Barback, Bartender and Bartending

Say Hello to New York Bartender Week

Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Decades after New York City kickstarted the cocktail renaissance, its home state finally gets a weeklong event for bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. A panel of esteemed journalists will evaluate and award short essays by bartenders, barbacks, and bar owners for their inspirational power.

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How Old do I Have to be to Work as a Barback?

Local Bartending School

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The legal age to work as a barback varies by state, as it is determined by both federal and state labor laws. What is a Barback? A barback typically works in a bar setting, assisting bartenders by restocking supplies, cleaning, and performing other tasks. appeared first on LBS Bartending School.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Biggest Red Flag When You Sit at a Bar?

VinePair

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bartenders are particularly skilled in the game-recognizing-no-game department, as they should be. We asked 11 bartenders to find out. We asked 11 bartenders to find out. Also, I observe how a bartender interacts with their co-workers. If they are yelling at or being cruel to their barback, that’s a huge red flag.”

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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly

Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

What started as a YouTube series from actor-turned-bartender Leandro DiMonriva on the history and craft behind classic cocktails has transformed into an ever-expanding encyclopedia of bartending expertise. Also check out his picks for five classic cocktails every home bartender should know.) You really had to know somebody.

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Harrison Kenney: The journey from bartender at Cantina OK!, to the award-winning Bar With Shapes For a Name, and now Paris, this Sydney bartender is taking on the world

Australian Bartender

MAY 15, 2024

Raised in the Sydney hospitality scene, Harrison, affectionately known as “Kenney”, has had an incredibly short rise to fame amongst the global bartending community. I wouldn’t describe them as bad times, but anyone familiar with Beresford Sundays and the responsibilities of a glassy/barback would understand what those shifts were like.

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Unveiling Romeo’s—Where Cocktail Craftsmanship Meets Urban Sophistication

Chilled Magazine

JULY 8, 2024

Evan Hawkins, a seasoned veteran in the hospitality industry, boasts a wealth of experience, having started from the ground up as a barback and contributing to the creation of over 35 establishments. Drawing from his own experiences, Evan has valuable suggestions for bartenders who harbor dreams of one day opening their own bar.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023: Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure Seminar

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Hoffman assigns each barback to a bartender, who serves as their mentor. “If I cannot personally train you,” she explained, “I will pair you with someone who has a learning style similar to yours, so you don’t feel alienated during training.” This helps to keep new employees accountable and invested in the program.

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The Best of Saratoga Springs with Mixologist Michael Bohm

Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With such an exceptional pedigree of natural and cosmopolitan character for over two centuries, it takes a world-class bartender of extraordinary talent to build on and enhance the cultural cachet of Saratoga Springs. How long have you been in the Mixology / Bartending world & where did you get your start?

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We Ask Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff how to shape today’s cocktail culture

Chilled Magazine

JULY 12, 2024

Stormborn, a dynamic figure shaping today’s cocktail culture with her innovative libations, embarked on her journey in New York City’s East Village, starting as a barback and seizing every opportunity to learn. Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff, is a fierce talent shaping today’s cocktail culture with her innovative libations.

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We chat with Matty Opai: Our 2023 Bar Manager of the Year talks hard work, hospo & mentors

Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 18, 2023

After nine years at Icebergs, he recently won bar manager of the year at the Australian Bartender Magazine Bar Awards. Luckily, a friend hooked me up as a barback at Icebergs. As a barback, I’d collect every spec from every menu and plaster them on the scullery wall. “A friend hooked me up as a barback at Icebergs.

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Bartending Blogs You Should Read

Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites that I think will help you become a better bartender. Favorite Post : What is a Barback? Let’s get to it. Let’s get to it.

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11 things bartenders do that most people don’t realize

Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The author, Emma Witman, is a bartender from Asheville, North Carolina. Emma Witman Being a bartender involves a whole lot more than just making drinks and taking people’s money. Like ballerinas, bartenders have a way of making the job look effortless. We spin the tin in our hands with ease. And clean some more.

