This question relates to free-pouring liquor using a pour spout when making cocktails and mixing liqours. I hope this question is acceptable in this Stack Exchange.
So I wanted to have a pour count for mL (where I live we use metric). However, I also want a count for imperial units since some recipes use imperial units. My idea is to use a number count for imperial (since this is already a thing) and a syllable count for metric.
The imperial unit count:
| Count: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume [Oz]: | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 |
My idea was to use 6 syllables for metric (so I could at least do 30mL with one "count" before restarting), where each syllable is 5mL. Any ideas to what syllables I might use to count? I tried "Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Car-Di" (modified the word Bacardi). The upside is that 4 of the syllables are the same, so they take the same amount of time to pronounce (hence a consistent volume of liquor). The downside is that it is hard to say "correctly" in your head because there are four Ba's in a row.
| Count: | Ba | Ba | Ba | Ba | Car | Di |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume [mL]: | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
Another suggestion might be "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do":
| Count: | Do | Re | Mi | Fa | So | La | Ti | Do |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume [mL]: | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
If I want volumes greater than those in the count, I would just re-start the count. For example, if I want 45mL I do:
"Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Car-Di-Ba-Ba-Ba" or "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do-Do".
15 mL would be "Ba-Ba-Ba" or "Do-Re-Mi", a barspoon (5mL) would be "Ba" or "Do", etc.
My question is: do you have any good suggestions to such a metric counting system? What syllables should I use to count? I can also use something else, as long as it is different from the imperial number count so that I can switch between them according to my needs. I guess the most important thing is that it is easy (low chance of screwing up the counting) and that each syllable roughly can correspond to a 5mL pour. That way I can do pretty much any pour required in a cocktail-recipe (after some practice).
