The Mixology Talk Podcast, Episode Ninety Nine
So you’ve decided to give bartending a try, and you’d like to do your homework. How can you study up before stepping behind the bar?
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In today’s Episode…
We’re going over some of the basics! When asked by a listener how to prepare, we realized that this is a great question. Listen in to hear all of our tips for getting mentally and physically ready for that first shift.
Stuff we Mentioned:
Bar Schools: How to decide whether it’s worth it, and how to know whether a bar school is worth attending.
Books: Reading up can be a huge help! Chris recommended reading the following books to get started:
Physical Skills: Make no mistake, bartending is a physical job and practice makes you fast! Practice your shake, stir, and strain until it becomes second nature. (Listen in for a few more tips!)
Cocktail Recipes: Last but certainly not least, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with some of the more common cocktail recipes. Here are the ones Chris recommends learning:
- Margarita
- Old Fashioned
- Manhattan
- Martini and dirty martini
- Cosmo (yep people are still drinking this)
- Bloody Mary
- Whiskey Sour
- Negroni
- Mojito
- Daquiri/ Lemon Drop/etc
- Moscow Mule/ Dark and stormy, etc
A bit of advance preparation can help a lot – but most of all, just be willing to work hard and learn and you will do just fine.
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I discovered your podcast a few months ago and have really been enjoying it and learning so much. But I have *one* thing from this super-helpful episode that I could use more details on: What’s the right way to stir a cocktail? Besides not with the handle? What’s good form that I should be practicing? (Is there a video you’d recommend for this?) Thanks!
Thanks for the kind words Margarita! We do have a super old video on stirring – you can check it out here: https://www.abarabove.com/stirring-technique/ We are probably due for an update though, so I’ll make that suggestion to Chris and see if he wants to do another video or talk about it on the podcast. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you so much for the link! Exactly what I was hoping for!