Message 19503 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> but if I had a newbie bartender working 
> with/for me, I would want them to be learning how to operate the bar 
> they are behind rather than learning about the things that they can't 
> offer to their customers.  

I agree completely.  This is live and learn. Especially if its a rookie, but 
hopefully that rookie is working with a competent training bartender. Most of 
bartending, no matter what bartending school you went to or where you learned 
is on the job training.  Theres even alot of that if youve worked somewhere 
and have years of experience, you still have the learn the way that things are 
done at THAT bar.

> I'd like to fine-tune where your opinion 
> is at, if you were to run into any random bartender and show them the 
> list, would you be expecting them to simply recognize the name and 
> have a general idea of what the drink is (at least the spirits in the 
> drinks), or would you actually expect them to be able to quote back 
> the recipe?

When I first started bartending I was working at a stereotypical college bar 
in a small southern town.  Our customers werent picky and were very uneducated 
when it comes to drinks, but then again so was I.  We always joked around that 
as long as you got the color of the drink right that you were golden.

Thats kinda how I view this.  For example, buttery nipple and sex on the 
beach.  In the Webtender drink recipes there are numerous ways to make both.  
Are any of them wrong?  I dont think so.  Different bars have different ways 
of making things.

But if I ask a random bartender from ...Nova Scotia... I would hope that they 
would know A way to make a Sex on the Beach.  Is it made the exact same way 
that mine is?  Maybe, Maybe not.  But I bet its the same color.

Seriously, I'm about to go to bed for my flight.  I was loading up my iPod for 
my trip. haha...