'Every bartender should know': The discreet drink order for women who feel unsafe in a bar

Bartenders are sharing a discreet drink order women can request when they feel unsafe due to another guest in a bar.

It's called an Angel Shot, and is being shared by bartenders and content creators on TikTok who are keen to help women in need of assistance during their shifts and to educate bartenders so they know exactly what is being asked when the order is placed.

"#pov you ask for angel shot but the bartender doesn't know what that is #foryoupage," one woman recently shared on her account @elongatedmusk.

In the video we see her ask her boyfriend, who is playing the part of the bartender, for an angel shot. He looks confused so she hands him her phone which explains what it means.

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He then grabs a baseball bat from under the bar and proceeds to walk menacingly out towards the crowd.

The Angel Shot derived from the Ask for Angela campaign that began in the UK in 2016, with women who were feeling unsafe urged to ask for "Angela" in establishments whenever they needed assistance.

This evolved into the Angel Shot.

The program was started by Hayley Crawford, the Substance Misuse and Sexual violence (prevention) strategic Coordinator for Lincolnshire County Council.

Benjamin Smith, a creator and bartender from California in the US, is credited with spreading the viral trend in a video that has been viewed more than 11.3 million times.

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In his video he explained: "It can save you or your best friend's life, so it's something we should all know about."

There are three kinds of angel shots:

1. Angel Shot with lime

This is for when police need to be called.

2. Angel Shot neat

For when you need to be walked to your vehicle.

3. Angel Shot on the rocks

This indicates the bartender should organise transport for your such as Uber or a taxi.

"This is a more realistic POV because an angel shot is not known by every bartender," one person commented.

"This happens way too much. Every bar tender should know what an Angela shot is," added another.

"I'm not sure if it's just Scotland or Glasgow but here we ask for Angela and then they know," another commented.

Another wrote: "Every bartender should know."

"I'm terrified that the bartender won't know what an Angel shot is," one woman admitted.

"I feel like every bartender should learn what an angel shot mean," added another.