The skull bar spoon in brief
The Bars skull bar spoon is a 40cm mixing spoon with a teardrop bowl at one end and three cast skulls at the top of the handle. The stem is twisted along its full length and the material is stainless steel. The skulls are solid, not pressed from sheet: the head has volume and weight.
Who it is for
Themed bars, tiki bars, speakeasies and venues that build their menu around a look. The bar spoon is the one tool that stays in sight for the whole drink: it sits in the mixing glass while you stir, and the part the guest sees is the top. A plain handle says nothing; a worked head ends up in the photo the guest takes at the bar.
It also suits a display station at a trade show or a tasting, where the tools are looked at before they are used.
The weight at the top does real work
A light mixing spoon slides into the mixing glass as soon as you let go: it ends up at the bottom, the handle gets wet and whoever picks it up gets their fingers in the drink. The cast head of the skull bar spoon acts as a counterweight above the rim, and the spoon stays where you left it. It is the same principle as the heavy handle on a kitchen knife, applied to a tool that is put down and picked up twenty times in a service.
The twisted stem is for spinning between the fingers, the way to stir without knocking the ice against the wall of the glass, and it guides the liquid when layering one liqueur on another.
Specifications
- Length: 40cm
- Material: stainless steel
- Stem: twisted along its full length
- Head: three cast skulls
- MPN: The Bars B004SK
- Pack quantity: 1
How many skull bar spoons to keep
A station works with two mixing spoons: one in use and one clean, because the one that stirred a drink with syrup does not go into the next Martini. Two stations keep four. The code stays in the maker’s catalogue, so a spoon that bends or goes missing can be reordered with the same head.
A bar that puts the skull bar spoon on show also buys it as a spare for the look, not only for the kit: a themed bar that loses its only decorated spoon is back to a plain station. That is why three are usually kept, two in service and one in the drawer.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
The skull bar spoon alongside the others
The Bars makes different heads on the same stem: the medieval axe for a sharper outline, the swizzle crown for working crushed ice. All the lengths and finishes are in the bar spoon category.
Care
Hand wash in hot water with mild detergent and dry straight away. Water sits in the hollows of the skulls: run the cloth there too, so the polished steel dries without limescale marks.
FAQ
How long is it? 40cm, the length for a mixing glass and a large tin.
Are the skulls solid? Yes, they are solid cast and act as a counterweight above the rim of the glass.
What is it made from? Stainless steel, with no paint to wear off.
Is it dishwasher safe? The maker does not state it: hand wash and dry.
Dispatched from Rome, Italy.
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