Category: Bartending

Have a very joyous Holiday Season

December 24, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I am excited with what we have started here and are now looking at many things coming up for 2010. With the “Home Bartender Series” now in full swing, we can start looking at the other things that we will be kicking off early on in the year! Be ready to check out new videos […]

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New Video Series to begin on YouTube

November 19, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Due to the interest of entertaining more at home versus meeting friends out nowadays, I felt it may be a good idea to share some of the things I’ve learned through the years in this industry. “The Home Bartender” is a series that we will be showing starting this week. I have already put on […]

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Workshops for Bartending on Hold for the time being

September 15, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Due to lack of interest, and wanting to look at building the site more than where it is at the moment, I have decided to put the workshops: “The True Fundamentals of Bartending” on hold until further notice. Lack of funds and not having a presence at this point leads me to believe that we […]

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15 - 18% vs. 20 - 25%

August 19, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

Gratuity adds up. If you want to be the type of bartender who believes that making a good drink is all you need to do your job properly, then you should also accept the fact that, if you’re lucky, you will only average 15 - 18% of your total sales in tips. That means that […]

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Bar Schools in General

August 4, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

It has been the general rule with today’s bar schools to concentrate more on memorizing drinks and the history behind them, then what is truly the most essential part on the education of what a bartender is. In my book, “Extra Dry, with a Twist: An Insider’s Guide to Bartending.” I wanted to give a […]

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Welcome to this new site!

July 22, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Hi! I’m Shaun Daugherty, a veteran of the bar and restaurant industry for the past twenty years. Welcome to Shaun the Bartender. There are a lot of websites out there that reference bartending and for the time being, I am one of many. However, for the next twelve months, you will see that this […]

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