One clean spec for every drink
Lock in recipes, glassware, garnish, and notes in one place so 'what’s the house spec again?' never hits the pass.
eighty six. the bullsh*t.
A single source of truth for specs, batches, garnishes, and staff notes. One place to keep the recipe correct, the prep sane, and every drink landing like you were on the station yourself.
Spec-first service
Spec discipline without killing the vibe
Eighty Six keeps Central’s recipes, batches, garnishes, and notes in one library, so briefings are about service—not arguing over which spreadsheet is “the real one”.
48%
faster shift prep
Teams stop rewriting specs before service and just print, brief, pour.
95%
staff actually using the system
Looks like their Google Sheet, behaves like a brain that never forgets lime juice.
12x
spec reuse across menus
Once a recipe's right, you never rebuild it for the next cocktail list.
Capabilities
Research-inspired tools for elite service
Batching that doesn't gaslight you
Scale recipes by serves or volume without mystery math—keep sugar, acid, and ABV exactly where they’re meant to be.
Staff notes that sound like you
Plain-language descriptions, allergen callouts, and talking points so new hires actually understand and can sell every cocktail.
Templates
Ready for a shift where everyone uses the same spec?
These layouts lock in recipes, batches, glassware, and garnish so no one is guessing mid-service. Use them to brief staff, train new hires, and keep every cocktail built the way the menu actually promises.
Opening Ritual
Turn the 4:30pm panic into a 3-minute briefing: what’s on, what’s batched, what changed.
Prep lists, must-batch specs, and 86’d items in one view before the first ticket prints.
High-volume Shift
For when the res book lied and walk-ins didn’t.
Shows only what matters in the weeds: recipes, batches, and backup garnishes—no fluff, no scrolling.
Guest Journey
Keep stories, origins, and pairings where staff can actually find them mid-service.
Highlight hero serves with ingredients, provenance, and how to sell it in one sentence.
Next-level service
Get your specs, batches, and garnish calls out of everybody’s head and into one place.
Book a discovery call, map your current recipes into Eighty Six, and roll out a spec library your team will actually read before service.