Becoming An Extraordinarily Fast Bartender - Part 1 Oakland CA

Your speed and efficiency behind the bar is crucial to your level of tips as well as the quality of bar you can work at... So, how does one become a faster bartender?

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Your speed and efficiency behind the bar is crucial to your level of tips as well as the quality of bar you can work at...

So, how does one become a faster bartender?

Speed and efficiency are the two primary ingredients of a "fast" bartender. Efficiency is working "smarter", exerting raw speed is working "harder".

With that said... please do not underestimate the importance of speed. Both efficiency AND speed are crucial to becoming a fast, money-making bartender. Just because you're efficient doesn't mean you can slack it behind the bar, being efficient simply means you won't be wasting any effort.

If you've ever been "in the weeds", you know that there's no time to waste... you're flying and moving as quickly as possible! Having a systemized, efficient bar setup will allow your night to flow... you'll be able to effortlessly stay in the zone without hitting any unnecessary "speed-bumps". Being "in the weeds" will no longer take you over. You'll actually find yourself relishing the opportunity to be behind the bar when it gets crazy!

Increasing your actual speed, like anything, comes with practice. If you're concerned about your speed, try practicing pouring shots over your kitchen sink at home.

Does this sound crazy? Well, in my early days I did exactly that. I would fill up an empty liquor bottle with water, stick a pour spout in it, and just crank out shots as fast as possible.

Doing this for just 10 minutes a day will drastically increase your shot pouring speed in as little as a week!

You can also try setting up a few different bottles with water to more closely resemble an actual behind-the-bar experience... where you're moving back and forth, grabbing different bottles, etc.


Read Part Two: http://www.makemoneybartending.com/blog/

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