![]() ![]() ![]() Different bars have different specs, ingredients, jiggers, and different ways of doing things. House-Keeping Detail #2: No recipe is written in stone. So find out what essential cocktails your bar makes the most of and learn them first. Winter venues are unlikely to make many mojitos, mai-tais and pina coladas, just as summer venues are unlikely to make Irish Coffees. Whilst these are among the most essential cocktails in the world (and knowing them is important if you plan on staying in the industry), every bar is different. Some House-Keeping Details: The most important cocktails for a bartender to know are the ones that are most commonly made in their bar, despite what this list says. So once you’ve mastered them, not only will you be able to confidently jump behind the majority of bars around the world, you’ll also be able to satisfy even the most sophisticated of cocktail aficionados. Instead of giving you a list of 100 bartender recipes you’re never going to make, I’ve broken it down to 25 of the most essential cocktails that are being ordered around the world right now.Īnd these bartender recipes are good… Really good. Most of the time, you’ll only ever make the same 20-25 cocktails over and over again, sometimes less, so you should focus on learning how to make those 20-25 cocktails really well. You don’t need to memorize a hundred bartending cocktail recipes and basic bar drinks to excel as a bartender. The only ones that stuck with me were the ones that I made on a consistent basis. But because I only ever made a few of them, I ended up forgetting most of them. I tried to memorize as many cocktail recipes as I could find. When I was new to the industry, I made that exact same mistake. If you really wanted to, you could spend years poring over cocktail books and practicing bartending techniques in an attempt to master all of the top cocktails every bartender should know.īut do you really need to memorize a hundred cocktail recipes to excel as a bartender?Īnd in most cases, memorizing hundreds of bartender recipes would be a waste of your time because unless you’re actually making the essential cocktails you’re trying to learn, what’s the point? Some of the oldest bartending cocktails were created in the 1800’s and even more are being thought up today by creative bartenders. There are hundreds of so-called essential cocktails out there. ![]() How Do I Master These Essential Cocktails?. ![]()
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