Who's Your Bartender? : The Secret Techniques and Basics of Bartending

by Vancil, David

• ISBN13: 9781426963773
• ISBN10: 1426963777
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-09
• Publisher: Textstream

Summary

With over 13yrs experience David Vancil shares all of the techniques that he has learned while perfecting his bartending skills in Who's Your Bartender: The Secret Techniques and Basics of Bartending. From Cultivating regular customers to making newcomers feel at home, these techniques offer a bird's eye view of how to become a successful bartender. Vancil Shares his vast knowledge of the ways of a successful bartender as well as the recipes for the wide variety of drinks that a bartender must know and be able to make quickly and efficiently. From classic drinks like martinis and boiler makers to delicious non-alcoholic drinks, this guide presents recipes for hundreds of real, essential, drinks that can be ordered anywhere. Vancil also provides need to know memorization techniques that will help any bartedner remember hundreds of drinks, and recipes in an easy-to-read format. Bartending offers the opportunity to work anywhere in the world. This handy reference guide can help you become a successful bartender. David Vancil is amongst one of the most enthusiastic, passionate and skilled bartenders I have had the pleasure to work with since my move to Los Angeles from Italy in 2006. His attention to detail and knowledge of both spirits, wine & mixology, make his book a must read for anyone interested in the beverage industry. Diego Meraviglia 4th level certified Sommelier AIS Vice-President, Fourcade & Hecht Wine Selections David Vancil is not just a bartender but an Alchemist who puts the true meaning of Spirits in every drink! -J.D. Amoro Estrill -Artist I've never experienced bar service at the level of David Vancil's-he is THE BEST. There is a reason he is called The Sensei! When he is behind the bar, it s like a magician with his cape on. You don't even see his hands moving then abracadabra you've got a drink in your hand. And it's either your favorite drink, or your new favorite drink! That's how he works. And he brings this level of service and integrity each and every night. I would take anything David says straight to the bank when it comes to the history of bar service, or the modernization of it. -Benjamin Yiapan-Fitness Consultant

Excerpts

Why Be a Bartender? Why not!? Unless your union there is not a lot of job security and no insurance. You're the little guy until you pay your dues. You have a lot of "Bar Politics" to deal with sometimes. The biggest change to most is that you become a night person You have to realize what your getting into but . . . You make cash, connections, and have some unbelievably incredibly good times. You will posses a skill. A skill with no need for expensive tools. With your skills you could up and go to another country and find work. You could open your own pub, bar, or nightclub. You could be working in Las Vegas doing shows, New York in some swanky jazz bar, a strip club in Chicago, some little dive bar in L.A., a cabaret in Tokyo, a dance club in Waikiki, or even some little beach bar in the Bahamas. Wherever you end up, I wish you the best of luck. I've had so many fond memories directly or indirectly related to bartending! I can't count the times I've woken up from an unbelievable night and or morning thinking, "I wonder what is going to happen today!?" Blowjobs, birthday shots, body shots, and just plain craziness. Just when you think you've seen it all . . . Why be a bartender? I don't know. You'll have to decide for yourself.