
A bar spoon is a long spoon used for stirring cocktails, layering ingredients, and working neatly with ice. The twisted handle helps control movement inside a mixing glass, and the length reaches the bottom of tall vessels. The end of the handle may have a muddler, fork, or disk for gently crushing sugar, placing garnish, or guiding ice. It is especially important for cocktails made by stirring with ice, such as the Manhattan, Negroni, Martini, and other drinks without juices, cream, or egg white.