Help with new bartending job?

By · Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Bartending Supplies

I’m starting a new bartending job for a catering company. In terms of general “formal” catering, what type of drink recipes do yall think I should concentrate on studying? It’s been awhile since I’ve bartended.


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Comments

By Donnao on July 4th, 2010 at 1:48 pm

Hey elphie,

Just get one of those mini bartending books and keep it in your back pocket! Thats what i have and it works GREAT!

By carpetrug01 on July 4th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

martini, slushies, and fruit drinksss

By cam on July 4th, 2010 at 3:14 pm

Basic martini’s, rum and cokes. Other than that you should have a book handy for more exotic drinks. Check out this website for other recipes.

By Kleo on July 4th, 2010 at 3:48 pm

make sure you know your martinis!! and any popular drinks like alabama slammer, sex on the beach, 007, bourbon.. and generic drinks

By bobbyg on July 4th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

As a former caterer, stick with the basics…screwdriver, rum-n- coke, whiskey sour, martini, etc….no one will expect you to make a pitcher of kamakazes or blue hawaiis.

By Barbara on July 4th, 2010 at 4:31 pm

It depends on the crowd but go for the classics like Martini’s and screwdrivers. Get a bartending book to keep with you. I like the New York times one my self

By Mary on July 4th, 2010 at 5:14 pm

You should buy the book Playboy: Bartender’s Guide. Its great and they teach you the really hot stuff.

By tylernmi on July 4th, 2010 at 6:10 pm

Flavored Martini drinks are popular, cranberry, raspberry and chocolate are in front. If you aren’t sure, you can always make a customer feel important by asking them what is involved. I prefer a tall bouron and water. Best wishes

By Lynn on July 4th, 2010 at 6:59 pm

Basic stuff for weddings. Generally you will get rum and cokes, gin and tonics, Manhattans, lots of wine and beer, and some martinis. Brush up on your lingo, dry, dirty, perfect, up.

I had a bartender at a wedding have me make a long island for a guest because they didn’t know how. It was kinda funny.

Don’t fret about it too much. There are millions of drinks and lots of them are regional. There will always be someone asking for something that you have never heard of. Just ask if they know what goes in it.

Chances are your service will have a book with their own recipes so be sure to look that over. Chances are the worn pages/cards are the ones that get sold the most.

By Fab on July 4th, 2010 at 7:47 pm

when you learn how to ride a bicycle stay with you forever!
Same as be a bartender or cocktails bartender.
If you have a good knowledge you just need to start again ,only practise will make you a better bartender

By tiram on July 4th, 2010 at 7:53 pm

as long as you know you’re margaritas,different rum drinks are really popular in my area and you can manage to make a descent cosmo,and off corse the king off all cocktail’s,dry martini you’ll be fine.good luck with the new job!!:)

By Lexi on July 4th, 2010 at 8:31 pm

http://www.essortment.com/food/tencommonmi_sasq.htm

Martinis

Seven and seven

Gin and tonic

Margaritas

Manhattan

Cosmopolitan

Kamikaze

Hurricane

Sex on the beach

Orgasm

White Russian

Gin Martini

Screwdriver

Fuzzy navel

Pina colada

Jaeger and Red Bull

Hurricane

Long Island

AMF

Long Beach

Wines

Beers, including microbrews

By redd on July 4th, 2010 at 9:17 pm

Just remember the basics, screwdriver, greyhound, cuba libra. i’ve been bartender for 20 yrs. if you cant remember how to make the drink or its one of those foo-foo drinks just make it red and they will love it, never fails.

 

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