A good jigger will have a well formed lip that will pour a clean stream into the cocktail shaker or glass.
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Jigger
//ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ//
Synonyms for "jigger" (243 found)
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Noun(48 words)
Verb(1 words)
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4 translations across 2 languages.
Polish
1 entries- miarka barmańska noun (double ended vessel)
Spanish
3 entries- culín noun (double ended vessel)
- dedo noun (double ended vessel)
- medidor (de alcohol, de whiskey) noun (double ended vessel)
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He also championed the “bartender’s choice” found on many cocktail menus, the use of jiggers to measure out drinks, and even the ubiquitous use of cucumber slices in water glasses.
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“People are so dam’ sensitive about colour around here that you can’t even ask a barman for a jigger of rum. You have to ask for a jegro.”
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Hand jiggers consisted of two iron frames with a spindle in each - the driving spindle with its iron belt pulley approximately 20 inches in diameter and the driven spindle with a small wooden pulley.
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