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Ladies Who Lunch with the Ladies of LUPEC

By BartenderOne | Published: August 4, 2011

BartenderOne Boys New Orleans

As I sit here in the prestigious Lowes Hotel in New Orleans waiting for the Ladies of LUPEC lunch, I patiently wait to see if I am one of the only males in this seminar. I wouldn’t mind because I am surrounded by some of the most beautiful and inspirational ladies ever! As I sip the New Orleans classic, the Sazerac, I find myself wondering if this seminar will change the views I have regarding women behind the bar. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a girl that can make a great cocktail but, in my home town of Toronto, Canada, we are used to the stereotypical gorgeous girl who is well-endowed but can only come up with a rum and Coke when asked for a cocktail.

Posted in Featured Events | Tagged bar, Bartender, Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartending, Bulliet Bourbon, Classic Cocktails, Cocktails, Forgotten Cocktails, LUPEC, New Orleans, Pegu Club, Ramos Gin Fizz, Tales of the Cocktail | Comments closed

Dave’s Tales of the Cocktail

By BartenderOne | Published: August 3, 2011

World Biggest Negroni

In July of 2011, the boys from BartenderOne were treated to a team retreat in New Orleans for the annual Tales of the Cocktail extravaganza! The trip began at 3am on Thursday morning as the team gathered for the 6 am flight. Total hours of sleep: 2.

Once we arrived, we were met by a black stretch limo to take us to the Intercontinental hotel, which was only a five-minute stumble to Bourbon St. Each one of the guys selected different seminars to attend. My first was at 1pm. 3 hours after getting settled. As I sat in on the women behind bars seminar, I noticed that I was one of only four guys in the entire room. Great choice!

Posted in Featured Events | Tagged Bacardi, Bartender, Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartenderone, Cocktail Bitters, Cocktails, European Bars, Gavin MacMillan, house made bitters, International Cocktail Experience, Negroni, Rob Montgomery, Tales of the Cocktail | Comments closed

Born to Mix!

By BartenderOne | Published: August 2, 2011

Born to Mix Spirits Made for Mixing

I’ll confess. Tales of the Cocktail 2011 took its toll on me. While in New Orleans I missed my seminar on “Vinegar: The Other Acid” due to a self-induced illness from the previous evening. But when my seminar on “A History of Cocktail Glassware” was cancelled due to Angus Winchester’s legitimate illness, I was only disappointed until I heard the next piece of news. The ticket had become an all-powerful talisman that allowed me admission into ANY other seminar, including those previously sold out.

Posted in Featured Events | Tagged Bartenderone, Bartending, Cocktail Synergy, Cocktails, Employees Only, Matt Holtom, New Orleans, Speakeasy, Spirits, Tales of the Cocktail, toronto bartending school | Comments closed

A Party to End All Parties…

By BartenderOne | Published: July 28, 2011

Out the Door BartenderOne Grad Party

Everyone always expects bartenders to throw one hell of a party and being the top bartending school in Canada we knew we had a world of pressure on our shoulders’ with the concept of hosting a graduate party in the summer of 2011. We wanted to bring all our past graduates together to mix and give them a chance to bartend for other graduates – yes you read correctly, our graduates were bartending at the party for other guests, pretty neat idea!

Posted in Featured Events | Tagged Bartender One, bartenderone graduates, Bartending, Empire Lounge, Flair Bartending, Gavin MacMillan, Learn to Bartend, TFL, toronto bartending school, Toronto Flair League | Comments closed

SuperFlair 2011

By BartenderOne | Published: July 4, 2011

The sixth annual SuperFlair flair bartending competition was held in Windsor Ontario, from May 22-24 2011. SuperFlair has been one of the biggest flair bartending competitions in Canada for many years, and this year was no exception. As part of the FBA Pro Tour, there was over $11,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. With such a large prize pool, SuperFlair always attracts the best flair bartenders from around the world. Past winners have included world champions such as Danilo Oribe from Uruguay, and Christian and Rodrigo Delpech from Argentina.

