The bartender is often thought of as a person who simply makes drinks. In reality, there is much more to the job than meets the eye. In the majority of cases, the bartending job title entails many duties and responsibilities. It is believed to be the second oldest profession behind politics.
There are even schools to teach bartending techniques and terminology, mixed drink recipes, the different types of alcohol, and many other things that most folks do not really stop and think about when the person behind the bar is taking their drink order.
Quite often, the ambiance within any establishment will be dependent upon the personality of the individual, or individuals who are tending the bar, since they are often part of the entertainment. This is particularly true in the case of flair bartenders. A feisty and fun guy or gal behind the bar tends to be infectious and rub of on patrons in the bar making them happy and in high spirits.
It is obvious therefore, that as well as having to learn bartending skills this profession also demands that you are a people person as well. You will likely have to listen to confessions as well as being an agony aunt to your customers. In addition, you will have to entertain as well as serving as an age patroller since it is your responsibility to ensure that everybody you serve is of legal drinking age. As you can see barkeeping duties are definitely not limited to mixing drinks.
In addition to basic bartending and dependent upon the type of establishment, the bartender will also likely to be responsible for maintaining the supplies for the bar. This can include all the usual bar paraphernalia including the liquor, the glassware, napkins, ingredients needed to mix cocktails along with anything else that may be required or used behind the bar. In a restaurant bar, there may even be appetizers or other food items, and an updated inventory must be kept.
In the majority of these environments, irrespective of where it is, the individual tending the bar is usually responsible for collecting the money. Once again, depending on the establishment, the customers may be allowed to run a tab, which means that the server will be responsible for keeping the tab and collecting payment at the end of the evening. This is a big responsibility since many patrons order more than one drink each.
The next time you order a drink at a bar, think about everything that a bartender has to do. Not only does he or she have to cater to your wishes, but they also have many other customers and responsibilities. It may seem like they have a very simple job, but remember that you are only one of perhaps hundreds of folks that the bartender has to cater to on any given night. Remember that the next time a bartender is a little slow making your drink order.
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Benefits and Risks of a Professional Bartending Career
Professional bartending is a fast-paced, rewarding career with a unique set of skill requirements and risks. When considering this as a career choice for yourself, be sure to first research whether your area has a large enough demand for bartenders.
You will also need to evaluate your experience level, and determine whether you will need further bartending training to be successful. Make sure you know the risks and benefits of the profession as well, before either looking for a bartending job, if you have the experience, or deciding to attend a bartending school in your area.
There are different schools of thought as to what qualifies a good barkeep. Some say that when bartending professionally, the most important qualification is the individual’s social skill set. Others suggest that bartenders are at their best if they have a friendly yet humorous and sometimes flirtatious attitude towards their patrons. After all drink tends to make folk, more sociable and they often look to the bartender to share in conversation and joke around with them. Psychologically, a customer who thinks that the bartender is one of them will typically tip far more generously than to one that is seen as not joining in with their banter. Since your income as a bartender heavily depends on the tips given by customers, it is important for you to develop a good rapport with your customers.
Having a good memory is another important qualification of being a bartender. A good barmen or barmaid will generally be able to remember customer orders without having to write everything down. In addition, they will be able to mix the vast majority of drinks without having to resort to a mixed drinks recipe book. The ability to instantly recall the steps and ingredients required to make any drink the customer orders is the sign of a successful bartender.
If you are a female bartender, then walking the fine line between friendly and over friendly can be enormous. While it is important to have that unique personality many experienced bartenders are known for, being too flirtatious with men who have been drinking can be very dangerous. Due to the late hours when bars close, the poor lighting in most parking lots, and the state of mind of many of the patrons, it is often recommended that bar employees do not walk alone to their vehicles. Many bar managers and owners make it their policy to escort barmaids to their vehicles.
