OLD SCHOOL VS. NEW SCHOOL

Have you ever heard the phrase “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”? Perhaps that is the mindset of some Bartenders these days. Too many Bartenders I meet seem to...

TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “Will the Real World Champion Please Stand Up?”

I was scanning the FBA message boards and threw the brakes on when my eyes fell onto a blurb somebody cut and pasted off the Food Network website about the upcoming...

Liquor Under Lock & Key!

Flair Artistically Expressed! – Nicolas Saint-Jean Interviewed

Bringing back the art of Originality… Mr. Nicolas Saint-Jean. He has a style all his own. From Originality to art in motion, Nicolas is always entertianing to watch. He was the...

TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – FLAY VS. ELLIS Throwing Down with An Iron Chef

Have you ever been watching television when suddenly some TV host or celebrity chef plays bartender and absolutely butchers a drink as simple as an LIT? Surely I cannot be the...

SNUG AS A BUG IN A PUB – Tug Van Den Bergh Interviewed

The FBA Director of Operations for Europe with quite a personality and a strong head on shoulders… Mr. Tug Van Den Bergh. He has competed and judged in many Flair bartending...

LIFE AFTER BARTENDING

Getting old sucks. Weight flies on at approximately the same speed as hair flies off. New and interesting problems occur in places you’d really rather not think about. Having spent the...

Spinner Rings Are The Thing!

A KEEN SENSE OF FLAIR – Justin Keane Interviewed

Quickly making a name for himself on the FBA Pro Tour… Mr. Justin Keane. Currently in 3rd place on the Pro tour and showing no signs of slowing down, Justin took...

TOBY ELLIS IS… Cut off – “FIVE DOWN”

Somewhere near Dakar, Africa. Seat 54H. I’m kicking back at 35,000 feet on a 17-hour plane ride back to the United States from South Africa with Christian Delpech struggling with exactly...