Bartender at Large

Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay, so you might as well be using it to promote your bar. When used properly apps like Instagram and Twitter can do wonders to draw sales, which is why this week, we met up with a couple of photography pros to share some photo tips.

One perspective is from Arlene Ibarra, renowned photographer, and the other comes from home bartender & Instagrammer, Efren Agustin, so you can rest assured that there will be something for you, no matter what your level of experie

Due to the great response that we got from you guys for our live episode in NYC, we decided to do it all over again, except this time we did it direct from the Cocktail Summit in Chicago. To keep things consistent, we brought back cocktail historian and author, David Wondrich, along with local bartending veteran, Cristiana DeLucca (Aviary, Clark Street Ale House.)

Join us as we film in front of a live audience and take questions from some of the countries top bartenders. Topics this week include, dive bar

Damon Boelte is not only a world-famous bartender, with drinks of his on menus around the world, but he is also the co-host of Speakeasy Radio, which is the OG bartender podcast. In addition, he owns & runs an award-winning bar in Brooklyn called, Grand Army.

If there is a secret to success in this business, Damon is one guy that has it figured out. So of course, we just had to drink some bourbon with him and hear how he does it.

Join us this week as we talk about pink drinks, decorating a bar, and the

If you want to learn more about the ins and outs of the industry, than this week's episode is right up your alley. So, join us, as we hang with out with bar professionals, Jason Littrell (Critical Mass Events, Death & Company) and Tim Zohn (High West Distillery, AQ.)

These two guys have not only worked at some of the country's most acclaimed bars & restaurants, but they have also been smart enough to parlay that into a slew of other smart business opportunities.

This week we talk about training bartend

For the latest episode, we have a special treat. Instead of doing the standard format, this time we decided to film the show in front of a live audience complete with crowd participation.

Because we knew it was going to get a little rowdier than the average episode, we decided to bring on cocktail legend, David Wondrich, the author of seminal books such as Imbibe, and Punch. It is not every week that we get someone of David's stature, so you can guarantee that this one is going to be awesome.

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Opening a tiki bar is a lot of work, and even more so when it is a part of town not known craft cocktails. Because of that, we decided to meet with Owen Westman & Steven Tuttle of Grass Skirt in Pacific Beach, California. Both of these dudes have worked at some of the best high-volume cocktail bars not only in the USA, but Australia as well, so we definitely wanted to hear their thoughts.

Join us this week, as we talk about vodka sodas, skeptical customers and how to make drinks that please both purists

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With so many job opportunities opening up to bartenders today, we decided to talk to two guys in the business that are staying busy via work that might not have existed 20 years ago. Travis Tober (Aviation Gin, House Spirits) and Josh Durr (Hawthorn Beverage Group) are both doing a great job at staying on top of the trends in today’s bar industry, so you would be wise to see what they have to say.

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With all the good things that we had been hearing about Vancouver, we knew that we had to check it out first hand. As expected, we had the good fortune to sit down with two of the city’s top bartenders, Lauren Mote (Bittered Sling Bitters, Diageo World Class Canada’s 2015) & Robyn Gray (Prohibition, Rosewood Hotel Georgia.)

Hang out with us this week as we talk about artisanal bitters, boring cocktail menus, and how to convince management to let you make craft cocktails.

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The scene in the Twin Cities is an exciting place right now with both food & drink, so it wasn't tough to get us to visit, even though it was freezing cold. Fortunately, for us we got to hang out with the bartenders behind one of the coolest bars in the city, Spoon & Stable. Robert Jones (Spoon & Stable, President Minneapolis USBG) and Nathaniel Smith (Spoon & Stable, Saffron Restaurant & Lounge) are making some amazin

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