bartenders unite! + share your recipes!

[loud247]

bartenders unite!

as the thread name suggests, i'm basically searching out other bluelight nightowls/barmonkeys to talk shop with and share ideas/experiences with...
so sock it too me!

Q1. Are you a career barman? (i.e. do you want to go beyond mixing drinks and develop a career in bar/hospitality work)

A1. Yes, i myself am, i am aiming towards gaining enough knowledge/experience/money to eventually open my own bar.

Q2. What's your favourite aspect of bartending?

A2. Giving people a new taste sensation.
-Weaning them off Bundy & Coke.
-The fact that 99% of the people i serve say "man you must hate working weekends" only to reply "not nearly as much as you hate getting up for work on monday"

Q3. What do you LOATH about barwork?

A3. Serving people who are completely and utterley ignorant to the ways of the hospitality worker.
-Not being able to get a decent feed after work.

Q4. What's your favourite drink to serve - and your least favourite to serve?

A4. Custom Cocktails - Cock Sucking Cowboys (new name - Heath Ledgers)

Q5. Flair bartending... Yay or Ney?

A5. Yay... gives me something to do on a quiet night

Q6. Money's no object - what are you drinking?

A6. Atm? Double Jameson's 12yr old Irish Whiskey, plenty of rocks.

Q7. Worst/Scariest experience behind a bar?

A7. Being the only staff member rostered on one night, I was accused of shortchanging someone. Later that same night I had the acuser bail me up against the wall upon exiting the toilets, with his hands around my throat (he was 50+, i was 19) told him to get the hell out - he punched me in the jaw, started to attempt to physically remove him from the bar, he punched me in the jaw again. Got the offender to the door, saw his beverage still in his hand, tried to remove it from his possesion, punched me for a third time in the jaw... the worst part was i found out soon after he was a supposed "friend" of the owner, and he was allowed to return to the venue. AAny wonder i quit soon after? (dunno how i stayed upright during the ordeal - god bless adrenalin )

Q8. Any Recipes you wanna share?

A8. Yeah ok one....
The Asiatic.
Ingredients:
1/2 cm fresh ginger
3 Lime wedges
1-2 Lychees
30mL (weak) chilli infused vodka
15mL Paraiso
Bruised Mint sprig to garnish

Method:
muddle all ingredients except mint in boston glass, add alchohol and ice.
Shake vigourously and double strain into chilled martini glass.
Clap mint sprig in your hands and drop into glass for garnish.

Read, Discuss, Enjoy, Relate!
-LouD247-


*edit - spelling

 

[lok1]

i pour my own drinks sometimes, does that count?

 

[UnSquare]

Say'king, Not Shirked!

Capt'n,
walk white inta tha "Casa del Fuego"...

...it re'spec's bartender's that love their shit
to no end...
You'll find that,
whilst,
most o' my stypin' is in code/peoplr'tree
depend on who tryna damp'm me
and
you'll be
MORE THAN WELCOME!

It's even for non-Prea... I'mean drinka's,
an'
well,
you could even help the whole thing
EVENTU'ALLY
Be'come a Fo:Rum

You got my vote,
I live with a 'tender,
an' have, weeeell,
am one my'delf...

Do it.
It'll legitimise (hop'fully)
that BL 'still' regonises All,C'all's to recogni'shown of
DRUGS
which this is one,
an' per'hap's H.E.L.P. the process along..

Anyway, for,meant, on it, capt'n.

Much R.(E).S.A...PICT.

PEACE BROTHER
UnS

 

[UnSquare]

Canna Find Reort

P(is)S:
It'll add morth
deeeeepth ta tha 'Fuego',
caus it need's moe sub,
buffalo...
C'mon...

 

[Teknique]

Ive worked for 2 sport clubs, all in total about 10 months behind the bar.I enjoyed cleaning up their piss and shit while collecting glasses, ect .handing out food.Just the happy guy walking around ya know .we were always heavly fortified with working staff so the work load was very little

Q1:i only mixed drinks on special requests or go get someone else to do them - i just dish out beers wine and shots faster then superman.NO not a career at all.

Q2:money , pays alright for a late night. also we raid the freezer on the way home.

Q3:A3. Serving people who are completely and utterley ignorant to the ways of the hospitality worker... yeh i hate these dick heads aswell.

Q4: beer its fast quick and easy.

Q5: wtf flair bartending?.. ? dunno what your asking her, i assume its the time where u do nothing..

Q6:Quadriple(sp 4) shot of the most expencive bottle on the shelf , jimmy black or something.. i like my hard liqure

Q7:I was put behind the bar on my first night with close to no xp.many delays as workers have not shown up and i was the only one in the room area.God it was gay, the managers gave credit to my very shit skill nether the less were happy with my work.


