As bartenders, managers and owners, it’s often tempting to create brands, bars and menus around our own passions and tastes. While to an extent it […]
Category: Opinion
22: Flair Bartending Blocks & Music Tips
On this week’s BartenderHQ Podcast: Only 5% of UK drinkers planning to try new drinks in 2015 Diageo buys Don Julio Tequila brand to add […]
Serving Drinks Faster In Your Bar: Podcast 21
On this week’s Bartender HQ Podcast, we talk about how to get the drinks out as fast as possible behind the bar and the tools […]
Creating a signature cocktail
Creating a signature cocktail for your bar (or yourself for that matter) is not as simple as it might at first appear. There are many […]
8 Reasons Bar Optics need to be forgotten…
Bar Optics. Those upside down bottle holders on the walls of bars, must die. Strong, I know, but justified. Bartenders have to turn their back […]
Bar Rescue is back – but Jon Taffer walks out!
Having just watched the latest Bar Rescue show, I have to say I’m completely shocked at the owner’s behaviour. Okay, so generally that’s not saying […]
Brian Weber interviews Dale DeGroff
Brian Weber over at the Bartender Journey podcast has just posted highlights of his interview with cocktail legend Dale DeGroff from tales of the cocktail. […]
Why “10 things your bartender hates” articles are BULL!
On this week’s show I tell you why I think the vast majority of “Reasons you piss off your bartender” articles are rubbish and simply […]
Drinks Menu Development
The drinks you offer say so much about your bar – when it comes down to it, you’re only as good as the drinks you […]
5 Lessons from Jon Taffer’s Bar Rescue
Jon Taffer describes himself repeatedly on Bar Rescue as one of the world’s best bar consultants, and that seems pretty accurate. His track record speaks […]