Here are some useful tips for bartenders, but even if you’re just bartending at home for your friends, these are some useful things to know how to do.
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What Every Good Bartender Should Know
Source: Jazz Guy
Why is it that certain people can make a lucrative career out of bartending while for others it is just a temporary means of making ends meet? It is probably because some bartenders have learnt what it takes to make an average bartender, great.
Tips to help become a better bartender:
1. When a customer sits down acknowledge them and greet them pleasantly. Never ignore customers, this is rude for any hospitality industry worker, especially one that depends of people liking them for tips.
2. Learn to multitask. Take more than one order at a time and be accurate. Don’t bring people the wrong drinks and don’t take long. Also treat people equally and serve them in the order they arrive.
3. Nothing is more important than being polite. Most people can forgive a mistake but not many can forgive rudeness or just plain aloofness in a bartender.
4. Learn your product. Just like a salesperson you should know the brands you stock in your bar and be able to tell the difference between different varieties.
5. Take pride in your appearance. This goes without saying but in the hospitality industry, appearance is everything. Ensuring that you are neat and clean is important because your appearance reflects on your organisation and your employer.
6. Thank all patrons for their business before they leave and say goodbye.
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Types Of Bar Glasses
There are so many types of glasses that are used when bartending; that sometimes it is overwhelming. Just take a look at all the variations throughout Australia
reference : wikipediaWine And Spirits
Wine Glasses – There are several types of glasses used for serving wine, a goblet glass is used for red wines and the more slender glass is used for white wines. The proper amount of wine that should be poured in a wine glass is about 4.5 ounces or 135ml, which usually fills the glass about halfway.
Champagne Flutes – These glasses look like white wine glasses, but they are longer and more slender. They usually only hold about 3 to 4 ounces of liquid or 120-150ml.
Shot Glasses – Easy enough; these tiny glasses are usually an ounce or an ounce and a half and are used for shots of alcohol.
Other Glasses
Highball Glasses – Used for normal mixed drinks (rum and coke, gin and tonics). These glasses hold between 6 and 8 ounces of liquid (180 – 240 ml) , depending on the amount of ice. Remember with any mixed drink though the amount of liquor that goes in a drink is approximately an ounce.
Rocks Glasses – These glasses have several purposes, usually they are used when someone wants a shot (sometimes rum or vodka) served over ice. They are also used for smaller mixed drinks (vodka with a splash of cranberry, Dewars with water). Rocks glasses hold about 4 ounces of liquid (120ml).
Collins Glasses – Are slightly taller than highball glasses but are more slender. They are usually used for larger mixed drinks such as a Long Island Ice Tea, or when a customer wants an extra shot of liquor in their drink.
Specialty Drinks
Snifters – Also known as a brandy snifter because it is most frequently used for brandies, though other liquors can be poured in them as well. A snifter looks almost like a fish bowl; its shape allows the aroma of the brandy to fully be appreciated. An important thing to know, never ever pour ice in a snifter, especially one that you are pouring brandy into. Brandy connoisseurs do not appreciate chilled brandy. Only about an ounce of liquor should be poured into this glass.
Martini Glasses – This glass looks similar to a wine class, but it has a wider mouth and very narrow bottom. These glasses are used for the many types of martinis you will be making. They can also be used for margaritas. They hold about 6 ounces if properly filled (180ml).
Irish Coffee Glass – Like its name implies, this glass is used for heated or hot alcoholic drinks. They hold about 6 ounces of liquid (180ml).