Certification to be a bartender? Where at? I worked in the restaurant business for a decent amount of time when I was younger. The restaurant I worked at had a training regime for bartenders so they would learn how to pour accurately and learn the recipes for a ton of drinks, but it wasn’t mandated by the government. Front of house staff from several establishments in the area would hang out and our restaurants were far more lax.
To pull a dowel and serve beer, probably not. Mixed drinks definitely need a little more training and taste.
I won’t drink mixed drinks at a bar that serves a mid-century Old Fashioned. This is usually the cheapest drink you can buy to judge a bar. If it comes with a cherry you are better off ordering your booze neat (by make and model), on the rocks, or ‘and coke’.
Certification to be a bartender? Where at? I worked in the restaurant business for a decent amount of time when I was younger. The restaurant I worked at had a training regime for bartenders so they would learn how to pour accurately and learn the recipes for a ton of drinks, but it wasn’t mandated by the government. Front of house staff from several establishments in the area would hang out and our restaurants were far more lax.
To pull a dowel and serve beer, probably not. Mixed drinks definitely need a little more training and taste.
I won’t drink mixed drinks at a bar that serves a mid-century Old Fashioned. This is usually the cheapest drink you can buy to judge a bar. If it comes with a cherry you are better off ordering your booze neat (by make and model), on the rocks, or ‘and coke’.