The Drinks-old

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This is where you will find all the drinks and cocktails you need to know in order to be prepared to start bartending in an actual bar. Now, many traditional schools will teach you 200+ drinks and make you study them for hours on end…the truth is that you will usually make the same 10-15 drinks for almost your entire bartending career. Some of these are going to be more common than other depending on where you ultimately get hired but they are all on the “definitely must know” list for any working bartender.

Now I’ve skipped the obvious easy drinks that you don’t really need explaining for:

Rum and Coke…Vodka soda/cran/tonic…Gin and tonic…Jack and coke…

All you need to know for these is how to pour a proper 1oz-1.5oz shot over ice into a glass. (If you need help with that go here to watch the video: how to free pour like a pro in 5 minutes.)

The rest of these are must knows for your job as a bartender. Spend some extra time on memorizing these, it will save you time and stress when working if you have them down cold.