Professional Bartending
Aspiring bartenders and those already working professionally have a little more to worry about than the home bartender. These are a few of the resources that you may need as you pursue that professional mixology career.
Cap-On Speed Pourer
Cap-On is a patented design of liquor pourer which allows the home bartender to have the ability to pour shots of liquor with ease and give them the ability to replace the bottle's original cap for an air-tight seal.
Cap-On is a patented design of liquor pourer which allows the home bartender to have the ability to pour shots of liquor with ease and give them the ability to replace the bottle's original cap for an air-tight seal.
10 Service Tips for Bartenders
It takes some savvy and charisma, along with a knowledge of drinks, to be a successful bartender. This is one of those jobs in which your success depends on your personality more than anything else. You need to a provider of drinks, a server, an organizer, a cashier, a friend, a psychiatrist and a neat freak. Customer service is the key because the majority of your income will come from tips and …
It takes some savvy and charisma, along with a knowledge of drinks, to be a successful bartender. This is one of those jobs in which your success depends on your personality more than anything else. You need to a provider of drinks, a server, an organizer, a cashier, a friend, a psychiatrist and a neat freak. Customer service is the key because the majority of your income will come from tips and …
What is Mixology and Who is a Mixologist
Mixology is the art or skill of preparing mixed drinks and a mixologist is a person who studies mixology.
Mixology is the art or skill of preparing mixed drinks and a mixologist is a person who studies mixology.
What is Molecular Mixology?
Molecular Mixology is the practice of understanding and experimenting with cocktails on the scientific and molecular level to create new, interesting flavors, textures and visuals.
Molecular Mixology is the practice of understanding and experimenting with cocktails on the scientific and molecular level to create new, interesting flavors, textures and visuals.
Popular Drinks Every Bartender Should Know
All bars have a different list of popular drinks and specialties that patrons order on a regular basis. However there are a few drinks that every bartender should know no matter what establishment you tend at.
All bars have a different list of popular drinks and specialties that patrons order on a regular basis. However there are a few drinks that every bartender should know no matter what establishment you tend at.
Cocktail and Bartending Calendar of Events
Stay up to date on what's happening in the cocktail world throughout the year with this calendar of events including bartending seminars, classes and competitions as well as food and beverage industry conventions and special "cocktail holidays."
Stay up to date on what's happening in the cocktail world throughout the year with this calendar of events including bartending seminars, classes and competitions as well as food and beverage industry conventions and special "cocktail holidays."
Bartending Schools & Professional Training Courses
Nothing can beat on the job training when it comes to bartending. However, if you're looking for a course that helps you break into the profession or have been mixing professionally for awhile and want to step up your game there are a number of options available, both online and in person.
Nothing can beat on the job training when it comes to bartending. However, if you're looking for a course that helps you break into the profession or have been mixing professionally for awhile and want to step up your game there are a number of options available, both online and in person.
BarSmarts Wired: Online Training for Professional Bartenders
BarSmarts Wired is an online bartender training course offered periodically that allow professional bartenders the opportunity to receive BarSmarts Certification in a month via the internet.
BarSmarts Wired is an online bartender training course offered periodically that allow professional bartenders the opportunity to receive BarSmarts Certification in a month via the internet.
Essential Bar Tools
A guide to the basic tools and utensils needed for the home bartender.
A guide to the basic tools and utensils needed for the home bartender.
Interview with Cheryl Charming
Cheryl Charming is a bartender and author with many talents. Her extensive career has included, among other things, tending bar at hotspots, nine books in print, an iPhone application, a line of cocktail jewelry and host of a cocktail film fest. In this interview she gives fantastic advice for bartenders aspiring to make it in the industry.
Cheryl Charming is a bartender and author with many talents. Her extensive career has included, among other things, tending bar at hotspots, nine books in print, an iPhone application, a line of cocktail jewelry and host of a cocktail film fest. In this interview she gives fantastic advice for bartenders aspiring to make it in the industry.
Interview with Mixologist Shawn Soole, The Liquid Revolutionist
Shawn Soole, or The Liquid Revolutionist, is a modern mixologist with years of experience and great insight into the professional bartending experience. In this interview he gives advice for bartenders about getting started, competitions and more.
