Evilgrin 72
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Do you simply pick the glass up and drink it or do you tap it to a flat surface first?
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Do you tap your shot glass on the bar/table before drinking? (1 Viewer)
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Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Only if I'm on spring break doing tequila slammers in Cancun
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
I take my shots out of belly buttons and lick the salt off of tig ol bitties, like a man should take his shots.
rockaction
Footballguy
I just pick it up.
I'll tap something after a few shots, but that's a different story.
I'll tap something after a few shots, but that's a different story.
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Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Right. But then, do you pick it up and drink it or pick it up, tap it back down on the table and then drink it?
Jack White
Footballguy
What is the purpose of tapping your shot glass?
Practical or ritualistic?
Practical or ritualistic?
rockaction
Footballguy
I just pick it up. I misread the original question. I just woke up after dinner and took a shot, actually, so I'm a little groggy.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Its most likely a bar version of the ancient knock on wood tradition. Historians trace that superstition to three possible origins:
1.) In Old England, if you made an inadvertent boast you would tap on wood and turn your thoughts to the Lord, so you wouldnt be punished for being a conceited *******. The idea being, the wood represented the Holy Cross. And lets face it, most toasts are are an extravagant form of boast.
2.) Celtic druids believed good spirits resided in trees and if you were in danger from evil you could summon a spiritual defender by rapping on a tree trunk. Im not so sure about this one, because whenever I rap on wood to get the bartender to summon me some good spirits, he usually makes a nasty face at me.
3.) Finally, ancient Irish lore claims knocking on wood is a way of thanking the leprechauns for whatever good luck you may possess. So take your choice: youre either drinking with Jesus, summoning good spirits or thanking the leprechauns for the beer in your mit.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
I've also read that some do it as some sort of salute to the bartender/waiter, supposedly it's some sort of salute to service industry personnel.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Seriously very few people do it around here. I know I've seen/heard people do it but only a couple of times and not in a long while.
What about flipping the empty shot glass upside down and placing on the bar after the shot?
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
I actually have been seeing it more and more lately, hence the pole.
I've never seen anyone flip the shot glass after doing the shot. If anything, I'd be afraid the bartender might think I'd be trying to fake a buyback.
Lutherman2112
Footballguy
My paternal grandfather was born in County Cork. After the semester of college when I turned 21, I went up the Pittsburgh to party with a couple of my cousins, but my first stop was my grandparents apartment. My grandmother was out playing bridge when I arrived, and she made damn sure that my grandfather gave me my birthday card with the tradition crisp $10 bill. He said congratulations on not being a teenager anymore, and I was like, "Pap, I'm 21." His eyes lit up and he said, "we're going to Murphy's!"
Murphy was another Irish fellow in the apartment complex, and after our arrival my Pap announced that I was 21. Murphy immediately brings out the whiskey and we start doing shots. It was hilarious. These two old guys delivering and taking shots, all the while educating me on the finer points of the craft of drinking. "Never order a drink that the tender has to pour/pull more than one bottle." Stuff like that.
Included was the standard toast of Sláinte Mhaith, and clinking of glasses. This is where they told me that if drinking alone, clink the glass on the bar/table. It's toast to those that aren't with you, and those that are with you in spirit...aka ghosts.
Murphy was another Irish fellow in the apartment complex, and after our arrival my Pap announced that I was 21. Murphy immediately brings out the whiskey and we start doing shots. It was hilarious. These two old guys delivering and taking shots, all the while educating me on the finer points of the craft of drinking. "Never order a drink that the tender has to pour/pull more than one bottle." Stuff like that.
Included was the standard toast of Sláinte Mhaith, and clinking of glasses. This is where they told me that if drinking alone, clink the glass on the bar/table. It's toast to those that aren't with you, and those that are with you in spirit...aka ghosts.
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Lutherman2112
Footballguy
I'm still trying to remember the exact phrase for the tap of the glass.
"To those that could, those that should, and those that can't."
That's kinda stuck in my head now. Time for a shot.
