#Bartender 4 experience bar how to#
Then there’s figuring out where everything sits, how to use all the equipment (you pour the ingredients into the glass part of the Boston Shaker, it turns out), and how to avoid making a mess while you work. Suddenly you have to learn new techniques, recipes, and lingo. If you’ve never worked behind a bar before, it can be a little bit of a shock. But bartending is also hard work – and this is part of what makes it so rewarding. The months I spent behind a bar were by far the best part of my hospitality career. I’ve worked as a dishie, juice and milkshake girl, waitress, and cafe manager. Hip hop blared from the speakers in the bar while I poured pints and shots, mixed drinks, grumbled quietly to myself about having to serve sodas, and excitedly (but a little slowly) prepared cocktails – all the while smiling at every customer, chatting away, becoming best friends just for those fleeting moments while you prepare the drinks and they wait.īartending is so much fun. It took a bit of getting used to but pretty soon I was hooked. If you haven’t been properly taught how to change a keg, there is a very good chance you’ll spray yourself with beer, probably directly in the face, and spend the rest of your shift smelling like stale booze. This was so obvious I didn't stop to think what that might be like and how it would differ from the brunch crowd I was used to serving.Ģ. Working behind a bar means working among people who’ve been drinking (sometimes heavily). When I first started bartending, I learned two very important things very quickly:ġ. We’ve got some tips (and even a great beginners bartending course) to help you feel more confident and prepared when you get started! But of course, it can be a little daunting for beginners.
If you’re about to start your first bartending job, or you’re thinking it might soon be time to switch it up and get behind a bar for the first time, there’s no need to be overwhelmed by your new adventure.īartending is an incredibly rewarding and exciting path to take in the hospitality industry.
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