Bar Snacks...

Bar snacks are great to accompany a drink!

Many food and drink venues will serve bar snacks at or behind a bar for you to enjoy.

For the most part though, bar snacks are a middling mixture, a reasonable haul of spiced or honey roasted nuts, which you genuinely do want to eat, mixed in with baked wheatey somethings that you don't.

What begins as a quick pick, pick, pick at the bowl soon becomes an excavation process, as you fumble through the pile of unappetising stuff in search of the ones you genuinely want.

The Hide Bar have a range of bar snacks available including nuts, olives and crisps.

For more information on our snacks please visit the website.

Cocktail of the month..

MANHATTAN EAST

This one is great - all great bars should serve it!

Dale DeGroff's remake of the Manhattan, an original recipe created for House & Garden's special 2007 Design Issue

• 1 1/2 ounces Makers Mark Bourbon Whiskey
• ½ ounce Dry Sake
• 2 Dashes bitters Peychaud's Bitters
• 1 ounce Canton Ginger Liqueur*

Stir and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a flamed** orange peel.(flaming the peel is optional but it makes a nice show!)


FLAMING: To flame the oil, hold a lit match in one hand, and the twist in the other. Hold the twist by the side not the ends, between thumb and forefinger, skin side down, about four inches above the drink. Don't squeeze or you'll lose all the oil before you flame. Hold the match between the drink and the twist, closer to the twist. Snap the twist sharply, propelling the oil through the lit match and onto the surface of the drink. (Be sure to hold twist far enough from the drink to avoid getting a smoky film on the glass.)


• Available at Union Square Wines & Spirits, Astor Wines & Spirits, and Morrell Wine

A barmans glossary

 We are now on to our third letter which is C in our Bar mans glossary...

- C - 

Cabernet - a type of red wine, high in tannin and medium to full bodied with a distinctive flavor of black currant (Cabernet Sauvignon)

Campari - a bright red type of orange bitters named after its Italian inventor
Canadian Whiskey - a liquor made from corn, rye, and barley; always blended and usually aged for six or more years in oak casks
Cappuccino - a coffee with frothy milk on top, sprinkled with cinnamon and grated chocolate
Chambord - a French liqueur made from small black raspberries
Chambraise - a French liqueur made from small strawberries
Chartreuse - an herb -based cordial that comes in either yellow or green varieties; created by Carthusian monks in France in the early 17th century
Chaser - a mild drink, such as beer, taken after a hard liquor
Cider - an alcoholic drink made from the fermentation of apple juice
Cognac - a fine brandy from the Cognac region in France
Cointreau - a high -quality orange -flavored liqueur made from the skins of Curacao oranges; the generic term is Curacao which if redistilled clear is called triple sec
Cooler - a drink made with wine or another spirit and a carbonated mixer

Cordials - sweetened spirits distilled from fruits, seeds, herbs and peels; also known as liqueurs

Cream of Coconut - a coconut syrup used in many exotic drinks, especially Pina Coladas
Creme Liqueurs - a group of liqueurs with a high sugar content with a consistency of cream

Curacao - a delicate orange - flavored liqueur

Ice Breakers and lines NOT to use!

Following from our Hide Bar chat up lines we posted previously why not check out our Ice Breakers and things not to say!


The Ice-breakers

* Nice weather we have today, isn't it?
* Do you know how to spell...(Insert word here)?
* What's the best way to...(Insert place here)?
* I like your hat (or other item of clothing)
* What's the time?

Do NOT use these lines

The following lines have produced unfavourable results for some of our researchers, try to avoid using them.

* "Given that god is infinite, and that the universe is also infinite, would you like a shag?"- Unless the subject is a die-hard Red Dwarf fan
* "You've got to tell me your name, because last night in my dreams I could only call you 'baby'."
* "Do you have a screwdriver 'cos just looking at you makes my nuts tighten"
* "You look like a woman who knows how to talk to men!" [leer]
* "I love every bone in your body...especially mine."
* "You don't sweat much for a fat girl"
* "Hi my name is your name here, mind if I join you?" (saying the "your name here")... then as (s)he looks confused take out a page of similarly wrecked chat-up lines out of your pocket and try them in order...
"pull up chair, wink?"
"Page 42?"
"Remember: Always Smile?"
"what's a nice girl-slash-boy like you doing in a bar-slash-dance-slash-brothel like this?"
"Try to sound natural?"
When none of this works, curse at the guy who wrote the book, and stalk off.
* "Do you know any good opening lines?"