It is also important to keep an eye on customers while they are in the establishment. Bartenders need to keep mental notes on how many drinks each patron has had, as well as any suspicious behavior. Responsible, professional bartending may also mean having to refuse alcohol to an already intoxicated customer, or perhaps even asking a customer to leave the premises if they start to become aggressive.
It is often said that the biggest risk for a bartender is becoming an alcoholic. Being around alcohol so often can be too tempting for some. If you can avoid being sucked into that trap, you will likely enjoy bartending as a career. The people you will meet will be unique, with many stories they are just dying to share. You will see friendships grow with co-workers, and enjoy a full time income while only working part time hours. Best of all, professional bartending is certainly nothing like just another day at the office.
You will also need to evaluate your experience level, and determine whether you will need further bartending training to be successful. Make sure you know the risks and benefits of the profession as well, before either looking for a bartending job, if you have the experience, or deciding to attend a bartending school in your area.
There are different schools of thought as to what qualifies a good barkeep. Some say that when bartending professionally, the most important qualification is the individual’s social skill set. Others suggest that bartenders are at their best if they have a friendly yet humorous and sometimes flirtatious attitude towards their patrons. After all drink tends to make folk, more sociable and they often look to the bartender to share in conversation and joke around with them. Psychologically, a customer who thinks that the bartender is one of them will typically tip far more generously than to one that is seen as not joining in with their banter. Since your income as a bartender heavily depends on the tips given by customers, it is important for you to develop a good rapport with your customers.
Having a good memory is another important qualification of being a bartender. A good barmen or barmaid will generally be able to remember customer orders without having to write everything down. In addition, they will be able to mix the vast majority of drinks without having to resort to a mixed drinks recipe book. The ability to instantly recall the steps and ingredients required to make any drink the customer orders is the sign of a successful bartender.
If you are a female bartender, then walking the fine line between friendly and over friendly can be enormous. While it is important to have that unique personality many experienced bartenders are known for, being too flirtatious with men who have been drinking can be very dangerous. Due to the late hours when bars close, the poor lighting in most parking lots, and the state of mind of many of the patrons, it is often recommended that bar employees do not walk alone to their vehicles. Many bar managers and owners make it their policy to escort barmaids to their vehicles.
It is also important to keep an eye on customers while they are in the establishment. Bartenders need to keep mental notes on how many drinks each patron has had, as well as any suspicious behavior. Responsible, professional bartending may also mean having to refuse alcohol to an already intoxicated customer, or perhaps even asking a customer to leave the premises if they start to become aggressive.
It is often said that the biggest risk for a bartender is becoming an alcoholic. Being around alcohol so often can be too tempting for some. If you can avoid being sucked into that trap, you will likely enjoy bartending as a career. The people you will meet will be unique, with many stories they are just dying to share. You will see friendships grow with co-workers, and enjoy a full time income while only working part time hours. Best of all, professional bartending is certainly nothing like just another day at the office.
Learning the Art of a Professional Bartending Service
For many folks, their local bar or pub is more akin to going to the office without having to do any work. Indeed, it could easily be described as the after hours office where everybody knows your name and where you can unwind after a frantic day in the real workplace. It is also, where your friendly bartender creates his own brand of liquid magic, to calm the mind and recharge that tired body. Any skilled barkeep will tell you that tending bar is not just a science but also an art. It is the very essence of a professional's bartending service.
Much of the success of reputable pubs and bars around the world is directly linked to the unique brand and quality of the establishment’s bartending services.
First and foremost, high-quality bartending is the result of a good training program, which is designed to pass on knowledge in the mixing and serving of various drinks. However, it is the individual skill and experience of the barman or female bartender that ultimately dictates the range of drinks any particular bar is able to offer. This service is offered by numerous catering establishments such as hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs as well as for special occasions such as banquets, private parties and wedding receptions.
Bartenders mix a range of drinks based on internationally recognized, mixed drink recipes and names as well as those created exclusively by a resident bartender. In many cases, the bartender must be sufficiently skilled to be able to create a drink based on the specific requests of patrons. Several bartending schools, institutions and even some well-known hotels around the world, offer special bartending training programs. Tending bar is a specialized profession with skilled bartenders being very much in demand.
