JUST ADD WATER… Flair comps sprout up everywhere

I remember back in the day… (Did I really just say that?) when there where a handful of Flair bartending competitions spread out throughout the year and you practiced for months...

APRIL SHOWERS BRINGS MAY FLOWERS! That’s what they say at least…

I hope you enjoyed your well deserved time off, because now it is time to work. With Nations, The Flairco Cup, Bartenders Bash, Big Apple Showdown, Pinnacle of Bartending, King of...

TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR”

Maybe it’s genetics. Maybe it’s being into my seventeenth year behind the pine. In either case, my “bar ears” extend well beyond the well. Sure, I’ve heard the wisecracks. Who do...

Picture Perfect Cocktails – Jenn Durant

CHAPALA 1 1/2 oz Gold Tequila 1/2 oz Finest Call Simple Syrup 2 oz Apple Juice 5 small chunks of watermelon 1 lime chopped Method: Mash up watermelon, lime, and Finest...

Flairco Has Bols!

THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF FLAIR – JD Spradlin Interviewed

The man behind the microphone at almost every major Flair bartending competition to date… Mr. JD Spradlin. The original voice of Flair talks to us about the early years of Flair...

MASTERCLASS – CHUCK MCINTOSH

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MIXOLOGIST VERSUS FLAIR BARTENDER? Good Drinks Versus Good Flair

For some reason it seems America has a bad wrap for making poor drinks. Some claim that what America lacks in cocktail creativity it more than makes up for in fun...

TIME FOR WINE – Summer Drinks – Francesco Lafranconi

RED SANGRIA 1 Bottle of Spanish Red Wine 4 oz Sandeman Port (Ruby Style) 4 oz Fundador Brandy Peel of 1 Lemon 2 Cinnamon Sticks And 6-8 cloves (pierced in the...

TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut Off – “The 1.7-Ounce Handcuffs Are About to Come Off”

Wednesday. April 21, 2005. 3:14PM. The quiet, unspoiled beach of Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. 81 degrees, blue skies, and a big, beautiful ocean sprawled out as far as the eye can...