Bartender splits opinion after shutting down customer who asked for 'no ice' to get more alcohol in drink

If you drink alcohol, you'll know that sometimes you get less than you pay for, thanks to ice taking up room in your drink.

Now, one bartender has divided opinion by revealing that he shut down a customer who tried to get around the problem by asking for no ice in his drink.

Taking to TikTok, the bartender, who posted under the name Jemima June, recorded herself working and showed what happened when a customer asked for 'Tequila cranberry, no ice.'

In the video, she can be seen pouring the drink as the customer specifies that they don't want ice.

She then pauses for a moment to clarify that they aren't going to get a bigger drink just because there's no ice in it.

"Just because you say 'no ice'," she said, "that doesn't mean you're going to get more alcohol."

TikTok / @jemimajune_

Jemima then explained the only guaranteed way that a customer can be sure that they're getting more than a single measure in their drink.

"Double," she said. "That means you're going to get more alcohol."

While Jemima might have thought she was doing the right thing as she worked, the whole thing divided TikTok users.

After all, if you've ever ordered a spirit in a drink, you'll know that the amount of alcohol is carefully measured and therefore the ice doesn't come into the equation - you might just end up with more of the mixer (which isn't necessarily a bad thing on a night out).

TikTok / @jemimajune_

Reacting to the video, which has already been liked over 788K times since it was posted on 27 February, one TikTok user slammed: "My coworker said he asked for less ice, knowing he wasn't going to get more alcohol, and the bartender was so rude.

"He just wanted no ice."

"I just hate super cold drinks," added a second viewer while a third wrote: "What if his throat hurts and that's why he's asking for no ice [sic]."

"As a bartender, I just make their drink," wrote a fourth. "If they want more alcohol, I just let them know it'll be charged as a double. No lecture needed."

However, not everyone thought the bartender was being so snappy.

Another TikToker reacted: "The people pressed in the comments about this would NEVER survive as a bartender. This is so accurate."

"Bro thought he was pulling a fast one," speculated a second while a third agreed that it is a thing, writing: "As a bartender, I feel this."

What do you think?