A specialized spoon used in bartending to measure and mix cocktail ingredients, typically featuring a long handle and small bowl.
From 'bar' (drinking establishment) plus 'spoon' (measuring utensil). This compound emerged in early 20th-century bartending vocabulary as cocktails became refined mixological science.
The barspoon is a precision instrument for a forgotten art—before every drink came premixed, bartenders were chemists creating specific flavor proportions, and the barspoon was their most important measuring tool!
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