Your welcome!

Further chat up lines

When you visit the Hide Bar in Bury St Edmunds, it may be that you are looking for that special someone, so to help you on your way we have some of our top chat up lines for you to trial... though please note we cannot promise you that they will work!

The Chat up Lines

* "How're you doin'?"
* "Get your coat love, you've pulled."
* "Did it hurt...when you fell to Earth from Heaven?"
* "Your feet must be tired, you've been running through my mind all day."
* "If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?"
* "Do you know wat would look good on you?...Me."
* "Is there a mirror in your knickers...as I think I can see myself in them?"
* "I don't suppose you know the number for the Ordinance survey?...I want to tell them I have found a Sight of outstanding natural beauty."
* "My friend thinks you're hot, and if it's any consolation so do I."
* "You looked bored so I thought I'd cheer you up..."(followed by joke)
* "What's a nice person like you doing in a place like this?"
* "Someone as lovely as you deserves to talk to someone much better than me."
* "Hey there, won't you give me a smile. I've not seen one in a while. I'm sure you'd look better smiling."
* "Say, haven't I had sex with you?"
* First find out her name. Then go up to her and say "Excuse me, would you like to see my magic watch?"
When she says yes, peer at the watch and say right...I can tell that your name is (whatever).
She is very impressed...Continue to look at your watch and then say "I can also see that you are not wearing any knickers"
When she gets offended, bang the watch a few times and say "Damn, its fast again"!
* "I have bagles, let's get naked!"
* "20 ton penguin."wait for the appropriate confused reply, and then explain: "well, I had to break the ice somehow..."
* "I love what you've done to your hair... but there's something missing....Hmmm....I know what it is - a smile."
* "Your legs are like butter, so spread 'em."
* "Alright big girl"
* "I've lost my phone number, can I have yours?"
* "The word of the day is legs; let's go upstairs and spread the word."
* "F**k me if I'm wrong, but haven't I seen you here before?"
* "I'm sorry..this is really quite embarrassing.... I actually have a fantastically large penis."
* "Would you like a ride on my penis?....sorry, I mean motorbike"
* "Hello, I'm blind. May I get to know you by rythmically kneading your breasts?"
* Put 50p on the bar next to her and walk off. After a minute or two come back draw attention to the coin and say "It's still there - I thought you were going to phone your mum...." After she goes "what?", say, "To tell her you're not coming home tonight..."
* Grin shyly and say "you look stunning tonight" and then walk away.
* "Smile! Its the second best thing you can do with your lips... "
* "What's your sign?"
* "Can I buy you a drink?"
* "Would you like to dance?"
* "Hi, you don't know me, but I dreamt about you last night and thought it only fair to introduce myself."
* "Excuse me, do you want a double entendre?"
* "Was your father a thief, because he stole the stars and put them in your eyes."

Go on try them and let us know how you get on!  Stay tuned for our Hide Bar Ice breakers coming soon!

A barmans glossary

 To continue our glossary see below for the letter B!

- B - 

B and B - a dry blended liqueur made from Benedictine and old Cognac and produced in France

Banana Liqueur - a sweet liqueur made from bananas

Beer - an alcoholic beverage made from malted barley; flavored with hops after fermentation
Benedictine - an herb liqueur made from a formula by the Benedictine Monks in France

Bitters - a sweet to dry flavored drink made from aromatic plants, usually spirit -based; considered an aperitif

Blackberry Liqueur - a cordial made from blackberries
Blended Whiskey - a combination of different whiskeys that have been combined in casks
Blue Curacao - a liqueur made from white Curacao and blue coloring
Bourbon - a brown liquor made from at least 51% corn and aged for at least two years in white oak casks
Brandy - a single distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from wine or the fermented juice of fruit

15 other uses for Vodka

We believe these are common uses on Vodka in Russia.

1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The Solvent dissolves adhesive.

2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a Trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five Minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.

3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.

4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting Your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfectsthe blade and prevents rusting.

5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.

6 Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.

7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.

8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.

9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain or black eyes.

10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the Sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.

11. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.

12. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.

13. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.

14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the Urushiol oil from your skin.

15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.

So there you go!