How does a new bartender set up their station?!
How does a new bartender set up their station?
is it a self explanitory thing pretty much? U just see what the bar already looks like and go from there. yes?
Answers:
you would put things where you would remember them the fastest. Set it up your way so you are comfortable and you can then move faster.
Usually yes a bar is already set up. Generally you put types of liquor with each other. All vodkas together, all juices together, all purees together, etc
a lot of times it will already be set up( ie your well bourbon,scotch,vodka,gin,rum,t... from right to left. then if you have a speed rack you put stuff you use more like jack, crown, cuervo, (i like to keep tuaca close by for personal use) always set up the same so you get use to where every thing is at without looking for volume
Well, it depends a bit on the bar (for instance, in a martini bar you'll want several vodkas and gins handy, whereas in a Mexican restaurant you'll probably want a few tequilas close at hand), but in general you want your well set up so you can make your most common drinks with the least amount of motions. Some places will let you arrange your bottles more or less how you want, while others, especially larger places with several bartenders, will want all the wells set up the same so no-one ever has to look to find the bottle they want.
One common arrangement is to have your well vodka farthest right, followed by gin, rum, whiskey and tequila. On the farthest left, you'll have mixers- triple sec, Rose's lime juice, grenadine, vermouth. That way, you can use both hands most efficiently- for a martini, grab vodka or gin with the right hand, and vermouth with the left. For a marguerita, grab tequila in the right, triple sec in the left.
One bar I worked in sold lots of Long Island Iced Teas, so we kept the rum next to the triple sec, that way, we could grab vodka and gin in the right hand and rum and 3 sec in the left and pour all four liquors at once.