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Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week: Toast to a Classic Cocktail and Give Back this October

VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It’s a celebration of and a nod to the bartenders, barbacks, mixologists, runners, bussers, cooks, and many more service workers who make the industry what it is. Bartenders can enter now through November 1st. It’s this spirit of giving back that defines Old Fashioned Week.

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Now Open: Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Cocktail Apprentice Program® Red Coat Application

Tales of the Cocktail

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As an exclusive mentorship program designed for up-and-coming bartenders, TOTCF will welcome 40 new apprentices to join the 2024 CAP Red Coat class. We also strive to ensure this group grows into the next generation of industry leaders.

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25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022

Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022 These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites for 2022 that I think will help you become a better bartender.

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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

There, Reiner’s mentorship fostered a supporting cast of bartenders who would go on to create great things on their own, including Lynnette Marrero, Katie Stipe, Toby Maloney, Giuseppe González, Tonia Guffey, and Phil Ward. Macy no longer tends bar there, but remains a creative consultant.

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Par Levels: How to Create Par Sheets & Use them to Run your Bar Smoothly

A Bar Above

MARCH 1, 2024

Ask the bartender who works your busiest shift how much of each item he / she would expect to go through on a busy night. Ask your bartenders to let you know if there are items they often run out of behind the bar – especially non-inventory items that wouldn’t otherwise be tracked.

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Luca Baioni: His journey from his small Italian home town to working with Campari and now Adelaide bar owner

Australian Bartender

JUNE 3, 2024

You can email her at behindthebarchannel@gmail.com Latteria – 185 Hutt St, Adelaide @latteriabar The path from bartender to rep or ambassador is a well-trodden one, but for Luca Baioni, his journey didn’t end there. I still think this is my way to bartend.” My attitude has always been of humility, trying to learn from anyone.

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Pier Muffato: From a tiny town near Venice, to Amsterdam and London, this hospo lifer is now running this bustling bar on the Goldy

Australian Bartender

MAY 1, 2024

My official bartender career started in Mestre, a city just next to Venice. On my first day, I was welcomed by Daniele, a seasoned, charismatic bartender who shared his love for mixology, trying to shape me into a proper barkeeper from day one. Are you a classics or an experimental kind of bartender?

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Now Open: Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Cocktail Apprentice Program® Red Coat Application

Tales of the Cocktail

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As an exclusive mentorship program designed for up-and-coming bartenders, TOTCF will welcome 40 new apprentices to join the 2024 CAP Red Coat class. We also strive to ensure this group grows into the next generation of industry leaders.

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Mana for a Cause: Teremana Tequila Is Giving Back During the Holidays With Ezana ‘EZ’ Million

VinePair

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Earlier this year, bartenders had the opportunity to participate in Mana for a Cause by crafting a bespoke cocktail made with Teremana Tequila and adding it to their menus, helping to spread the word about the initiative. One participant, bartender Ezana “EZ” Million, was selected to share the story behind his drink.

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We chat with Michael Pattison, the Bar Manager of late-night Brisbane boozer, Alice

Australian Bartender

JANUARY 15, 2024

After a couple of months of picking up cups till 5am I was lucky to secure a position as a barback at The Bowery. For the next four years I sunk my head into cocktail books and learnt everything I could about classic cocktails eventually moving up to the roll of bartender and then manager. Classics through and through.

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Celebrating a decade of Rascals! Hear from Charlie & Cosmo about dive bars, survival and not being a dick

Australian Bartender

APRIL 18, 2024

Charlie: I started at 19 years of age at the Hilton Hotel, and I went from events down to Marble Bar as a barback and then up to Zeta Bar, which kicked off my love for bartending. Heaps of suits and suspenders as that was the era. What do you miss about those days?

