bartending
Slinging cocktails professionally
Bartending is the work of preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
The job involves mixing cocktails, pouring beer and wine, and often listening to customers' troubles.
Beyond drink-making, bartending includes managing inventory, checking IDs, and knowing when to cut someone off: She put herself through college bartending.
Vessel for mixing drinks
- jiggerSmall liquid measure
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- muddlerTool for crushing drink ingredients
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
garnish · bitters · highball · lowball · tumbler · liqueur · infusion · layering
Carefully considered, unhurried
- neatOrderly, or undiluted
- jiggerSmall liquid measure
- ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
precision · decant · flow · splash · top-up · double · single · count
Generous treatment of guests
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- regularsHabitual visitors
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
networking · mingling · conversation · listening · tips · service · rapport · recommendations
Organization with membership
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- dancefloorSurface for rhythmic movement
- neonInert illuminating element
shots · karaoke · doorman · VIP · nightclub · DJ · bachelorette · speakeasy
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- flippingTurning over rapidly
- tossingLight underhand throw
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- performanceCarrying out a task
tricks · exhibition · theatrics · dexterity · choreography · routine · crowd-pleasing · entertainment
shaker
Vessel for mixing drinks
- jiggerSmall liquid measure
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- muddlerTool for crushing drink ingredients
cocktail · garnish · bitters · highball · lowball · tumbler · liqueur · infusion · layering · dilution
measured
Carefully considered, unhurried
spout · precision · decant · flow · splash · top-up · double · single · count
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- regularsHabitual visitors
patrons · networking · mingling · conversation · listening · tips · service · rapport · recommendations · storytelling
club
Organization with membership
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- dancefloorSurface for rhythmic movement
neon · shots · karaoke · doorman · VIP · nightclub · DJ · bachelorette · speakeasy
juggling
Sequential toss-and-catch performance
- flippingTurning over rapidly
- tossingLight underhand throw
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
performance · tricks · exhibition · theatrics · dexterity · choreography · routine · crowd-pleasing · entertainment · sleight-of-hand
- nightclub operationsliquor license, bouncer, cover charge, door policy, last call
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- barmixologist, mixology, barstool, drinks, glasses
- bar activitiesdarts, drinking, pool, karaoke, beer pong
- cocktail barcocktails, martini, highball, lowball, cocktail shaker
- drinkmakingbrewing, distilling, mixology, cocktail mixing, beer brewing
bartendingdrinking
Liquid consumption act
customer · imbibing · patronizing · patron · boozing
bartendingalcohol counseling
Treatment for drinking problems
addiction treatment · substance abuse treatment · teetotaling · abstinence
- bartending skillsCocktail-making proficiency
- bartending schoolProgram teaching drink preparation
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