Q8: nuh, not really.. but hay mixing bbq sause with your mc oz after work taste good

eh thats it, works work .Im starting something new this fortnight anyway.If you want to do bartending, Go right ahead , its a very fun job - meet and chat to people having a good time pays not too bad @ ~ 20/h

 

[Jimity]

Q1. Are you a career barman? (i.e. do you want to go beyond mixing drinks and develop a career in bar/hospitality work)

A1. Nope. Hope not anyway. I'm only doing it atm, cause its easy, fun (sometimes), pays the bills and I can get drunk on the job (see "fun")

Q2. What's your favourite aspect of bartending?

A2. Being a total smart arse all the time.
-Getting people smashed (of course, all within RSA 8))
-Getting drunk on the job.

Q3. What do you LOATH about barwork?

A3. Drunks. Not your general weekend drunks, they're ok sometimes, but the cunts who basically LIVE at the pub. In @ 10am and leave at 10pm. Sleazy, fat, and a chip on their shoulder about everyone else.
-Gets very boring sometimes. Working in a country pub means there can be 2-3 hour periods where you dont do shit. Not allowed to sit down though (arsehole boss); yet nothing to do.

Q4. What's your favourite drink to serve - and your least favourite to serve?

A4. Shots. Apparently I am the only one at the place I can work who can pour layered shots.
- Custom drinks for people who know EXACTLY what they want. (60ml Wild Turkey, 30ml Coke, ice)

Q5. Flair bartending... Yay or Ney?

A5. To a degree. I can throw beer glasses around no problem; but I never get a chance to practise bottles; not enough room in the bar.

Q6. Money's no object - what are you drinking?

A6. Atm? Tuaca. Italian Liqeuer. Very wierd flavours of whiskey, vanilla, orange, coffee (see my drunken posts in Drinking Thread).

Q7. Worst/Scariest experience behind a bar?

A7.Dunno really. The first 6-9 months of my traineeship was pretty bad. Here I was, the only male working in the joint, and needless to say, I looked pretty gay up against the customers. This made them uncomfortable. They, made me uncomfortable. Being constantly threatened and told by people not to serve them, because they "didnt want fucking faggots" serving them. Couldnt kick them out, no matter how pissed and abusive they were, cause the boss was friendly with everyone. Cooled down after I started taking drugs though, and got a certain air of arrogance about me.

Q8. Any Recipes you wanna share?

A8. A pretty simple one, that everyone should know (not sure of name). Fantastic for that morning after, at the pub when you want to keep hitting it hard.

- Old Fashion Glass
- Ice
- Cointreau
- Red Bull
- Fresh lime 8th's
- Soda water


Method.

Fill the glass 1/2 with ice.
Add 30ml Cointreau
Add 2 lime 8th's
Muddle
Add 90ml Redbull
Add 15-20ml Soda
Top with ice


Fucking awesome drink. The soda water is only there so the Red Bull is fizzy. Half a dozen of these keeps me charged all Sunday afternoon.

 

[UnSquare]

Martiny: Pusse'Cafe'Glass-Froze-Make Martini,T'VMthDropInOlive.Shoot.

I've re-read your post's
an' the others in this thread,
an,
well,
really want'it integrated...

I live with a 'Career Bartender' (who's alway broke, unfortunately...),
an' rather than have a sepplet'red thread,
would love if this could be pushed upon the peeps
to write more
appreciate more
an' recognise that A)lcohol is a drug
B)e in a pre-exsistin' thread,
despite it's bantam cocks,
an' C),
it will inject more life into Eeeet,
an' possibly
give it a FEASABILITY that it's simply never got...
...or maybe that forum...
I've been beggin' for, weee'll, YEARS.

So senda massage to ALL THE MODS,
an' let's see if we can get it serious,
but 'still with fun & huma(n), I recks....

Alcohol is as used by, like, probably more attender's here
than any other drug,
an' de still has no home.

Help me campaign.

And may god have mercy on us all.

N.B. If Yo' 'ty'rested, the archived version of this thread has
many recipies I've attempted, cap't'n.

RESPECT:A

UnS
& The Long Come
Forte'
Able
S,
Crew.

