Almost the perfect jigger
I created a monthly Cocktail Club for our friends at our house as a way to have fun during the long winter months. We have most (if not all) of the bar tools we need for a home bar, but the jiggers we have are just so-so. I've been on a quest to find the 'perfect double-jigger' and so far, this one is the closest to being perfect.I prefer the tall Japanese-style double-jiggers, and up to this point, I have seriously tested 13 double-jiggers, trying to find the one that has everything I was looking for.Here are the things I want in this style jigger:- 1 oz. and 2 oz. markings on the outside- Clearly defined measurement lines on the inside of both sides of the jigger, and- Engraved measurements on the inside lines of of 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, 3/4 oz, and 1 oz and 1 oz. 1-1/4 oz, 1-1/2 oz, 1-3/4 oz and 2 oz.This jigger has the outside measurements.This jigger has all but one of the inside measurement lines and lines etched with every measurement that I wanted - it's just missing the 1-3/4 oz on the large side of the jigger. I can live without that, since the 3/4 oz measurement is included on the small side of the jigger.So - this jigger mostly has the features I was looking for.However, the engraved outside 2 oz measurement is placed just opposite of the inside measurement of 1-1/2 oz. Because of this, it makes it hard to read the 1-1/2 oz measurement. If the 2 oz engraving would have been moved over just slightly, this wouldn't be an issue. I feel like this is a design flaw, though minor.The engraved measurements on the inside near the top of the jigger are engraved much deeper into the metal, than the measurements lower into the jigger. Because of this, the lower measurements are harder to read - the engraving is just too light. I wish the engraving would have been more consistent for all measurements, so all measurements would be easy to read.The measurement lines are accurate (I tested them against the other 13 jiggers that I have now amassed).The stainless steel is very nice and looks elegant.So... overall... this jigger has the most measurement markings of any of the other jiggers I have. I like that, and because of that, it makes this my favorite jigger - and I do recommend it to others who want lots of measurements on their jigger.The only real downsides that makes this jigger just slightly less than perfect are:- The light engraving lower inside the jigger - they are just hard to read. I'm sure over time, I'll get used to the lines and which measurements they represent.- And, the 2 oz engraving being too close to the inside engraving.