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6 Interesting Facts About Bartenders

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Bartenders do a lot of groundwork when it comes to watering the masses with both the sweet and bitter fluids life and bars have to offer.

Bartending is a craft that not many people have mastered, yet the few who have, manage to blow our minds away with the fluidity of their hands and the charm in their smiles. Do not underestimate the power of bartending. Especially if you get acquainted with good bartenders. When it comes down to these guys, the statement, ‘there is more than meets the eye’ could not be truer.

Here are some interesting facts about bartenders:

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  • They are learned

Most people think bartending is for those whom life has been beaten to the ground. Surprisingly though, bartenders are very intelligent. After all, even the craft of mixology has to be mastered; it is no child’s play.

  • Smooth with words

Man, these bartenders went to the school of charm alongside mixology. They are so charming and fluid with their words, you will not believe it. Let us not even get started on their million-dollar smile. Soon enough, he might be mixing cocktails in your house, and it will be thanks to that witty mouth.

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File/Courtesy: Bartenders are the biggest flirts in town, after matatu touts
  • They are good listeners

Mostly circumstantial, but bartenders over time have evolved to become great listeners. They don’t have a choice anyway. When people who had a long day at work, or are escaping their baby mamas and daddies go sit at the bar, they start venting. (There’s something about that bar that makes people just spill all their guts out). The bartender has no option but to listen and throw in a few ‘hmms’ and ‘yeahs’ here and there. Poor guys don’t even get paid for this extra service.

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  • They keep an open mind.

Customers waltz into the bar and ask for drink combinations that render them speechless. However, they do not judge, at least you cannot tell that they do. Even with the problems being vented out to them, these guys carry them with calm and safety.

Considering open-mindedness is an unspoken job requirement, they do a pretty good job at it.

  • They are creative

Since they get all kinds of orders, they have adapted themselves to be very creative with the drinks. Some bartenders have even invented their signature drinks and cocktails.

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File/Courtesy: Bartenders are so creative that some have invented their signature drink

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  • They are good at playing cupid

You want the perfect matchmaker at the bar, you ask the bartender. He/she will plug you with your love interest with so much ease, you will think about taking them (the bartender) home instead.

It is safe to say that bartenders offer a big slice of happiness pie, all their intrigues notwithstanding. No wonder many people like camping around the bar.

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