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Inside the Secret Manchester Pub That Only Serves Bartenders
The Seven Oaks opens from midnight until 8 AM, catering exclusively to bar staff clocking off from their shifts. And with so many bartenders in one place, things can soon get rowdy.
How to Survive a Bar Brawl
"Anything that anyone could get their hands on, they were grabbing it. I saw one guy get hit by a table and he just bounced back and punched the other guy."
Meet the London Bartender Serving Virtual Reality Cocktails
“Some people seem to think it’s fast-paced and you’ll get motion sickness but don’t worry, it’s really quite more of a swooping, gentle experience.”
Last Call: The Perils of Running a Bar By Yourself
To enter Pharmacy is to enter owner Chris Harper's brain and see his vision of what a bar should be.
Why One of the World’s Best Bars Is Making Cocktails with a Slushie Machine
Gabor Fodor, head bartender at three-time “World’s Best Bar”-winner Artesian in London’s Marylebone, has a soft spot for frozen piña coladas.
These Cocktails Tread the Line Between Pleasure and Poison
Make an extraction one way and it could be a tonic; make it another and it could be toxic.
This Legendary Bartender Served Hemingway and Aided the Resistance Against the Nazis
He also invented some pretty great cocktails.
Meet the Bartender Making Buckfast Negronis
“Buckfast has nice tannins and it’s fruity so it makes a valid substitute for red vermouth,” says Glaswegian cocktail pro Stu Bale. “But it does get you pretty fucked up if you drink a lot of it.”
I've Witnessed Some Horrifying Things as a Ski Resort Bartender
Flaming shots of alcohol, naked patrons, and getting drunk on the job at the ski resort bar have yielded some wild and horrifying results for me.
Barbacking Is Damn Hard
Every bartender has someone who is slicing his fruit, marrying his well, passing him bottles, and trying desperately to stay the hell out of the way.
Meet the Bartender Who Tastes Colours
“I have synaesthesia whereby flavors conjure up colors. I can explain this drink as a vibrant yellow meets a soft pink.”
Working in a Bar at Christmas Means Dealing with Crazy Girlfriends and Cheese Thieves
"The man had half a pint left in his glass so he downed it, but proceeded to throw up into his glass. The bartender told the man that he really had to get out. In response, the man downed the glass of sick and then left."