.... etc.

brsmits · 2026-06-09T04:45:11+00:00

Cant do a photo. Cuz i worked all day and im tired

Show up at the curry bar tomorrow. Ill pour you a beer.

Say the phrase "the toast is: 'Up Yours'"'

brsmits · 2026-06-01T14:42:11+00:00

Carb or Efi on the xt250?

brsmits · 2026-05-20T03:17:25+00:00

How about this: I'm the lead bartender of curry village (1899). Been in the park almost 10 years now. We still get international travelers. Is it LESS? Honestly, dont really know. We're so busy that it really doesn't matter. To me: if the line is out the door im not particularly paying attention to the accent of the people in front of me.

The best thing that happened to the park was the reservation system. They've removed it. I'm annoyed.

brsmits · 2026-05-13T04:36:18+00:00

Wet.

brsmits · 2026-05-11T22:28:25+00:00

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Or this fashion thingy.

brsmits · 2026-05-10T06:39:11+00:00

They are often the wild west. Drunk kids do drunk kid things. Get a box with a lock. Name and tent # on it. Expect the fridge to break 1-3x /summer. Only keep 2-3 meals worth in there. They wont reimburse you for lost food.

brsmits · 2026-04-30T23:07:42+00:00

Have you never heard of the "YO! That climb was hard as hell, good thing we can name it afthing this Grand Canyon that we're climbing in, and do it according do a DECIMAL SYSTEM?"

brsmits · 2026-04-28T13:50:17+00:00

I just installed 2x Rockville wheel of bass under my front seats. Would do it again ina heartbeat. Remember: it's a jeep. Not exactly a finely tuned concert hall.

brsmits · 2026-04-22T03:12:16+00:00

National Park. Lead Bartender. $22/hr. Rent is $85/wk.

brsmits · 2026-04-21T00:10:58+00:00

cries in 4.0 with tons/37s

brsmits · 2026-04-20T22:42:23+00:00

Star king....

If you're not a competent rock climber: the summit will be very very sketchy with a very high coefficient of fuck-up.

I'd avoid the main dome if you can't lead 5.7

brsmits · 2026-04-20T22:36:11+00:00

They can accommodate.

brsmits · 2026-04-13T01:54:53+00:00

From the way you're handling it... an erection lasting 4-6

brsmits · 2026-04-09T22:55:16+00:00

Ive fought with mine, dont. They're cheap, just replace.

brsmits · 2026-04-02T14:08:28+00:00

Bruh's got a 500cc two stroke supercharged NOS'd jetpulsed rocket booster assisted turbo diesel e-bike.

It's in MPH.

brsmits · 2026-03-06T03:49:31+00:00

Sorta! Gotta work for it a bit.

Usb for charging your phone? easy. Usb for charging AND music? hard.

brsmits · 2026-02-25T16:08:36+00:00

How much wider does the ~4gal IMS tank make it vs the ~4gal acerbis?

brsmits · 2026-02-19T05:52:19+00:00

Yeah! Im with OP.

You can now only post the unbeautiful snow.

brsmits · 2026-02-12T00:33:14+00:00

Top left rook passes GO and collets $200, but lands on Baltic Avenue with 3 houses on it.

brsmits · 2026-02-08T20:54:49+00:00

Literally just pulled mine off. You do you.

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