Bartender's guide
You can master the art of mixing the perfect drink
with style and confidence seen in the world's finest
bars and restaurants.
Whether you are planning on becoming a professional
bartender, or want to be able to create quality
drinks in your home bar, or restaurant, follow the
list below to help you mix the perfect drink .
Bartender's Eighteen Commandments
1. Remember, clean and diplomatic bartender is
essential .
2. Always keep your glasses and equipment clean
and polished. See that glasses are chilled before
serving.
3. As in any profession, try to set your bar so
that it is both presentable the and efficient to
work in, and keep it that way for the next shift
by returning bottles to their proper places after
use.
4.Your hands are in full view, pay special attention
to your fingernails. Keep them short. Use neutral
colors nail polish if you do.
5. See that you have a plentiful supply of ice
and that it is always clean. Clean ice is essential
for cocktail. Replace half melted ice in regularly.
6. Remember that broken glasses is synonymous with
law suites.
7. Never put your fingers inside a glass or near
to the rim. Handle glasses by the base or stem.
8. When serving drinks or wine at a table always
serve from the right of each person. Hold the bottle
from the bottom and turn the label facing the customer
so that they can read the label they have ordered.
9. When corking champagne, do not allow a champagne
cork to pop. When opening the bottle, cut off the
foil, hold the cork tight and slowly turn the bottle
until cork loosens, hold it away from the customer
and let it slowly twist out to release the pressure.
You should make a low hissing sound. Do not pop.
10. Just as with any other profession, always carry
the tools of your trade, a bartender should always
have such things as a pen or pencil, cigarette lighter,
matches, wine opener, knife, and a cigar cutter.
Poor-quality products are counter productive. Always
use good-quality products.
11. Try extracting juice from citrus fruit by soaking
in hot water, before squeezing. You get better result.
12. Always break an egg in a separate glass before
using to test its freshness.
13. Often busy bars use pre-mixes, such as Bloody
Mary mix, sour mix, lemon juice, egg white and gomme
syrup.
14 Decoration of a cocktail or mixed drink is a
matter of individual taste. this Remember that when
you please the eye, you please the palate as well.
15. Remember cocktail is a mixture and will separate
if left too long.
In a mixed order of drinks, always make the cocktails
last so that they can be served fresh.
A short, snappy Shake (Do not rock) is sufficient.
16. Always pour the inexpensive ingredient into
the mixing glass first. So if you mistaken, you
will have not wasted the expensive spirits.
17. Do not fill a glass to the brim. It will result
in costly spillage, unnecessary dry cleaning bill
and messy counter.
18. Every bartender is a salesman. Promote cocktails
you know you make well. This will ensure repeat
customers and your job as well.
