Guest Bobcat Hill Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Trying to decide sample sizes to be served in a tasting room... Samples will be sold to attract the serious tasters, but don't want the samples so big that groups would pass around a 1 oz. serving to share sips or someone decides they don't like it at all and throws most of it away. We're thinking about a choice or combination of 2-3 .25 oz. shots or 3-4 oz. minicocktails for $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fiore Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 What we do is charge $3 for a 1 ounce sample, if they choose share its okay...this seems to keep those tasting to the serious customer.....90% of those tasting buy a bottle....we don't make money on the sample but it keeps from giving it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coop Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Trying to decide sample sizes to be served in a tasting room... Samples will be sold to attract the serious tasters, but don't want the samples so big that groups would pass around a 1 oz. serving to share sips or someone decides they don't like it at all and throws most of it away. We're thinking about a choice or combination of 2-3 .25 oz. shots or 3-4 oz. minicocktails for $5. We at Colorado Gold Distillery do not charge anything for sampling. The state of Colorado limits times and amounts of samples given out. We by state law cannot charge but we only give 1/4 of one ounce of three products we produce here. We go by the motto "If they try our products they will buy" Coop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 As coop notes, many states define a "taste" as 1/4 ounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewKulsveen Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 You might want to check on the legality of charging for tastings. Here in Kentucky it is illegal as I am sure it is in other states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Coast Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Likewise, in South Carolina, we have to option to charge or not. We are also limited to 1/4 oz. samples. We must pay tax on money from tastings. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gverseityillery Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Has anyone found a 1/4 oz pourer to make the sampling easier? Have done some searching on the net and can't find a measured pourer that small. Thanks Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grehorst Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Has anyone found a 1/4 oz pourer to make the sampling easier? Have done some searching on the net and can't find a measured pourer that small. Thanks Kent Kent, We had some. The company we had bought from no longer lists that size. I'm guessing they discovered what we did- they just weren't very good. Sometimes you'd get 1/4oz other times you'd get 3/4oz. We were/are more accurate free pouring (with a little practice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISTILLATEUR Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Kent, We had some. The company we had bought from no longer lists that size. I'm guessing they discovered what we did- they just weren't very good. Sometimes you'd get 1/4oz other times you'd get 3/4oz. We were/are more accurate free pouring (with a little practice). I get mine from: http://www.posi-pour.com/ 3005 Kishwaukee Street Rockford, IL 61109 Phone: (815) 229-2970 Fax: (815) 229-2978 Email TOLL FREE in the USA: (800) 435-2816 Just tell them that you want .25oz and they will make them for you!...They also have a rack with the posi-pours that you can sell in your tasting room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxtons Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Has anyone found a 1/4 oz pourer to make the sampling easier? Have done some searching on the net and can't find a measured pourer that small. Our tastes are supposed to be 1/4 oz, but typically I'll give 1/8th oz. in a 1/2 oz disposable shot cup. I've made my own spouts using some brass barb fittings, 1/8" dia, so that the pour is much slower and more controlled. I had tried multiple standard pourers and they made a huge mess at the bar. They just weren't made for small shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis McMillan Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 http://www.foodservicedirect.com/product.cfm/p/102263/Precision-Pours-Collared-3-Ball-Pour-Spout-1/4-Ounce.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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