Become a Bartender at ABC Bartending School

So you want to become a bartender to make money, meet people, and have a good time? Well welcome to the world of professional bartending - that’s what bartending is all about.

Bartending has been dubbed the ‘recession-proof’ job of the last and present century. People look to the bartender when times are either good or bad, when they are in need of a friendly face, a smile, and a great drink.

Back in the day, the modern bartender was commonly referred to as a mixologist, which is the art of mixing drinks that has evolved through the years and been featured in such well-known movies as Cocktail and Coyote Ugly and TV shows such as Cheers and The Jackie Gleason Show.

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Bartending Jobs

Are you looking for a job as a bartender? If yes, then you may be asking the following question:

How do I get started looking for a bartending job?

Simple, pick the local street in your town that has the most amount of bars. Then go from side to side filling out applications and asking for a bartending position. Remember this very important statement: "The more you go, the more you show and the more you are heard, the better chance of getting a job. However, the less you go and the less you show, the less chance you have at getting a bartending job." If you only go out on 1 interview a week then how many people are honestly going to know that you're looking for work? If you go out on 20 job interviews per week, then the percentages will speak for themselves. Again, get the most amount of job interviews in the least amount of time!

Shirley Temple

The Shirley Temple Cocktail

glass filled with ice cubes
Almost fill with ginger ale
1/2 oz. grenadine
a cherry

The drink was invented by a bartender at Chasen's restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA. It was named for the famous child actress Shirley Temple, who often visited the restaurant. She was too young to drink alcoholic cocktails like the adult movie stars, when she attended parties or visited with them.
When Temple herself is asked for her opinion of these drinks named for her, she invariably replies that she dislikes them because they are too sweet, and that she does not gain earnings for the use of her name.Later, the popular beverage became available bottled in supermarkets as the first soft drink to include a cherry.

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Bartending School of Chicago
downtown Chicago 312) 664-0704
Chicago suburbs (847) 228-0700

The Hurricane

The Hurricane
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz grenadine syrup
1 oz gin1 oz light rum
1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1 oz triple sec
grapefruit juice
pineapple juice

A hurricane is an extremely sweet alcoholic drink made from lime juice, passion fruit syrup and rum. It is one of the most popular drinks among tourists and locals alike in New Orleans.

The creation of this passion fruit-colored relative of a Daiquiri drink is credited to Pat O'Brien. He is reported to have invented the hurricane in the 1940s in New Orleans. Rumors say he needed to get rid of all the rum that southern distributors forced him to buy before he could get a few cases of other spirits. He poured the concoction into hurricane-lamp-shaped glasses and gave it away to sailors. The drink caught on, and it has been part of the celebration ever since.


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Bartending School of Los Angeles
2235 North Lake Avenue,
Suite 205Altadena, CA 91001(702) 650-2510
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9 AM - 10 PM, 7 Days a Week

The Mint Julep

Mint Julep

The Mint Julep is a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail associated with the Cuisine of the Southern United States and is a featured tradition of the Kentucky Derby.

A mint julep is traditionally made of four ingredients: mint, bourbon, sugar and water. In the use of sugar and mint, it is similar to the mojito.

The drink was probably invented sometime in the 18th Century. U.S. Senator Henry Clay (Whig-Kentucky) introduced the drink to Washington D.C. at the famous Willard Hotel during his residence in the city. The word 'julep' is derived from the Persian 'julab' meaning rose water.

Traditionally, mint juleps were often served in silver or pewter cups, and held only by the bottom and top edges of the cup. This allows frost to form on the outside of the cup, which some consider a sign of gentility. Others merely find it pleasant to look at. http://www.cocktailtimes.com

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Bartending School of NYC
500 8th Avenue
8th Floor Suite 808
Manhattan, NY 10018
Licensed by the New York State Education Department.

The Mojito

The Mojito
3 fresh mint sprigs
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz light rum
club soda

Mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail which became popular in the United States during the late 1980s, and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity.
A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: spearmint, rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime, and carbonated water. Its combination of sweetness and refreshing citrus and spearmint flavors are intended to mask the potent kick of the rum, and have made this clear cocktail a popular summer drink.
The mojito is currently considered a highly fashionable beverage. Its popularity is evidenced by its prominent role in recent Bacardi advertisements. After the daiquiri (another rum-based cocktail), the mojito was the second favorite drink of the writer Ernest Hemingway.[1]. It is rumored that the origin of the word "mojito" is derived from the diminutive of the word "mojo".

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Bartending School of South Beach, Florida
901 Alton Road Miami Beach
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The Daiquiri

1 ½ oz Rum
2 oz sweet/sour
Add fresh fruit or favored cordial.
Preparation: Pour all over iceBlend on high speed for 5-10 seconds.

The name Daiquirí is also the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba, and an iron mine in that area. The cocktail was invented about 1905 in a bar named Venus in Santiago, about 23 miles east of the mine, by a group of American mining engineers. Among the engineers present were Jennings Cox, General Manager of the Spanish American Iron Co., J. Francis Linthicum, C. Manning Combs, George W. Pfeiffer, De Berneire Whitaker, C. Merritt Holmes and Proctor O. Persing.

Although stories persist that that Cox invented the drink when he ran out of gin while entertaining American guests, the drink evolved naturally due to the prevalence of lime and sugar.

Originally the drink was served in a tall glass packed with cracked ice. A teaspoon of sugar was poured over the ice and the juice of one or two limes was squeezed over the sugar. Two or three ounces of rum completed the mixture. The glass was then frosted by stirring with a long-handled spoon. Later the Daiquiri evolved to be mixed in a shaker with the same ingredients but with shaved ice. After a thorough shaking, it was poured into a chilled flute glass. An article in the March 14, 1937 edition of the Miami Herald as well as private correspondence of J.F. Linthicum confirm the recipe and early history.

Consumption of the drink remained localized until 1909, when Admiral Lucius W. Johnson, a US Navy medical officer, tried Cox's drink. Johnson subsequently introduced it to the Army and Navy Club in Washington DC, and drinkers of the daiquiri increased over the space of a few decades.

The daiquiri was one of the favorite drinks of writer Ernest Hemingway and president John F. Kennedy

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Bartending School of Tampa, Florida
4601 West Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 112
Tampa, FL 33609 (Near West Shore Mall and the Airport)
(813) 247-7333
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