Liquor & Cocktails With Arryved

Does your business offer a full bar? Or maybe just a few mouth-watering house cocktail recipes? Use this guide to learn how to add liquor and cocktails to your Arryved menus. 

Prerequisites

• To create or edit Inventory Items, Item Modifiers, or Forced Modifiers you must be an Arryved Portal Super Admin or an Admin with one of the following Portal permissions: 

• INVENTORY

• ALL ACCESS

• FULL ADMIN

Limitations

• Measurement tracking for liquor pours (such as oz/ml) can’t be tracked through modifiers. They are tracked through Unit Sizes that are applied to your Inventory Items. 

• Applying Forced Modifiers to specific Unit Sizes is available for menu items in Arryved Service, but not Arryved Online or OpenTab at this time. 
  

• Modifiers with an upcharge will use the tax rate associated with the item it's attached to. 
  

• Items on printed prep tickets can’t be color-coded. Tickets always print Modifiers with an upcharge in red and everything else is in black ink.
  

Best Practices

Liquor choices and cocktails are added to your Arryved menus using Inventory Items, Item Modifiers, and Forced Modifiers. There are a few different ways to go about this, so please consider what’s best for your business and service model. 

Liquor

For a full bar that offers an array of liquor choices, consider creating each liquor as an Inventory Item. Start by creating the Unit Sizes you need and an Item Type for each liquor category. Enter a proper measurement in the 'Size Quantity Value' field of your Unit Sizes if you want to track oz/ml/etc. sold.

Next, you can create Item Modifiers for any necessary modifications or add-ons. Here are some examples:

• Neat / On the rocks

• Shaken / Stirred

• Chilled 

• Salt rim / Sugar rim / No rim

• Mixer choices

• Lime / Lemon / Orange / Cherry / Other garnishes 
  

Remember! Item Modifiers always need Hints, and don’t forget to add a Cost if there’s an upcharge for the modification. 

Call Drinks

For those ‘you-call-it’ drinks such as Gin and Tonic, Vodka Soda, and Whisky Ginger, we recommend creating a 2oz pour Unit Size and adding that to each of your liquor Inventory Items. Don’t forget to enter a measurement in the ‘Size Quantity Value’ field if you want to track your ounces, milliliters, etc.

• Consider creating a ‘Double’ Unit Size, too if needed. 

• Create Item Modifiers for sodas and mixers. 

• Use Forced Modifiers to make ordering easier on staff. 
  

Classic Cocktails

For classic cocktails, you know, your Old Fashioned, Martini, Negroni, etc., there are two options for getting those on your menu. 

Option 1: For Liquor Tracking 

If you’d like to track your liquor pours (such as ounces or milliliters), we recommend using the same method as the call drinks mentioned above, using the 2oz and Double Unit Sizes on your liquor items. 

• You can even get creative and create a new ‘Classic Cocktail’ Unit Size. Remember, measurements are tracked by a Unit Size’s ‘Size Quantity Value’ 

For example, order a ‘Classic’ size of your ‘House Gin’ item, and select ‘Negroni’ from the options of the Forced Modifier (see the GIF below). 

*Please advise that this flow will be easy for your staff to learn in Arryved Service, but may not be an intuitive way for guests to order through Arryved Online or OpenTab.

Pro Tip! 

You can apply Forced Modifiers to specific sizes of an item, but please beware that this option is only available to menus in Arryved Service, not Arryved Online or OpenTab menus. 

Option 2: For Ease Of Ordering

If you don’t care to track your liquor pours, there’s an easier way to add classic cocktails to your menus. Simply create the cocktails as Inventory Items. Create a new ‘Cocktails’ Item Type, too. 

Liquor choices will be Item Modifiers. 

• Use upcharges for higher-quality options. 

• Use Forced Modifiers to make ordering easy. The ‘Negroni’ item can have a Forced Modifier with Gin options. 

House Cocktails

If you’ve whipped up some mouth-watering in-house cocktail recipes, like the classic cocktails, there are two options: 

Option 1: For Liquor Tracking 

To track liquor pours, you know the drill, order through the liquor Inventory Items, and use the 2oz/double Unit Sizes or create a new ‘House Cocktail’ Unit Size. 

Additionally, create Item Modifiers for each of your house cocktails. 

• For Example, your house Habanero Margarita, Watermelon Paloma, and Mango Vampiro can be the Item Modifier selections for your tequila liquor. Roll those into a Forced Modifier to make it easy on staff. 

Option 2: For Ease Of Ordering

If you don’t care to track your liquor pours simply create the house cocktails as Inventory Items. This method is easiest for staff to quickly place orders and is more intuitive for guests ordering online or through OpenTab. 

• Pro Tip!: If you’re selling cocktails through Arryved Online or OpenTab, we encourage you to add Display Information, including an image and description so that guests who are self-ordering are enticed to purchase!

Since these are typically set-in-stone recipes, you may not need any Modifiers for them, but if you do offer any modifications, be sure to create those as Item Modifiers. Here are some examples of possible modifications for house cocktails:

• No rim

• No garnish

• Large ice cube 

Forced Modifiers can be used if you need the guest to make a choice when they order a certain cocktail. For example, your Habanero Margarita may have a choice of salt, sugar, Tajin, or no rim. 

Next

Once you’re all set up, run a few test orders to see if the flow is to your liking. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Implementation Manager or our award-winning Support Team for assistance.