bartenders
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Bartenders are people who mix and serve drinks at a bar.
The job combines practical skills—knowing recipes, working quickly during rushes—with social ones, as bartenders often serve as informal confidants to customers: She told the bartender about her divorce.
The singular is bartender.
Alcoholic blended beverages
- shakerVessel for mixing drinks
- muddlerTool for crushing drink ingredients
- jiggerSmall liquid measure
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
mixing glass · bitters · garnish · recipes · spirits · liqueurs · ice · glassware
Illicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- izakayaJapanese bar with snacks
cantina · tavern · biergarten · bodega · taproom · Hemingway · cocktail lounge · honky-tonk
One who crafts cocktails
- serverOne who attends tables
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- tipsExtras for servers
- shiftsMoves or work periods
apron · service · pouring · regulars · establishment · liquor license · nightlife · working
One who attends aurally
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- regularsHabitual visitors
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
networking · advice · stories · atmosphere · charm · personality · discretion · therapy
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- bottle flippingTossing to land upright
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
spinning · performance · competition · flourish · acrobatics · crowd · tossing · choreography
cocktails
Alcoholic blended beverages
strainer · mixing glass · bitters · garnish · recipes · spirits · liqueurs · ice · glassware · pour
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
izakaya · cantina · tavern · biergarten · bodega · taproom · Hemingway · cocktail lounge · honky-tonk · gastropub
mixologist
One who crafts cocktails
- serverOne who attends tables
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- tipsExtras for servers
shifts · apron · service · pouring · regulars · establishment · liquor license · nightlife · working · wages
listener
One who attends aurally
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- regularsHabitual visitors
rapport · networking · advice · stories · atmosphere · charm · personality · discretion · therapy · connection
juggling
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- bottle flippingTossing to land upright
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
entertainment · spinning · performance · competition · flourish · acrobatics · crowd · tossing · choreography · speed
- hospitality workersservers, waiters, hostess, hosts, bussers
- part-time jobstemps, freelancers, gig workers, tutors, babysitters
- sports barbig screen TV, draft beer, game day, jerseys, memorabilia
- tavernstavern keeper, taverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns
- rooftop barsskyline, skyline views, panoramic views, city lights, cityscape
- beverage workersbrewers, distillers, mixologist, winemakers, head brewer
bartendersprohibitionists
Anti-liquor campaigners
teetotalers · abstainers · addiction counselors · designated drivers
- bartender jokesComedy about drink servers
- bartender tipsMoney left for drink servers
- head bartenderSenior bar staff member