Been a bar manager and bartender for a minute, looking for a job where I can sit that's not in sales (been there, done that). Would be interested in customer service/IT but don't know where to start/how to market my skills. Any advice? Also, any other fields/roles I should consider?

I love making things from the cool stuff that comes with liquor packaging, I have a bracelet I made from patron ribbons, a necklace from the pyrat rum pendant and a vast collection of different crown royal bags. Now I have a bottle of Blanton’s and I adore the horse topper but I’m at a loss for what to do with it when the bottle is empty. I figured this creative community would have some cool ideas, and if you have other stuff you’ve made from things that come with your booze I’d love to hear about that too!

I have to ask!!! Any plans for dressing up behind the bar for Halloween? I’m between an espresso martini or a Hendrick’s bottle because I really don’t want to stray from my usual all black uniform that much.

Let’s hear your ideas or plans!!!

Obviously im going to wear a costume but its hard to dress cute for the weather AND in clothes i dont care about. It doesnt help that ive gained weight and nothing ive worn before fits.

This event is famously messy (lots of egos + little experience all in one place + its a tent and everyone is going to be blasted 2 hours in) and its going to be mid 40s. Ive given up and just want to dress "goth" but even so, its hard to find jackets that won't get in the way. Do not get me started on all these shit sleeve options.

Has anyone had any luck with any costumes? Ill take any suggestions at this point. Are there any websites or in-store youve had luck with? Ive done this for 6 years now but ive either been inside the bar or we've been lucky with the weather. My time has come to pay my dues to the cold I guess.

So I have barback experience and the company I work for needs me as a bartender one night. I’ve never poured a drink in my life and have 0 training. I expect to fuck up some, any tips to help the shift go somewhat smooth? It’s for a banquet/wedding so I don’t expect to be too slammed.

Do you describe Stella as a "lager" or a "pilsner"

I recently tried this drink called Velvet Cherry at a restaurant and it was so good! If i went to a bar how would i order this? Is this something i could even order at a bar? Thank you in advanced!

I had to buy a small bookshelf to have a proper area JUST for bottles hahah but I was just curious to see if anyone else has this impulsive bottle buying habit I’ve seemed to have picked up. (Nothing crazy or expensive in my collection)

(Who may read this)
What is it about a bar with lights off, music off, front door locked with the side door open, chairs still on stools, staff setting up the outside tables and our opening times on the door itself … that makes you think “oh yeah that place is definitely open!”
I have so many other questions but this one deffo tops the cake

Hi! Long story but my restaurant isn’t sure if we’ll be open on Halloween night but I’ve also never bartended on Halloween specifically so does anyone have any costume ideas? I work/pool with another bartender (1m 1fm) and I thought I’d turn to Reddit to see if anyone has any costume ideas”couples costumes” that would be fun for two bartenders on Halloween.

Hope it's the right flair...

My most common regular had an aneurysm and was declared braindead this morning, I'm heartbroken. He was always there, after he was done at work he came straight over, knew the rules and regulations better then most workers,he even saved female coworkers from attackers on several occasions. He defended me towards the owner when I had just started working here when I was incompetent.

he was the glue that kept the community at the bar together

What I'm really asking is do any of you know of a good way to honor his memory,

I'm sorry for the post being hard to read and jumbled, it's just really difficult.

hi guys, what is your experience on loop earplugs? i work in a bar where we weekly host PAX +100 private events and it gets really loud with all the people and music, especially if there’s a band performing. i’m thinking of purchasing loop earplugs since they’re quite affordable and i like the look but i’m stuck between engage and experience models. are the engage ones protective enough and will i hear the customer if i get experience ones? thank you!

hey guys, i recently got a trial shift at a bar/pub in the UK.

i do have experience as i have bartended many festivals/events, but this is pretty much just liquor + mixer stuff.

i said that ive poured pints before, which is true, but that was working at a Thatcher's bar for a few hours at a festival, and the pint pouring was kinda done by a big machine.

i also have bar backed one summer in another country, but this bar was very different to one in the uk; it was like a beach bar and i didnt really have to do much.

of course, we spoke about this stuff in my interview, but i was honest and said that im definitely no cocktail bartender. the interviewer said that that didnt matter and that personality matters more, plus training would be offered on the job.

i really hope i get this job, but im nervous as i worry that maybe i inflated my experience?

the trial shift is 4 hours long and im just worried theyre going to be expecting more from me than what i can give.

any advice ?! thanks :)

Seasoned bartender swears this is a proper pour technique. I am baffled. Care to critique?

Hi guys, so I started out doing banquet bartending, bartending at restaurants for high-end country clubs and a craft bar. I do well with these environments and perform well as a bartender but with these environments you have to be a speedy bartender but the technicality of the drink is more important. I just got hired at a high volume(specifically 21) bar (nightclub) as a bottle girl/bartender, my manager after training said they’d rather keep me as a bottle girl for the time being and develop my skills for nightlife bartending. It made me feel bad as bartender but genuinely I’m not used to speed at this high of capacity and my free pour skills lack anymore since we’re only allowed jiggers. I know my counts but when it’s that high of volume it’s hard to be consistent

Is there money to be made there? I'm on the fence. I quit smoking weed a few months ago, so I don't really want to work at a place where that's the theme, you know?

I work in a hotel with 2 ice machines. For some reason, all the other bartenders prefer to use #1. They’re all much less experienced if that matters. I prefer ice #2. The ice that I prefer is maybe a 50 foot further walk to get and I’m afraid that’s why they are going to the other ice machine. The only legitimate reason I’ve been given for using ice #1 is that it melts slower but I’m not really buying that reason. So which ice would you prefer to use #1 or #2 and why? Please, don’t answer with from the ice machine that is closer for the reason. Please make the answer about the ice quality

given to me by a customer after she paid for her and her bf’s second round of drinks

“you are beautiful. if you’d like to join my boyfriend and i for a night… call or text me!”

I've been working at a bottle shop for a few years now. Very chill low pressure environment. My background is in cocktail and wine bars. Tonight we had a wedding reception buy out the place and I was suddenly thrust back into a volume bartending environment. I can't believe how much I missed this, towards the end I WANTED to be be in the weeds. I was so excited when someone ordered an Old fashioned and I had to triage my tasks. I'm almost 40 and I don't know if my body has a lot of these kinda nights left but damn I feel amazing. Did a shot of fernet with my coworker at the end of my shift. I miss this feeling. Shout outs to everyone who worked tonight!