A good home bar menu is not just a piece of paper that tells you the taste, but a device that allows guests to choose the pace of the night.
A safe menu comes first before a delicious cup.
When customers look at the menu and start asking, ‘Do you have a lot of this?’, the choice has already become difficult. Even if there are just four categories: strong, medium, low, and non-alcoholic, it will be much easier for customers to choose.
new perspective
These days, there is a trend in bar menus that places more importance on alcohol content transparency than on the type of alcohol. The same goes for home bars. When drinkers can anticipate the strength of the alcohol, they enjoy it more slowly and for longer periods of time.
Practical method
Next to the menu, indicate something like 'Low: Spritz/Soda', 'Medium: Highball/Sour', or 'Strong: Martini/Old Fashioned'. If accurate ABV calculations are difficult, a three-step interval is sufficient.
Things to watch out for
A sweet glass makes you feel weaker than you actually are. For menu items that contain peaches, cream, or fruit juice, it is best to add a short notice such as ‘The taste of alcohol is weak, but strong.’
In a home bar, the alcohol content display is not an explanation that breaks the mood, but is a consideration that allows everyone to follow their own pace.