The first requirement of a good bartending service is not simply the ability to mix a good drink, but also the ability to build a friendly rapport with the person who is drinking. The bartender must be friendly and have a keen desire to interact with guests. A bartender's role is very important in building a solid bond between the establishment and the patrons. Indeed, a good barkeep is very much akin to what a Public Relations Officer is to a company. Possessing these qualities is a good starting point but there is a lot more involved in being considered a professional. This is because a bartender has numerous roles to play behind the bar.
He or she must have sound experience and knowledge of recipes for creating popular cocktails and other drinks, be quick in response to an order placed, and know all the general brands of alcohol in stock, as well as premium and house brands. In addition he or she must keep a keen eye on all relevant bar material equipment such as glasses, shakers and ice as well as possessing the experience to operate such automatic equipment behind the bar counter when the demand for drinks is high in volume.
Cleanliness is possibly the most important thing to a well-run bartending service. Nobody wants to visit a dirty, smelly bar so keeping the bar area spotless and patrons happy is one of the greatest things an establishment can do to bring in revenue. Consequently, the next time you are in a club sipping one of your favorite drinks, if you happen to see the hardworking, smiling bartender, then smile back because he is the one making your night.
Much of the success of reputable pubs and bars around the world is directly linked to the unique brand and quality of the establishment’s bartending services.
First and foremost, high-quality bartending is the result of a good training program, which is designed to pass on knowledge in the mixing and serving of various drinks. However, it is the individual skill and experience of the barman or female bartender that ultimately dictates the range of drinks any particular bar is able to offer. This service is offered by numerous catering establishments such as hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs as well as for special occasions such as banquets, private parties and wedding receptions. Bartenders mix a range of drinks based on internationally recognized, mixed drink recipes and names as well as those created exclusively by a resident bartender. In many cases, the bartender must be sufficiently skilled to be able to create a drink based on the specific requests of patrons. Several bartending schools, institutions and even some well-known hotels around the world, offer special bartending training programs. Tending bar is a specialized profession with skilled bartenders being very much in demand.
The first requirement of a good bartending service is not simply the ability to mix a good drink, but also the ability to build a friendly rapport with the person who is drinking. The bartender must be friendly and have a keen desire to interact with guests. A bartender's role is very important in building a solid bond between the establishment and the patrons. Indeed, a good barkeep is very much akin to what a Public Relations Officer is to a company. Possessing these qualities is a good starting point but there is a lot more involved in being considered a professional. This is because a bartender has numerous roles to play behind the bar.
He or she must have sound experience and knowledge of recipes for creating popular cocktails and other drinks, be quick in response to an order placed, and know all the general brands of alcohol in stock, as well as premium and house brands. In addition he or she must keep a keen eye on all relevant bar material equipment such as glasses, shakers and ice as well as possessing the experience to operate such automatic equipment behind the bar counter when the demand for drinks is high in volume.
Cleanliness is possibly the most important thing to a well-run bartending service. Nobody wants to visit a dirty, smelly bar so keeping the bar area spotless and patrons happy is one of the greatest things an establishment can do to bring in revenue. Consequently, the next time you are in a club sipping one of your favorite drinks, if you happen to see the hardworking, smiling bartender, then smile back because he is the one making your night.
Experience the Magic of Flair Bartending
If you find bars relaxing and enjoyable, then you will enjoy flair bartending even more for the amazing flamboyance of the bartending services. Usually, not only is the barman or female bartender striking in appearance, but also the style with which he or she makes your drink is simply fascinating. A professional flair bartender is hired especially for his or her special skills at preparing regular and mixed drink recipes.
A skilled bartender who can entertain guests in a creative and interesting manner while mixing their drinks is said to be bartending with flair. Considered to be a specialized art form or service, flair bartending involves being able to juggle the likes of cocktail shakers and liquor bottles in a manner that is highly entertaining to those that are watching. In addition, the speed of service and quality of drink is nothing short of amazing.