 

[loud247]

i know what ur saying unsquare, and i'm all for the drinking thread and how you claim alchohol to be a drug (it is!). people that say they don't do drugs but are happy to sit there sucking on a stubbie and smoke a cigarette irritate me. i understand most people think of drugs as cannabis, ecstacy, coke, etc etc. bbut the fact remains - when it comes to alchohol - it's still addictive, you can still practice harm reduction, enjoying it often has alot to do with set and setting, etc etc etc..
BUT... i started this thread as a separate entity to casa del fuego simply because i thought there'd be plenty of bluelighters out there who are also bartenders/hospitality staff. shit knows i have worked with plenty of speedfreaks and pillheads of my course of years behind the bar. matter of fact it was an ex-workmate who put me onto pillreports and bluelight.
i'm not so concerned as to what people are drinking when they post - moreso what they like to serve, what they drink themselves, and why they are in the hospo game... hence my list of q n a's.
so without trying to diss ya bro - i'd be interested to see if this thread gets a few more posts before i ask mods to merge it or whatever...

serve well, drink well, sleep well
-LouD247-

 

[beech]

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Q1. Are you a career barman? (i.e. do you want to go beyond mixing drinks and develop a career in bar/hospitality work)

I'm an ex barman although I occaisionally fill in behind the bar for a mate who owns a place in melbourne if he is desperately short of staff. I enjoyed it when I worked full time behind the bar but found the hours pretty taxing. Spent around 8 years in various forms of hospitality. about 5 years behind 1 bar or another.

Q2. What's your favourite aspect of bartending?

I loved the social aspect of the job. I worked in a very busy nightclub which had a very regular clientel so I made a fair few friends over the bar. The guys I worked with were also pretty cool.
Another great aspect of the job was the free drugs from dealers wanting to keep staff onside.
Oh and getting blind drunk every night

Q3. What do you LOATH about barwork?

The fucked hours. Place I worked had a 24 hour licence so hours could be pretty tough. I usually worked 10pm til 10-11am. Pay wasn't fantastic as I was working for a mate and would feel bad trying to slug him penalty rates and all.
Hated certain customers, mainly the sleezy fuckers or the rude loud chicks who thought they should get served first just cos they have their tits out.

Q4. What's your favourite drink to serve - and your least favourite to serve?

Hated serving cock sucking cowboys too. Mainly because everyone always thought it was hilarious to order one. Everyone seems to think they are the first person to make some joke about it. Same with Quick Fucks etc.

Q5. Flair bartending... Yay or Ney?

To some extent. Again not really enough room behind the bar to go too over the top. Magic tricks with card, balls, money and various other objects were always my main method of earning tips.

Q6. Money's no object - what are you drinking?

I have pretty basic tastes. I'm a beer person, so something like asahi, corona, leffe. If i'm going to drink spirits then i can't go past jagermeister.

Q7. Worst/Scariest experience behind a bar?

Have been involved in a handfull of fights that have errupted and security hasn't been around so have come out from behind the bar to try sort it out. Worst incident was when I jumped the bar to break something up and I got knocked out cold by the guy. Considering I can fight for shit it probably wasn't great thinking in retrospect. The night I got KO'd we were short of staff so I had to keep working rest of the night. Was an interesting experience. Mate/owner was nice enough to drive me home after work.

Q8. Any Recipes you wanna share?

Nothing too compicated. It sound disgusting but I promise its the best pick-me-up going around.

The Dirty Mutha

60ml kalhua
60ml tequila
milk

Mix together in tall glass and enjoy. I prefer it in a short glass with less milk obviously to give it a bit more of a kick but some find it a bit rough.
Give it a try, I promise it won't disapoint even though it sounds so wrong.


Beech

 

[UnSquare]

By Jove... He's Right!

Word loud247,
I get's ya...

Jus' tryna stop myself from postin' crap poetry
& add some more 'substance' to the 'body' of the d-thread.

Nah, keep it separate.

You're right.
It's specificicificically aimed,
with listed questions,
& sorry if'I stepped on ya toes,
bro.

PEACE
UnS

 

[katmeow]

i pour my own drinks sometimes, does that count?

Me too

I did my RSA, but that hasn't extended to actually working in a bar.

I do however, have a cocktail invention:

One shaker

Vodka
Bacardi
Peach Liqueur

Pineapple Juice
OJ

(Ratio of liquor to juice depends on level of alcoholism)

Ice

Shake & drink

 

[loud247]

S'all good UnS, just thought it would be worth having around, as most seem to find, the industry is pretty incestuous (sp?) and i thought i'd add to that hahaha!
anyways people - keep the answers coming, i'm still waiting on the most out there recipies and most f**ked up situations... title holder as it stands sounds like beech for recipe and situation...

Anyone who has other work/industry related questions related to barwork they can think of - shout em out too!

-LouD247-

 

[beech]

woot!!! I'm a winner!!!
Err not sure that its a great title to hold.....whats the prize

 

[loud247]

a chance to pose a new question in the same vein, adding to the "bartender's questionairre
hahha - i dunno?
-LouD247-

 

[beech]

I'm still waiting for someone to post back saying they gave The Dirty Mutha a crack and see what they thought of it. I promise you won't regret it.