Shawn Soole, or The Liquid Revolutionist, is a modern mixologist with years of experience and great insight into the professional bartending experience. In this interview he gives advice for bartenders about getting started, competitions and more.
Amanda Buhr, Bartender at Zoe
Amanda Buhr is the head bartender of the Zoe Lounge in the W New Orleans Hotel. She is creating some amazing cocktails and has advice for women bartenders and working in a busy hotel bar.
Amanda Buhr is the head bartender of the Zoe Lounge in the W New Orleans Hotel. She is creating some amazing cocktails and has advice for women bartenders and working in a busy hotel bar.
Quick Strain Tin
Quick Strain Tins were designed for the professional bartender by using the style of a Boston shaker and integrating a strainer into the rim of the mixing tin. These are convenient, make pouring drinks faster and are available in a few different designs.
Quick Strain Tins were designed for the professional bartender by using the style of a Boston shaker and integrating a strainer into the rim of the mixing tin. These are convenient, make pouring drinks faster and are available in a few different designs.
Über Bar Tools
Uber Bar Tools produces a full line of tools for the professional bartender. The tools are designed to stand up to the busiest bar and make the mixologist's job easier and more efficient.
Uber Bar Tools produces a full line of tools for the professional bartender. The tools are designed to stand up to the busiest bar and make the mixologist's job easier and more efficient.
Top Picks for Bartending Guides
These are some of the best cocktail guide books available and are filled with recipes, photographs and tips to guide everyone along the path to the perfect cocktail.
These are some of the best cocktail guide books available and are filled with recipes, photographs and tips to guide everyone along the path to the perfect cocktail.
Eco-Friendly Bartending
There are things you can do in every aspect of your life to reduce your impact on the environment and the bar is no exception. We all know that we need to recycle our empties, but there is more that can be done behind the bar to make its environmental footprint as minimal as possible.
There are things you can do in every aspect of your life to reduce your impact on the environment and the bar is no exception. We all know that we need to recycle our empties, but there is more that can be done behind the bar to make its environmental footprint as minimal as possible.
MySpeedRail.com
A social networking website that is designed specifically for professional bartenders and mixologists. This is a fun community where you can share your experiences, cocktails and behind the bar thoughts and network with others in the field.
A social networking website that is designed specifically for professional bartenders and mixologists. This is a fun community where you can share your experiences, cocktails and behind the bar thoughts and network with others in the field.
MissCharming.com
A thorough resource for the serious amateur and professional bartenders sprinkled with a lot of fun. Cheryl Charming has years of bartending experience, is the author of many bartending guides and the advice she gives to any pursuing the career is invaluable.
A thorough resource for the serious amateur and professional bartenders sprinkled with a lot of fun. Cheryl Charming has years of bartending experience, is the author of many bartending guides and the advice she gives to any pursuing the career is invaluable.
Small Screen Network - The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess
A website filled with quality, informative videos that include cocktail recipes, interviews with mixologists and historians, and bartending tips and tricks.
A website filled with quality, informative videos that include cocktail recipes, interviews with mixologists and historians, and bartending tips and tricks.
Bartender Magazine
A great resource for the professional and aspiring professional bartender. Ray Foley, author of numerous bartending books, is the editor of this on and off-line magazine.
A great resource for the professional and aspiring professional bartender. Ray Foley, author of numerous bartending books, is the editor of this on and off-line magazine.
United States Bartenders' Guild
"The United States Bartenders’ Guild is a brotherhood of beverage service professionals dedicated to the continued refinement of our craft." Members can take part in networking events, competitions, tastings, training and more.
"The United States Bartenders’ Guild is a brotherhood of beverage service professionals dedicated to the continued refinement of our craft." Members can take part in networking events, competitions, tastings, training and more.
International Bartenders Association
The International Bartenders Association was established in 1951 and is an international guild devoted to bartenders. The group has training centers, many cocktail competitions and an "official" list of cocktails which every bartender should know.
The International Bartenders Association was established in 1951 and is an international guild devoted to bartenders. The group has training centers, many cocktail competitions and an "official" list of cocktails which every bartender should know.