Becoming popular in the 1990’s following the release of movies such as Cocktail and Coyote Ugly, flair bartending can best be described as any trick used by a bartender in order to entertain guests while mixing and serving drinks at the same time. The flipping of liquor bottles or the juggling of cocktail shakers are just two of the many techniques that flair bartenders use. Some of the more experienced ones can also do bar magic which involves performing close up magic tricks. At the end of the day, the main goal of this service is to provide unique entertainment while mixing drinks, and in so doing, adding value to a patron's drinking or dining experience.
While he may not have been the first bartender, the legendary Jerry Thomas (nicknamed - "The Professor") was, as early records suggest, the first barman who can lay claim to the title of "the first flair bartender." Because of an experiment conducted by Thomas during the mid 1800's, during which he mixed boiling hot streams of water with Scotch whiskey, the original cocktail, the "Blue Blazer" was born. It went on to become extremely popular around the world at the time.
Nowadays, bartenders with flair are very much in demand by reputable hotel chains, clubs, restaurants and event planners. Furthermore, film stars and other celebrities often hire them, as a special feature at their private parties. Moreover, marketers and venue owners have found this specialized service to be extremely effective for the advertising or launching of a new liquor brand, or even a new bar or pub. On several occasions, top liquor distilleries have sponsored flair bartending competitions and have gained significant advertising mileage, in terms of exposure for their brands. Today, several catering colleges, hotel management institutes and other catering institutions offer extensive courses in flair styles and techniques.
Why not try out a flair bartending bar today? The next time you are looking for a new bar, why not choose one that offers flair bartenders. Along with a simulating cocktail or one of your other favorite drinks to tickle your taste buds, you will also enjoy a special treat for the eyes as well. Who would not enjoy free entertainment with their mixed drink?
A skilled bartender who can entertain guests in a creative and interesting manner while mixing their drinks is said to be bartending with flair. Considered to be a specialized art form or service, flair bartending involves being able to juggle the likes of cocktail shakers and liquor bottles in a manner that is highly entertaining to those that are watching. In addition, the speed of service and quality of drink is nothing short of amazing.
Becoming popular in the 1990’s following the release of movies such as Cocktail and Coyote Ugly, flair bartending can best be described as any trick used by a bartender in order to entertain guests while mixing and serving drinks at the same time. The flipping of liquor bottles or the juggling of cocktail shakers are just two of the many techniques that flair bartenders use. Some of the more experienced ones can also do bar magic which involves performing close up magic tricks. At the end of the day, the main goal of this service is to provide unique entertainment while mixing drinks, and in so doing, adding value to a patron's drinking or dining experience. While he may not have been the first bartender, the legendary Jerry Thomas (nicknamed - "The Professor") was, as early records suggest, the first barman who can lay claim to the title of "the first flair bartender." Because of an experiment conducted by Thomas during the mid 1800's, during which he mixed boiling hot streams of water with Scotch whiskey, the original cocktail, the "Blue Blazer" was born. It went on to become extremely popular around the world at the time.
Nowadays, bartenders with flair are very much in demand by reputable hotel chains, clubs, restaurants and event planners. Furthermore, film stars and other celebrities often hire them, as a special feature at their private parties. Moreover, marketers and venue owners have found this specialized service to be extremely effective for the advertising or launching of a new liquor brand, or even a new bar or pub. On several occasions, top liquor distilleries have sponsored flair bartending competitions and have gained significant advertising mileage, in terms of exposure for their brands. Today, several catering colleges, hotel management institutes and other catering institutions offer extensive courses in flair styles and techniques.
Why not try out a flair bartending bar today? The next time you are looking for a new bar, why not choose one that offers flair bartenders. Along with a simulating cocktail or one of your other favorite drinks to tickle your taste buds, you will also enjoy a special treat for the eyes as well. Who would not enjoy free entertainment with their mixed drink?
Bartender Guide to Mixed Drink Recipes
If you take pleasure in mixing drinks and entertaining and fancy wowing your friends at your next barbecue or party then you might like to consider buying a bartender guide for yourself. A bartender's guide will give you ideas on how to spruce up the drinks you already know how to make, as well as give you a list of recipes to try to recreate.
Mixed drinks have always been popular, but are becoming even more popular at parties and special events. With your guide in hand and a blender at your side, you can bring to life a plethora of drinks to amaze your friends while demonstrating how great a bartender you can be.
Whether you just want to know how to mix a few cocktails or would like to dive straight in the deep end and learn how to blend any number of exotic beverages, there are bartending books available that cover all skill levels.
Of course, since there are so many ways to mix drinks, it would be virtually impossible to list them all in one guide. However, many folks have made up their own recipes over the years and decided to market them.
While some of these guides may just contain variations on old favourites, others will likely have recipes for drinks that you may have never considered. The fun is trying out new mixes and even experimenting with your own concoctions. The possibilities are endless and it certainly gives you an excuse to show off your bartending skills to family and friends.
While many bartender guide books simply give you information about how to mix drinks, for those who are in the bartender profession, these guides can mean much more. A guide for bartenders can contain various information on how the bartender should set up their bar, stock the bar, and even info about how the bar should be run, from their perspective. If the guide has been set up by a particular bar, then it may also contain business information about the bar. All of this information can be very helpful to the bartender, especially if they are taking a huge interest in helping an establishment to become a success.
Regardless of whether you are looking to make an impression on family and friends or simply looking to try one or two new recipes for cocktails, a guide to bartending is a great place to begin. They are full of mixed drink recipes, in addition to information that can help you make your drinks an unqualified success. You may just find that after you have learned some of the recipes that are in the bartender guide that you absolutely love to make mixed drinks to serve to friends. If that is the case, then you may just want to think about a career in bartending. There are numerous bartending schools around the United States that can teach you all you need to know to get out from behind your kitchen sink and into a real bar, pouring beverages for large crowds. Who knows - it might just be the start of a completely new future for you.
Mixed drinks have always been popular, but are becoming even more popular at parties and special events. With your guide in hand and a blender at your side, you can bring to life a plethora of drinks to amaze your friends while demonstrating how great a bartender you can be.
Whether you just want to know how to mix a few cocktails or would like to dive straight in the deep end and learn how to blend any number of exotic beverages, there are bartending books available that cover all skill levels.
Of course, since there are so many ways to mix drinks, it would be virtually impossible to list them all in one guide. However, many folks have made up their own recipes over the years and decided to market them. While some of these guides may just contain variations on old favourites, others will likely have recipes for drinks that you may have never considered. The fun is trying out new mixes and even experimenting with your own concoctions. The possibilities are endless and it certainly gives you an excuse to show off your bartending skills to family and friends.
While many bartender guide books simply give you information about how to mix drinks, for those who are in the bartender profession, these guides can mean much more. A guide for bartenders can contain various information on how the bartender should set up their bar, stock the bar, and even info about how the bar should be run, from their perspective. If the guide has been set up by a particular bar, then it may also contain business information about the bar. All of this information can be very helpful to the bartender, especially if they are taking a huge interest in helping an establishment to become a success.
Regardless of whether you are looking to make an impression on family and friends or simply looking to try one or two new recipes for cocktails, a guide to bartending is a great place to begin. They are full of mixed drink recipes, in addition to information that can help you make your drinks an unqualified success. You may just find that after you have learned some of the recipes that are in the bartender guide that you absolutely love to make mixed drinks to serve to friends. If that is the case, then you may just want to think about a career in bartending. There are numerous bartending schools around the United States that can teach you all you need to know to get out from behind your kitchen sink and into a real bar, pouring beverages for large crowds. Who knows - it might just be the start of a completely new future for you.