 

[stephaniesomewhere]

Q1. Are you a career barman? (i.e. do you want to go beyond mixing drinks and develop a career in bar/hospitality work)

A1. Nope, but I loved it. Worked it as a second job in Japan and no it wasn't hostessing but rather in a sorta western bar, my friends hubby ran the bar and needed an English speaking chick to take care of the english speaking customers. It was one of my fave jobs ever. That plus the fact that it was one of the few bars that had coopers sparkling!!8)

Q2. What's your favourite aspect of bartending?

A2. meeting so many different people, working with so many lovely people. socialising in general, the cameraderie that developed between everyone who was working together.

Q3. What do you LOATH about barwork?

A3. the assholes who used to get so pissed then argue about their bill with me.

Q4. What's your favourite drink to serve - and your least favourite to serve?

A4. beer was my fave and anything rather complex was not...inexperience ruled here I am afraid!8)

Q5. Flair bartending... Yay or Ney?

A5. nah...but thats just cause I couldn't do it and I am sure that if I could I would have been saturdaynightfevering it around the bar!

Q6. Money's no object - what are you drinking?

A6. coopers followed by b52's:D

Q7. Worst/Scariest experience behind a bar?

A7. a customer getting aggressive at me and having to have a few of the guys at the bar step in...stupid drunk shithead.

Q8. Any Recipes you wanna share?

A8. nope, but there was loads that I would have stolen if I had only been a bit more serious about it all!

 

[atom_boy]

Q1. Are you a career barman? (i.e. do you want to go beyond mixing drinks and develop a career in bar/hospitality work)

i keep switching my mind between yes and no. i originally started bar work as just a way to make money but there is something about the industry that has gotten under my skin. the longer i stay in it the less likely it is looking that i will leave.

Q2. What's your favourite aspect of bartending?

its a toss up. i love opening peoples eyes to the wide range of alcohol that is available, by all means have a favourite drink but it shouldnt be the only thing you order.
i also love it when the bar is 3-4 deep, people are open to suggestion and arent afraid to spend a bit of cash. the customers are having fun, the staff are having fun - its exhilarating!

Q3. What do you LOATH about barwork?

those nights that make you think 'what ever happened to manners?' anyone who has ever worked hospitality should know what im talking about.
i also get irritated with customers who come up and give incomplete orders like 'bourbon' then expect you to read there mind or guess how they want it. if you want a spirit and a mixer you have to tell me both (bourbon AND coke) otherwise how am i supposed to know.

Q4. What's your favourite drink to serve - and your least favourite to serve?

i enjoy making something that someone has never tried before, it doesnt have to be anything special just something different.
im a bit of a hospitality wanker, i hate serving bourbon and coke, vodka and rasberry, scotch and coke and all those other drinks people started drinking at 16 and never stopped. it makes me want to shake them and say open your eyes and look at what else is available, broaden your horizons a bit.

Q5. Flair bartending... Yay or Ney?

im terrible, i prefer to impress the customers with friendly service and a solid knowledge of the things we stock in the bar. working flair can be cool but i hate people that disrupt the flow of service by constantly trying to show off.

Q6. Money's no object - what are you drinking?

martini - martin millers westbourne strength, dry with either stuffed olives or and orange twist

margarita - 45mls jose cuervo la familia grand reserva, 15mls gran marnier with fresh lime juice

or one of any number of french champagnes (mmm...gosset) or quality reds.

Q7. Worst/Scariest experience behind a bar?

too many to mention

Q8. Any Recipes you wanna share?

french caipiroska
muddle mixed berries with fresh lime and brown sugar
45mls remy martin cognac
15mls possibly ursus roter or vanilla vodka i cant remember which, my bad!
shake with crushed ice and pour all contents into a tall glass.

 

[loud247]

beech and atom boy - respek!!! will try your recipes this week at work and will report back the feelings of the colleagues and myself of the drinks - keeps it up guys (i'm so proud of my first half-decent thread - hahah yahoo)

nuther recipe for you all
2 lime wedges muddled
30mL vanilla vodka
topped up with ginger beer in a short glass
sounds weird... but it's all class

much love


-LouD247-

 

[loud247]

btw beech - your recipe is totally non-RSA but i'll give it a shot as 30-30 plus milk - peeeeaaaaaaaaace

-LouD247-

 

[beech]

Feel free to soften it down and use use half shots but for the true experience full shots are required.

RSA Pfffft!! I worked behind bars for 7 years and never bothered with an RSA. Just got lucky with various bosses who were willing to bend the rules for a good bloke who is/was handy behind the bar.