Posted in Flair Bartending | Tagged bar, Bartender, Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartending Competition, Cocktails, Flair Bartending, flairing, Learn to Bartend, toronto bartending school, Toronto Flair League | Comments closed

Ryan’s B1 Adventures..

By BartenderOne | Published: June 27, 2011

Just an average Thursday for our buddy Ryan here at BartenderOne. Join him on his rounds at a Diageo event and later on at our Mojito Madness workshop.

Diageo Vlog from Ryan Desjardins on Vimeo.

Posted in Featured Events, Proper Service | Tagged Bartender One, Bartenderone, bartenderone events, Bartending, Cocktails, Gavin MacMillan, How to Video, Learn to Bartend, Mojito, toronto bartending school, World's Best Bars | Comments closed

Bar Chef Finals Spring 2011

By BartenderOne | Published: June 24, 2011

Have you ever tasted a cocktail and thought hmmm I could definitely do a better job myself? Or maybe you have envisioned what you suspected to be delicious mouth-watering cocktails with ingredients one may never normally use in the bar? Six experienced bartenders from Toronto decided to bite the bullet on the evening of May 30th for the spring finals of the International Bartender Certification and each created some masterpieces that tantalised the judges’ taste buds on the night.

IBC Finals Spring 2011

Over the course of five weeks these bartenders attended the BartenderOne IBC course as students and tasted over three hundred different spirits, bitters, liqueurs, sweeteners, infused foams & spirits and alternate types of citrus and cocktails.

Posted in Mixology, Raising the Bar | Tagged Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartenderone, Bartending, Bartending Competition, Gavin MacMillan, IBC, Learn to Bartend, Rob Montgomery, Scott McMaster, toronto bartending school, Toronto Bartending Schools | Comments closed

Flair Fiesta

By BartenderOne | Published: June 21, 2011

Time again for another Toronto Flair League update.

All of the previous TFL competitions had been held on a Monday or Tuesday, (aka bartenders weekend) so that all flair bartenders could compete. The promoters of the Toronto Flair League have felt some pressure from he general public to host a competition on a Thursday, or Friday night so that the nine to fivers would have an opportunity to witness a flair bartending competition up close.

Posted in Flair Bartending | Tagged Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartending, Bartending Competition, Bartending School Toronto, Flair Bartending, flairing, toronto bartending school, Toronto Flair League | Comments closed

The art of cocktail creation “the Ipour experience”

By BartenderOne | Published: June 20, 2011

Grannys liquor

As a follow up to my previous blog “Syrup & Spirit Sundays” I have decided to share my cocktail creation experiences with you. What follows is a step by step breakdown of how our cocktail was created and thought process behind our syrups, infusions, and ultimately the end product!

Posted in Mixology, Mixology Mondays | Tagged Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartending, cocktail, Cocktail Synergy, Cocktails, experiments, iPour, Mixologist, Mixology, Spirits | Comments closed

Syrup & Spirit Sundays

By BartenderOne | Published: June 17, 2011

Syrups & Infusions

Inspired by my experience taking the Bartenderone IBC course, fellow Bartenderone instructor Jay Patience and I decided to undertake a weekly mission to create some “off the beaten path” syrups and infusions. The first step in our mission was a unique and groundbreaking brainstorming session where we were able to discuss a wide variety of ingredients and spirits. We anticipated the best place to start would be an urban market where we were introduced to an array of herbs, spices, and fruits that are not traditionally found in cocktails. The result for us was a countertop full of ingredients fit for more like a cooking class then a mixology experience.

Posted in Mixology, Mixology Mondays | Tagged Bartender One, Bartender Training, Bartenderone, Bartending, IBC, mix, Mixologist, Mixology, Mixology Mondays, recipes, Spirit Infusions, Syrup Sundays | Comments closed