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A bartender has shared a frustrating experience she had after a group of middle-aged men wanted green tea shots.
When you think of green tea shots, a group of middle-aged men probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. This was the case for bartender Abbey (@abbeysparks), who was left taken aback after a group of 50-year-old men ordered a round of them.
The TikTok, which has garnered 21,200 views, is subtitled with on-screen text that says, “I love bartending.” Abbey then goes on to describe how, at work, she was approached by a group of 50-year-old men. They asked her what the most popular shot was.
As Abbey explained, this was the green tea shot. However, she says that she told them that they wouldn’t recommend it for 50-year-old men. But they insisted they wanted it, so she relented.
Uh, Can You Take A Tip Back?
The bartender notes how, before they took the six green tea shots she served them, one of the men placed $5 on top of the bar. Explaining that she disliked taking money while people were looking, the bartender says she stayed hovering by the table, not taking it.
The man in question then drank the shot and complained that it was a completely sour mix with no alcohol. In response, Abbey says that she explained to him that it was a sweet shot.
“It’s supposed to go down easy, OK?” she remarks.
Complaining it was not strong enough, she says he asked for six more shots. The TikToker says she told him that this would cost $60, but bizarrely, the man said he wasn’t going to pay for it. She then pushed back.
“And then he, like, took his $5 back that he left on the bar,” she reveals, ending the video with a faux “shocked” face before yelling into the camera.
In the video description, she added, “I literally had to go pace in the liquor room after this experience.”
BroBible reached out to the TikToker via email.
‘My Favorite Drink To Make Is A Tequila Shot’
Commenters had all kinds of reactions to this TikTok.
“I would’ve said something evil unfortunately,” one admitted.
“Better than a bunch of 50-year-old men ordering fireball shots,” a second pointed out.
“That’s why my favorite drink to make is a tequila shot,” a third reasoned.
Meanwhile, a fourth remarked, “Oh so the 5 is supposed to cover it WTF,” following the comment up with crying emoji.
Other commenters shared their whisky expertise. “Jameson is weak too so probably why it seemed like it didn’t have anything,” a fifth wrote.
While a sixth said, “$60? How much is a shot of Jameson?”
What’s In A Green Tea Shot?
Despite its name, it’s worth noting that a green tea shot doesn’t actually contain any green tea. The name comes from its green coloring. The beverage only requires four common bar ingredients.
Per recipe site the Spruce Eats, the three main ingredients are peach schnapps, Irish whiskey, and sour mix. For an extra flourish, the site says you should add a “splash” of citrus soda. In terms of how the drink goes down, the Spruce Eats says you can expect a “balanced” and “mellow” beverage that tastes like “a sweet-sour whiskey drink with a peachy twist and a bit of carbonation from the lemon-lime soda.”
The strength of a green tea shot all depends on one thing—the alcohol content of the peach shnapps. On the lower end of the spectrum, the Spruce Eats says that the shooter can mix up to 16% ABV (32 proof) when you make it with 80 proof whiskey. The stronger the whisky or the peach schnapps, the stronger the green tea shot.