Thinking about being behind the bar for the first time is equally exciting as it is terrifying. I remember being a host, staring at the bartenders. They were laughing, pouring beautiful drinks, and cracking jokes to the busy bar top. I knew I’d be there one day. But first, and as it goes, I had to […]

Tiki cocktails had a glorious heyday in the 1940’s and 50’s, but fell out of fashion into a campy, joke-version of themselves after that. But the cocktail renaissance of the last fifteen years or so is rescuing tiki-style drinks and coming back to their original roots: lots of flavors layered together in a balanced and […]

New bartender, meet Whisky Sour. Whisky Sour, meet my friend. They’re new to life behind the bar. This almost two-hundred-year-old old cocktail needs to find a place in your bartending toolbelt. Why? It’s still a super popular drink that’s ordered all the time and you’ll definitely want to practice making it. If you don’t, you’ll end up looking like a […]

You have a lot of choices when it comes to your job or life-long career. One of the most exciting and entertaining careers you can choose to pursue is bartending! “A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.” Albert Einstein There are countless career opportunities out there for well-trained bartenders once they complete bartending school. Once you […]

You might be wondering, “is flair bartending still a thing?” Or maybe you have no idea what it is. Sure, if you were here for the Spice Girls generation you’ll know that the flair movement peaked in the nineties (hello, Coyote Ugly!), but yes! These bar tricks are still around. They kinda just retreated back to the fringes, […]

Part of learning how to be a good bartender is experiencing a few bad ones. Have you worked with someone like this or know a “bad” bartender? I’m willing to bet that the person in question can be rude, stand-offish, lazy, or even perhaps…. unhygienic. via GIPHY Yep, with a few short, not-at-all helpful answers […]

You might want a change in career or maybe learning on how to mix cocktails so that you can impress your buddies at a cocktail that you have thrown or get a promotion at the current place of work, bartending can be something to consider. Though it is more practical than book knowledge, lets us […]

Why did you get into bartending? Maybe it was for the extra bucks, may be due to the fact that you are a beer person who has always imagined working at that brewery that you have been eying since you started to appreciate the fine art of beer.  Or maybe the reason was to get […]

Whenever we talk to folks who are just starting out in their bartending job (both with experience and without!), we always hear the same questions. Some of the questions we receive all the time revolve around bartending licenses, bartender certifications, and bartending courses. “Do you really need a certificate or license?” or “How long does it take?” Even if you’re a […]

So you have your first official shift as a bartender coming up soon and you have a million questions running through your head. We get it–been there, done that! Your very first shift can be nerve-wracking, overwhelming, and you’ll probably walk out with sore feet. Though we can’t be there to rub your footsies when you finally […]