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The Best of Saratoga Springs with Mixologist Michael Bohm

Chilled Magazine

Visitors from far and wide look forward to experiencing not only the healing powers of the mineral water in Saratoga, but they also enjoy indulging in the refreshing qualities of a drink in the pubs, restaurants, and wine bars of the Broadway District and sprawling along Caroline Street. I’ve been in the game for about a decade now.

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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

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. It depends on where you choose to eat dinner; the wine is better. I think there was a point (possibly at Cantina, OK!) French people are delightful.

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

A Bar Above

Photo by Getty Images via www.unsplash.com Typical items on a par sheet include spirits, beer, wine, mixers and possibly kegs. In the example we used earlier, we said that the par for Ketel One was 4, so we would record that number in our par sheet with the line that was associated with Ketel One.

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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

while then I started my career almost by accident at 17, getting a job as barback/glassie in an outdoor summer disco club in the town next to my hometown.” Access to these ingredients is one of the reasons that Baioni chose Adelaide for this venture, as he highlights the amazing produce and wine available in the region.

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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

My parents often organised local wine festivals with many winemakers from the north of Italy, allowing me to work behind the scenes and learn the art of coordinating gastronomical events. My official bartender career started in Mestre, a city just next to Venice.

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11 things bartenders do that most people don’t realize

Today's Bartender

You have to pump and date wines. Horacio Villalobos – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Because of the high turnover in the service industry, on any given night, there’s a decent chance that we’re training a new bartender or barback. The cleaning process is about as lengthy as the prep process, if not lengthier.

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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

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. Where did you grow up and how did you make it into the industry?

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