Bartending

By Learnzat.com

There are two prevalent ways to be proficient in the skills of bartending and land a job in the industry; on-the-job training and bartending schools. Both work. Learning to bartend on-the-job is the traditional way bartenders learned their skill. It was the only way, that is, until bartending schools started to pop up across the US.

Bartending schools provide hands-on training in a simulated bar with real tools provided by restaurant equipment distributors. Alcohol and garnishes are simulated so they can be reused over and over. Well known top shelf bottles should all have original labels on them so students can learn what is popular.

In order for a bar to be efficient and successful, one must acquire all the basic wines, liquors and spirits and with the right equipment, your bar will surely succeed. Also, proper techniques in mixing drinks and cocktails are very important for the bar's success. The bar's location is also one of the vital factors.

The bar should be easily accessible and must have a lot of space behind it. The bartender should be pretty knowledgeable and know everything on the subject of bartending. It is important that the bartender know their drinks because they are responsible for making the customer happy.

It is not possible to know all of the conceivable mixtures. That is why bartenders these days have lists of all drink combinations hidden below the bar in order for them to serve the correct drink mixture. Some drinks require special bar tools. The most common tools in bartending are shakers, measuring cups, and straws. The most used tool in bartending is the shaker because it is essential in mixing liquors. The bartender must also have a bar rag handy at all times to clean spills and to wipe the bar every now and then.

In addition to their core beverage-serving responsibility, bartenders also take payment from customers, maintain the liquor, garnishes, glassware, and other supplies for the bar (though some establishments have bar backs which help with these duties) and serve food to patrons sitting at the bar.

The majority of bartenders directly interact with and serve customers. They should be friendly and really like talking with customers. At service bars however, they have less contact with customers. They work in small bars off the kitchen in hotels, clubs and restaurants where only the wait staff place drink orders. Some businesses, particularly larger, higher volume ones, use equipment that automatically measures, pours and mixes drinks at the push of a button. Bartenders who use this equipment still must work fast to handle a large volume of drink orders and be familiar with the ingredients for special drink requests. Much of a bartender's work still must be done "the old fashioned way" to fill each individual order.

A bartending career can make you a lot of money. That is why more and more bartender training courses are offered by colleges. In fact, bartending courses are now offered online.

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