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Give the gift of drinking for only $1

A night out drinking with friends can get pretty costly, pretty quickly. You saddle up to the bar. She buys the first round of drinks. You buy the...
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New Years Resolution: Be a good customer

New Years Eve is a busy and chaotic night for bars, nightclubs and restaurants everywhere. It’s never too early to get started on a New Years...
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Bartending 101: Customer service basics according to BarSmarts Wired

The most important aspect of any job when working in the food and beverage service industry, whether you’re a bartender, server, host, food...
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Grabbing drinks from the bar mat is poor bar etiquette

The bar mat is a very special place in the bar. It’s an important and essential tool. It’s the place in the bar where all of the...
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Busting Bar Myths: Bartender vs. Mixologist

Every now and then a customer will ask me which I prefer being called: a bartender or a mixologist? It’s a tough question to answer because...
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Cocktail Bill's Ten Commandments for Bartenders

Recently, with the help of the California Historical Society, Anchor Distilling has published a complete reproduction of the first edition of ...
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Anchor Distilling publishes a piece of San Francisco cocktail history

William Thomas Boothby, otherwise known as “Cocktail Bill” compiled and published his practical guidebook for tending bar in 1890...
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Bartenders compete in The Big Easy for the National Mix Master title

DeKuyper held its Mix Masters National Competition in New Orleans on November 5th, 2009. Finalists from twelve regions including Atlanta, Boston,...
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The taboo subject of tipping

Everyone knows about it. No one really talks about it, yet it is such an important part of the service industry: the taboo subject of tipping....
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DeKuyper has created a special place for bartenders

The popular liqueur brand that has brought flavors such as sour apple, blue curacao, triple sec, peachtree and razzmatazz to the bar and restaurant...
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