The Bar & The Bartender

“So a guy walks into a bar and asks the bartender…..” How many jokes have you heard start out that way. The bartender is the main focus of any commercial bar. Forget about the waitresses. Sure they bring the drinks, but the bartender has to make them. Forget about the fry cooks serving up greasy fries. It?s the bartender who has made you crave them.

Bartenders have enjoyed a long and storied history. They are the psychiatrists that you don?t have to have an appointment for. They are the ones you hear all the best jokes from. They are the ones who show you the neatest bar tricks to impress your friends. The bartender, for some people, is the best friend they never had.

Tending bar is more than just pouring a cold draught beer or mixing up a mean screwdriver. With all the new drink combinations out these days, bartenders must be up on all the new terminology not to mention having the ability to mix up an Alabama Slammer without looking in the recipe book.

TERMINOLOGY
A lot of the terms and phrases listed below are standard throughout the industry. A good professional bartender will know his or her profession inside out. If you?re just tending bar at home, you?re sure to impress people with your vast knowledge.

Here are some of the more common terms used in bartending.

Box
Pour the drink into and out of a shaker, usually only once. This gives the drink a quick mixing without shaking

Call Drink
A liquor and mixer, of which the liquor is a name brand (ie. Tanqueray and Tonic, Bacardi and Coke, etc.)

Chaser
A chaser is a mixer that is consumed immediately after a straight shot of liquor to create a different taste.

Cherry Juice Concentrate (Montmorency tart cherry concentrate)
Used to add a strong cherry flavor to any drink. High quality cherry juice concentrate is 68 brix and is available from Traverse Bay Farms

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