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Subject: Re: Someone help! :)
From: angus
Posted: Wed Mar 4. 2009, 10:05 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Someone help! :)"  by Mr. Green  (Wed Mar 4. 2009, 03:34 UTC)
This is a piece I created a few years ago and we at Alconomics use as an 
introduction and mainstay for bartenders of all levels:

The Code of Conduct for the MPB

•	The Modern Professional Bartender (MPB) shall always behave in a manner that 
befits the responsibility of the role. They are dispensing ‘drugs’ and need to 
take clearheaded decisions; they have legal obligations on who, when and how 
they serve
•	The MPB shall at all times promote the role of the bartender as a Trade and 
shall help spread professionalism throughout the industry.
•	The MPB shall be knowledgeable about every product I serve: what it tastes 
of; what it is made from; where it comes from; how strong it is; how it is 
made; if and how it is aged; all of the main brands available on the market 
globally.
•	The MPB shall know how to properly serve all the products they stand in 
front of: the 15 basic recipes using each spirit; the basic categories of 
serves for each spirit; correct glassware;
•	The MPB shall know at least 3 ‘selling points’ for each product – Trivia or 
Technical.
•	Knowledge of all tools and actions of a cocktail or high volume bar: bottles 
and how handle them; pourers and pouring accurately in legal measures; 
glassware types and how to handle them; shakers, mixing glasses; barspoons and 
stirring, layering; strainers; drinks mats; ice types and usage; basic bar 
set-up; cleaning procedures and importance; fridges and chilling;
•	The MPB always leaves their problems at the front door and act as such for 
the duration of their shift: they should be knowledgeable of major current 
affairs but have no public opinions on race, religion and politics;
•	The MPB shall always treat every person as a guest and not just a customer 
and shall the respect them as such: never mentioning a guests previous visit; 
judge the level of involvement the particular guest wants and cater to that; 
recommend improvements in their drinking habits if asked yet serve every drink 
with the utmost care and attention
•	The MPB shall be aware of the profit motivation of bars and as such will be 
aware of relationships with suppliers: ways of increasing sales and executing 
your employers’ goals for market success; positive selling techniques and the 
use of point of sale promotions and materials.
•	The MPB shall be aware of exactly how drinks are made in the bar they work 
in as well as generally
•	The MPB shall be aware of the physics of drinking in relation to drinks 
making techniques such as chilling, ice types, specific densities, hot and 
cold drinks.
•	The MPB shall be aware of all the Biological elements of their job: the way 
alcohol is processed by the human body, the Blood Alcohol Concentration, the 
nature of overindulgence; the factors that affect alcohol absorption; the 
principles of pragmatic responsible drinking.
•	The MPB shall have an understanding of the palate in relation to taste 
categories and the mechanics of tasting in order to produce balanced drinks 
and how ingredients affect taste.
•	The MPB shall try and make every drink to demonstrate the skills of the 
bartender: they shall be aware of ways to improve speed and efficiency of 
drinks making without compromising the quality of the product.
•	The MPB shall know how drinking habits, the alcohol industry and drinking 
culture have evolved and are evolving in order to understand drinks making.
•	The MPB shall be impeccably clean, neat and tidy in their personal 
appearance and also in their working habits; they shall also maintain the 
highest standards of hygiene in their workplace.


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