Secondly and more importantly, I would guess that over 90-95+% of working bartenders have never taken a class in their life. What they do cover is proper ID checking procedures, how to deal with drunk patrons and more along those lines. But again, these aren’t “bartending licenses”, these don’t teach you drink recipes, how to pour, or how to do your job well. This confuses some people, as there are some states such as Wisconsin that require a responsible serving certification in order to hold a service industry job that serves alcohol to a customer. Well for one, it’s not required as there are no bartending license requirements in any state beyond the “responsible serving” certificates. And despite what they would have you believe, YOU DON’T HAVE TO ATTEND A SCHOOL TO LEARN HOW TO BARTEND OR GET A JOB. Unfortunately in the U.S., many bartending schools don’t fall into this category of “awesomeness”. In fact, if you really want quality, cutting edge training from a school you should hop a flight across the pond and enroll in some of the true top tier bartender training programs abroad in Europe.īut chances are you’re here because you’re States side, so… There are reputable bartending schools in the world, absolutely, and some actually do a fantastic job of giving their students the confidence to get started in this industry. Now let me be clear before I let you in on the facts about the average bartending school here in America would probably prefer you didn’t know…
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |