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The Old-School Drink That's A Warning Sign For Bartenders

Any bartender worth their (mesquite-smoked) salt uses their powers of observation to help navigate a notoriously unpredictable work environment. In doing this, they learn a language that most people speak but few truly understand. It's the language of spirits and how people tend to interact with them. As Daniel Meursing, CEO of LA-based luxury event staffing company Premier Staff, pointed out to The Takeout , when you walk up to the bar and order a Death in the Afternoon, a good bartender knows that one of two things must be true: You fancy yourself a literary connoisseur, or you're here to party. "When people start ordering these, I know we're in for a wild night," Meursing says, adding, "It's like watching

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