Shooters are a great bolt on to an order to boost your spend per head, especially if the manager is monitoring your average checks. They’re […]
Author: David Sangwell
Flair Bartender. Mixologist. Bar Consultant. Bar Team Trainer. Podcaster. Cocktail Blogger. Scotch Drinker. PR friendly.
Why Flair is Good for Your Bar.
Flair is one of the disciplines in bartending which splits opinion more than almost anything else. Some bartenders focus on entertaining their guests with flair, […]
Key West Cooler Recipe
The Key West Cooler is a great drink for when you want to show off a little more of your mixing skills – there’s nothing […]
5 Reasons you should want your bartenders to free pour.
Free pour. It’s a terrifying concept for bar managers everywhere, I’ll grant you – but it has many advantages along with a few cautions that […]
Built Drinks
Built drinks are perhaps the most simple cocktails to make, certainly in terms of procedure. If you have a choice of stations on your bar, […]
Top 5 Bartender Resume tips
Applying for a job as a bartender is a little different to most jobs – just as bar tending itself is a bit different! Here […]
Mudslide
Ice cream cocktails are exceptionally popular, and this is one of tyne most universally known. An alcoholic desert in a glass, this tastes far too […]
Setting up your bar
Your station at the bar can be more efficient. No doubt about it, your station is not perfect, so let’s work out how to make […]
Vodka
Vodka is different to other spirits, in that the perfect vodka would be flavourless. Primarily formed of water and ethanol, it is the traces of […]
Dry Martini
The quintessential classic cocktail, the Martini has spawned more variant cocktails than any other drink in history. It looks classy and the drink’s name has […]