ETA: Don't know why this is bugging me so much, but I called my Dad and asked him if he remembered Pap saying anything like this.
He remembers the tap as a method of chasing bad spirits out of the alcohol and a toast to those that aren't with you.
And with that, Dad reminded me of this joke:
A man walks into a bar and orders three beers.
The bartender brings him the three beers, and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third, until they're gone.
He then orders three more and the bartender says, "Sir, I know you like them cold, so you can start with one, and I'll bring you a fresh one as soon as you're low."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia and one in the Ireland. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night, we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have three beers, too, and we're drinking together."
The bartender thinks it's a wonderful tradition, and every week he sets up the guy's three beers. Then one week, the man comes in and orders only two. He drinks them and then orders two more. The bartender says sadly, "Knowing your tradition, I'd just like to just say that I'm sorry you've lost a brother."
The man replies, "Oh, my brothers are fine -- I just quit drinking."
"To those that could, those that should, and those that can't."
That's kinda stuck in my head now. Time for a shot.
ETA: Don't know why this is bugging me so much, but I called my Dad and asked him if he remembered Pap saying anything like this.
He remembers the tap as a method of chasing bad spirits out of the alcohol and a toast to those that aren't with you.
And with that, Dad reminded me of this joke:
A man walks into a bar and orders three beers.
The bartender brings him the three beers, and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third, until they're gone.
He then orders three more and the bartender says, "Sir, I know you like them cold, so you can start with one, and I'll bring you a fresh one as soon as you're low."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia and one in the Ireland. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night, we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have three beers, too, and we're drinking together."
The bartender thinks it's a wonderful tradition, and every week he sets up the guy's three beers. Then one week, the man comes in and orders only two. He drinks them and then orders two more. The bartender says sadly, "Knowing your tradition, I'd just like to just say that I'm sorry you've lost a brother."
The man replies, "Oh, my brothers are fine -- I just quit drinking."
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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Old but
An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman all walk into a pub at the same time. All three order a pint. Just as the bartender sets down their pints someone opens the door and a swam of flies comes in. A fly lands in each one of their beers.
The Englishman pushes his pint away in disgust "Dreadful".
The Scotsman fishes the fly out with a spoon and takes a sip "Waste not, want not."
The Irishman picks up the fly by the wings and shakes him over the beer "Spit it out ya little *******!"
Galileo
Footballguy
I have never tapped, but I have always flipped the shot glass upside down after a shot. In some cultures it is considered rude or disrespectful if you do not finish your shot. Turning it upside down offers evidence of having finished it.
rockaction
Footballguy
Sometimes a shot is simply the form you want your liquor delivered in. Could be a ton of reasons. I enjoy the cleanness and precise mL portioning when alone, camaraderie when with people. Whiskey makes a good shot. Tequila makes a good shot.
What do you have against whiskey and tequila, you monster?
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Do.
Didn't in college, but moved to Boston and it's common here, became a habit. Some people even do it with fresh beers, after clinking glasses
Didn't in college, but moved to Boston and it's common here, became a habit. Some people even do it with fresh beers, after clinking glasses
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mr roboto
Footballguy
Makes sense around here.
Lutherman2112
Footballguy
A "shot" is actually a measured amount of alcohol served "neat"; at room temperature with no mixer, water, or ice.
A shot of cheap booze is tossed back immediately. Good booze served neat is savored and sipped.
When ordered up or straight up, it is most likely chilled and served in a cocktail glass.
Fennis
Footballguy
Lutherman2112
Footballguy
Thorn
Footballguy
Jack White
Footballguy
chauncey
Footballguy
I don't normally tap before shooting but I'll do it if my fellow drinkers are doing it, when in Rome. I have noticed it more over the past few years. I figured it was a mexican thing, maybe a catholic thing. The people who tap and shoot always seem to up for getting #### faced.
flysack
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Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Captain Quinoa
Footballguy
Never seen nor heard of it until dopey Frosty did it in a shot video.
