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Bartender splits opinion after shutting down customer who asked for 'no ice' to get more alcohol in drink

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Published 10:18 29 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Bartender splits opinion after shutting down customer who asked for 'no ice' to get more alcohol in drink

A bartender shut down a customer who asked for no ice in their drink

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

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Featured Image Credit: TikTok / jemimajune_

Topics: TikTok, Alcohol, Social Media, Viral, Food and Drink

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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A bartender divided opinions online after suggesting that customers that order no ice in their drinks simply want more booze in it.

If you've ever worked behind a bar on a busy Friday night, you'll know how gruelling it is and eventually you're not in the mood to take any s**t from customers.

And this bartender seemed to have reached that point when a customer asked for a tequila with cranberry juice and no ice, seemingly trying to get a stronger drink.

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In a video shared to TikTok the bartender, who posted under the name Jemima June, recorded herself working and showed the interaction.

After they asked for no ice, Jemima pauses for a moment to clarify that they aren't going to get a bigger drink just because there's no ice in it.

"Just because you say 'no ice' that doesn't mean you're going to get more alcohol," she explained.

Jemima then went on to say that there's only one guaranteed way that a customer can be sure that they're getting more than a single measure in their drink.

"Double," she said. "That means you're going to get more alcohol."

While Jemima might have thought she was doing the right thing as she worked, the whole thing divided TikTok users.


After all, if you've ever ordered a spirit in a drink, you'll know that the amount of alcohol is carefully measured and therefore the ice doesn't come into the equation - you might just end up with more of the mixer.

Reacting to the video, which has been liked over a million times since it was posted in February 2023, one TikTok user slammed: "My coworker said he asked for less ice, knowing he wasn't going to get more alcohol, and the bartender was so rude. He just wanted no ice."

"I just hate super cold drinks," added a second viewer, while a third wrote: "What if his throat hurts and that's why he's asking for no ice [sic]."

Some people think you get less drink in your cup if there's ice in it. (Getty Stock)
Some people think you get less drink in your cup if there's ice in it. (Getty Stock)

"As a bartender, I just make their drink," wrote a fourth. "If they want more alcohol, I just let them know it'll be charged as a double. No lecture needed."

However, others in the comments section were more empathetic.

Another TikToker reacted: "The people pressed in the comments about this would NEVER survive as a bartender. This is so accurate."

"Bro thought he was pulling a fast one," speculated a second.

A different person penned: "As a bartender, I feel this."

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