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The Office With A Bathroom
I start off every week by promising myself that I won’t go out for drinks after work. Instead…I will be diligent, save my hard-earned tips, go straight home, wash some Top Ramen down with a couple of beers, watch South … Continue reading →
24 Years
We have a new manager at the bar. He has a jovial personality and seems to know his shit…along with an easy-going style of managing…as well as some great ideas on improving our wine list and cocktail menu. I am … Continue reading →
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Tagged 24 hours, 24 years, attempted murder, bartenders blog, busboy, busboy mafia, cocktail menu, food fights, having fun at work, hells angels, new managers, nostalgia, service industry, serving time, side station sabotage, tequila, true bar stories, whippets, wine list
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Cavelife
I apologize for the recent stagnancy in bar stories. My old computer died at the beginning of this month and I had unfortunately been left without the luxuries of the internet. It was rough. No checking e-mails, stocks, news, weather, … Continue reading →
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Blender Terrors
The bar I work at has several blended drinks on the cocktail menu. Like most bartenders, I am not exactly a fan of blender-tending. The tedious process involved in making the equivalent of a slurpee with alcohol is hardly worth … Continue reading →
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Tagged 7-11, 7-11 slurpee, 86 blended drinks, alarm call of our primate cousins, bartenders blog, blender tending, blender terrors, blenders, frozen, frozen cocktails, lions tigers and bears, miami vice, Pina Colada, slurpee, slurpee with alcohol, strawberry daiquiri, the bartender hates you, the bartenders nightmare, true bar stories, why we hate the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard, You Tube bartending videos
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Fifty Sense
Bar tricks can be an enjoyable way to entertain your customers and make extra tips on those slow nights. I always keep a few in the bag for a rainy day. The simpler the better…drunk people are stupid…and tricking stupid … Continue reading →
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Tagged bar tricks, bartenders blog, cigarette shank, david blaine, drunk people are stupid, fifty sense, get free drinks everytime, how to get free drinks, how to make more tips bartending, jumping egg, mislead a monkey, true bar stories, You Tube bartending videos
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The Stupid Gene
I get asked an astounding amount of stupid questions every single night at the bar. It’s a constant barrage of ignorance from both sides…the customers and the employees. I seriously wonder how some of these people tie their shoes in … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 stupid questions, angry bartender, angry monkey bartender, bartenders blog, Bud Light, cocktail napkin, dumbing down, idiocracy, last call, stupid gene, stupid people, stupid questions at a bar, the angry monkey, the stupid gene, true bar stories
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Edward Jiggerhands
About nine years ago…the owners of the bar I work at put all the bartenders through a three day class from Bar Stars focusing on the technical aspects of the profession…mainly the art of free pouring accurate and various portions … Continue reading →
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Tagged bar stars, bartenders blog, cork dorks, edward jiggerhands, free pouring, jiggers, michael phelps, mixing drinks, olympics, pink flotation vest, rookie bartenders, salt on the rim, true bar stories, winery
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