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QuickGuide Bartending Manual

Thank you for visiting us at BartendNow.Com and purchasing

Passing the Bar: The Complete Video/DVD Guide to Bartending

.This program is the ultimate teaching tool that contains all the information you willneed to learn to become a successful bartender. There is no need to spend hundredsof dollars on “bartending schools” that teach you all you will

never

need to know tobecome an accomplished bartender. This is the real-deal. This is the

bare bones

no- nonsense

approach to bartending that was written and compiled by some of NewYork City’s premiere bartenders. Bartending is not brain surgery. You can learn itat home and be armed with the skill and knowledge it takes to make the cut.This is a very simple and straightforward instructional program designed to teachthe skill of bartending. We have cut out all the trash and nonessentials that over-priced bartending schools deem so important. We have worked with bartendingschool graduates over the years and we all agree that they are some of the worstbartenders we have ever seen. Only when they unlearn all their bad habits andfocus on the essentials do they develop the skills necessary to become goodbartenders. By using the

Passing the Bar

system, you will skip this wasteful step andlearn the

bottom line

of great bartending.We recommend that you perform the following tasks to ready yourself for your firstbartending job:1.

View the

Passing the Bar

instructional video a few times to become familiarwith the various aspects of bartending.2.

Study this QuickGuide Bartending Manual and learn the 50 mixed drinksthat will be the bulk of your bartending experience.3.

Practice and re-practice with the enclosed professional speed-pourer till youcan pour shots with complete accuracy.4.

Learn about and become familiar with the leading brands of liquor, wine andbeer by studying this manual and by viewing the bottles in person at a localliquor store or drinking establishment.By performing these tasks in a repetitive manner over the course of a few days, youwill be ready to jump “behind the stick” in any restaurant, bar or nightclub andperform your duties as a bartender. The less important nuances and subtleties of bartending, which cannot be taught expeditiously, will be learned as yourexperience grows.

All of us at On The Rocks Productions, Inc. would like to wish you the best of luckin your pursuit of that first bartending job. It is a wonderful business filled withexcitement, personal freedom and lots of cash. Enjoy!

The Pour

You will hear terms like

the pour

the jigger

and

the shot

. These terms generallydenote a 1.5 oz. portion of alcohol. Some establishments may prefer a lighter pour(1.25 oz.) and some maybe a heavier shot (2 oz.). The standard is 1.5 oz. though andthis is what you should practice pouring. You can short or long pour from there,based on the establishment or what the recipe calls for.Enclosed please find the professional speed-pourer. Fill an empty liquor bottle withwater and attach the pourer. Measure and mark 1.5 oz. in a shot glass. Hold thebottle by the neck and rotate assertively and count at your own pace till the 1.5 oz.line is reached. Some people count slower than others. Weather your count is athree or a six does not matter. As long as you can accurately pour 1.5 oz. ondemand, you will be fine. Practice the pour with both hands until proficiency isachieved.Note: Speed–pourers vary in shape, material and size. Some pour faster thanothers. Adjust your technique accordingly.

The Cocktail List

This is a list of the 50 cocktails you need to know. Anything beyond the scope of thislist is either common sense or some local creation that you can either look up in amanual or simply ask the customer. Not one bartender knows all of the thousandsof drinks made or invented daily in this country. These are the drinks that you willmake 99 % of the time. Please note that there are slight variations in how somebartenders make these cocktails. Use this list as a basis and fine tune from there.Note: All cocktails, except those served straight up, get a straw or swizzle stick.

Vodka Based Drinks

Vodka on the Rocks:Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Garnish as requested.Vodka and Tonic:Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Fill with tonic. Garnish withA lime wedge. Note: All cocktails with tonic are garnished with a lime wedge.Vodka Collins:Fill a highball with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Add a splash of sour mix. Fill withSoda. Garnish with a cherry.Screwdriver:Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Fill with orange juice.Greyhound:Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Fill with grapefruit juice.Cape Cod(der):Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Fill with cranberry juice.Sea Breeze:Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Fill halfway with grapefruitJuice and then fill with cranberry juice.Madras:Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of vodka. Fill halfway with orangeJuice and then fill with cranberry juice.