Links from Libation
The drink truck has pulled up to the curb and it’s overflowing with links for all you scamps! F. Paul Pacult is an authority on spirits and is putting out a newly revised…
Don’t Take Your Work Home
Bartending involves socializing with people. You are on display sharing a stage, the bar, with your fellow bartenders. If you’re fairly well put together there will be a guest who wants to order off the…
A Word Concerning Journey
Some bars sit out on beaches and serve up drinks amidst a jungle of tiki, and some sit atop skyscrapers offering up views from on high. There are resort bars, bars on cruise ships, and…
Settling in Savannah
April 23, 2016 Dear Anthony, I’m settling in alright down here. Right around the corner from the hotel I stayed in is a small Irish bar called O’Hanlon’s Pub. It served as my home…
Couples Behind the Bar
When starting out at any new job, getting the lay of the land is critical. In the bar trade this is especially true when learning the habits of regular customers or fellow bartenders. One word…
Three Commandments for Bartending
There are many things for new bartenders to learn, like which cocktails should always be stirred. And many more things an establishment has to teach new hires, like how to make their award winning margaritas.…
