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Top 10 Bartending Job Hunting Mistakes Review the following 10 job hunting mistakes when seeking a bartending job. Correct what you can, clean up, and you will improve your chances of landing a good bartending job. 1.  Not having the proper experience or knowledge for the position you’re applying for. Just because you may know

Skinny Cocktails Here at American Bartending School we are now teaching our bartender school students how to make low cal cocktails.  Like to have a drink and not worry about the extra calories, think about ordering a skinny cocktail for a change. We teach our future bartenders how to make their own drink mixes using

1. You always have cash in your pocket from tips from customers. Customers on an average tip a dollar a drink. This can add up quickly on a busy shift. 2. People like you and want to become your friend because you’re at the center of the action 3. Knowing bartending is like having a

Do bartenders have to be licensed or certified? This is a  question asked by many people who want to get into bartending is “do I have to be licensed or certified work as a bartender?” There is no bartender’s license or certification necessary from most state or city government to work as a bartender.  Some

American Bartending School in New York City is sponsoring the first bartender bar tricks competition. The competition is open to all bartenders. First prize is $200, second prize $100 and third prize $50. The competition will be held at American Bartending School located at 252 W 29th Street, New York, New York. Competitors must be

The easiest and quickest way to become a bartender is a through a bartending school. In a short period of time, a week or two, you can be fully trained and ready to work. At a Bartending School the classroom is set up like an actual cocktail lounge classroom. Everything is real except the liquor.

If you have ever thought about working as a bartender full or part time, here is some basic information. Bartending jobs can be very profitable. According to Indeed.com a national job listing web site, the average bartender can earn up to $66,000 annually. Bartenders work for a salary and tips. The tips can often be

The most popular drink recipes change every year and 2009 was no exception. New liquors cocktail drink recipes are introduced and promoted by the distilling companies every year. At American Bartending Schools our batending course always teachs the most popular drink recipes . These are the top 10 most requested cocktail drink recipes of 2009.

Go to your local club and you’ll see the recent shot craze, the bomb shot. This is the hottest craze of cocktail alcoholic mixed drinks since prohibition. This new cocktail drink trend offers a variety of enticing options for shot lovers. Try out these new and old recipes to find your favorite. Although Red Bull

Pouring Beer Basics Draft beer is a big seller in bars and it’s important that bartenders pour correctly. Bartending is not only about mixing drinks because beer sales are a substantial part of customers request. Draft beer drinkers are typically aware of how their drink is poured because it affects the total draft beer drinking