| It's only when you get behind a bar that bartender | | | | standing thirstily across the bar from them. Being able |
| recipes affect you. You come to realize just how | | | | to recommend something that they like will work |
| many different brands of how many different kinds | | | | wonders for your tips, as they will seek you out |
| of drink they sell. Beers from all over the world - | | | | next time they come back to the bar. It can make a |
| different kinds of beer, too - sweet white wine, dry | | | | real difference to your enjoyment of the job, as |
| white wine, fruity red wine, rose wine, all the | | | | well, to know that whatever questions come your |
| different spirits as well, and even taken together all | | | | way you will be able to handle them. |
| of that only gives you half the story. There are so | | | | In addition, knowing your drinks is a way of making |
| many drinks available, and with so many customers in | | | | the job a lot more efficient and straightforward for |
| the bar, there is a good chance that the average | | | | you. Being able to recite each bartender recipe and |
| bartender will get through a good 75% of those in | | | | identify what is in each bottle, how much it costs, |
| any given night. This is a real test of the bar worker's | | | | what it goes into and what it must always be kept |
| skill set. | | | | away from will be of immense benefit to you as it |
| You need to know a lot about bartender recipes to | | | | will shorten the time between taking an order and |
| be a really good bartender. You'll get a lot of | | | | putting it down, complete and correct, on a tray in |
| questions from different people who ask "What | | | | front of the customer. Identification, awareness and |
| would you recommend, what's good?". That is | | | | speed of thought will make you a good bartender. |
| obviously a matter of personal taste, but by asking a | | | | It's what work you are willing to put in that will make |
| few questions in return a good bartender can get an | | | | you a great bartender. |
| idea of what would suit the curious customer | | | | |