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Josh Reynolds: Group Beverage Director of The Point Group on learning from the best & his creative approach to crafting drinks

Australian Bartender

JUNE 26, 2024

I grew up in England and started hospitality at the age of 18 down in Nottingham as a barback after Ali (my older brother, now head of advocacy and global ambassador for Stauning Danish Whisky) got me a trial shift at this weird bar called Eschucha. What are some tips for bartenders looking to make the jump into a role like yours?

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French Connection Cocktail - A Pork Pie Hats Off To Cognac

Barina Craft

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Note: the International Bartender Association’s official formula is equal parts Cognac and amaretto. This is one themed party your home bar could host with you as the hipster barback wearing your pork pie hat. Or, just use one big ball of ice as pictured to delay drink dilution.

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GRAND MARNIER PARTNERS WITH LEADING BARTENDERS TO CREATE ‘THE GRAND ENCOUNTER: BEHIND THE BAR’

Bar Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Grand Marnier , the Grand Encounter between cognac and bitter orange liqueur, announces its latest video series, The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar, created in collaboration with leading bartenders across the globe. Just like Grand Marnier.

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GRAND MARNIER PARTNERS WITH LEADING BARTENDERS TO CREATE ‘THE GRAND ENCOUNTER: BEHIND THE BAR’

Bar Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

Grand Marnier , the Grand Encounter between cognac and bitter orange liqueur, announces its latest video series, The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar, created in collaboration with leading bartenders across the globe. Just like Grand Marnier.

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Jackson Littlewood: The industry veteran takes on a new role as GM of Bare Bones Ice Co.

Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I wanted in, so I immediately dropped everything and pursued a career in bartending, which I am sure made my parents very proud. I heard of a new bar opening, Earl’s Juke Joint on King Street in Newtown, I walked in during the build and harassed them to put me on as a barback, the rest is history.

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Bar Management Zone

Say Hello to New York Bartender Week

How Old do I Have to be to Work as a Barback?

Trending Sources

We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Biggest Red Flag When You Sit at a Bar?

Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly

Harrison Kenney: The journey from bartender at Cantina OK!, to the award-winning Bar With Shapes For a Name, and now Paris, this Sydney bartender is taking on the world

Unveiling Romeo’s—Where Cocktail Craftsmanship Meets Urban Sophistication

We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023: Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure Seminar

The Best of Saratoga Springs with Mixologist Michael Bohm

We Ask Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff how to shape today’s cocktail culture

We chat with Matty Opai: Our 2023 Bar Manager of the Year talks hard work, hospo & mentors

Bartending Blogs You Should Read

11 things bartenders do that most people don’t realize

Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week: Toast to a Classic Cocktail and Give Back this October

Now Open: Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Cocktail Apprentice Program® Red Coat Application

25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022

Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

Par Levels: How to Create Par Sheets & Use them to Run your Bar Smoothly

Luca Baioni: His journey from his small Italian home town to working with Campari and now Adelaide bar owner

Pier Muffato: From a tiny town near Venice, to Amsterdam and London, this hospo lifer is now running this bustling bar on the Goldy

Now Open: Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Cocktail Apprentice Program® Red Coat Application

Mana for a Cause: Teremana Tequila Is Giving Back During the Holidays With Ezana ‘EZ’ Million

We chat with Michael Pattison, the Bar Manager of late-night Brisbane boozer, Alice

Celebrating a decade of Rascals! Hear from Charlie & Cosmo about dive bars, survival and not being a dick

Josh Reynolds: Group Beverage Director of The Point Group on learning from the best & his creative approach to crafting drinks

French Connection Cocktail - A Pork Pie Hats Off To Cognac

GRAND MARNIER PARTNERS WITH LEADING BARTENDERS TO CREATE ‘THE GRAND ENCOUNTER: BEHIND THE BAR’

GRAND MARNIER PARTNERS WITH LEADING BARTENDERS TO CREATE ‘THE GRAND ENCOUNTER: BEHIND THE BAR’

Jackson Littlewood: The industry veteran takes on a new role as GM of Bare Bones Ice Co.

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