Episode Details

How do bars put glitter cocktails on the menu? The sparkle costs about 15 cents a pour — technique is the hard part. A glitter cocktail costs a bar about 15 cents of shimmer per pour: the listed serving is 0.1 grams, so a 10 gram jar covers about 100 drinks. Build it on clear spirits, add the glitter at the glass or in a rolled batch bottle, and let bubbles or one swirl keep the flakes moving. Run it as one signature serve, and quantity discounts of 5-20% cover a season's stock. In this episode: - The per-pour math you can hand your bar manager — 15 cents on paper, booked at 30 because Friday nights exist - A dosing method that survives a real rush, and the batch-bottle habit that replaces theatrical pinches - Which builds actually show the sparkle — and why clear, bubbly serves win - The Amazon Business quantity ladder for stocking a season (5-20% off by volume) - An honest read on which rooms a glitter serve fits — and which it never will Who should skip it: bars whose lists are built on opaque pours — espresso martinis, cream drinks, stouts — and rooms whose brand is quiet and brown. Glitter you can't see is invisible money, and no per-pour math makes sparkle fit a room that doesn't sell celebration. The jar in this episode: MONÉGASQUE Iconic Gold edible drink glitter, 10 g, flake-style so it stays visible in the pour — on Amazon ($14.99 at publish; check the live listing for current pricing and quantity discounts). Produced with AI-crafted hosts. Full transcript on the episode page. New questions answered every week at The Monégasque Table.