Bartending

BARTENDING

Webster defines bartender as "a person who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar" and a "bar" as "a counter or place where beverages, esp. ...

BARTENDING BASICS

So you want to have a full bar in your home? Let's start off with the basics: vodka, gin, rum (Captain Morgan if that's your poison), scotch, ...

1, 2, 3, POUR

The speed pourer--that little spigot that controls the flow of liquor--is the life force of bartending. Without speed pourers, Tom Cruise could not ...

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

You don't necessarily have to have every blender, mixing cup and other tools of the trade for your home bar. There are some things that your home ...

THE ICEMAN COMETH

Having two thumbs separates man from the apes. Using a full scoop of ice for a highball distinguishes American bartenders from others around the ...

STAND IN LIME

There's more than one way to slice a lime. We'll dive into that in a future tip. Yet there are certain drinks that always receive a lime garnish, ...

BARTENDER, MAKE THAT A DOUBLE

Besides lighting two cigarettes at once, nothing looks or sounds more macho than ordering a double. Once again, that's the movies. It's not quite ...