The FBA does believe that service should always come first, before flair-but that flair is a very fundamental part of being a professional bartender. The FBA is bringing together bartenders of many different styles and helping to facilitate understanding, acceptance, and camaraderie amongst flair bartenders regardless of ability, style, or experience. Certain styles are more accepted and more popular than others in different parts of the world. There is no "correct" style of flair, just different styles. Exhibition flair can involve moves and routines performed while not in the drink making process. Exhibition flair often involves multi-object flair including 2,3,4 and 5 bottle/tin tricks and routines. However, there are a growing number of flair bars around the world that showcase exhibition flair as part of their operation's entertainment. It is a style of flair that generally does not lend itself to every day bar shifts. Exhibition flair usually requires special preparation and set-up of bottles and other props. Flipping empty bottles is not working flair.Įxhibition flair is flair performed for entertainment and competition purposes and generally involves longer, choreographed routines. Working flair is always performed while making a cocktail or drink. Most working flair involves glassware, one bottle, bottle and tin, garnish, or occasionally, two bottle moves. Working flair is the type of flair the FBA encourages on day to day bar shifts: quick, light, and realistic moves that can be performed without slowing service. Way to make drinks involves multi-bottle pours inverted catches and grabs stylish, martial-art like movements and even behind the back throws and catches from time to time. Speed bartending a form of flair in that the fastest, most efficient Flair involves highly technical pours and cuts that ensure accuracy and no spillage while performing various tricks and moves. Technically speaking, flair is the act of flipping, spinning, throwing, balancing, catching bottles, drinks, and various bar tools while in the process of making cocktails. Flair is simply efficiency of movement with a little pizzazz. Any bartender who has ever put two or more bottles in one hand uses flair. Fabled American bartending legend Jerry "the professor" Thomas performed flair in the mid 1800s, whenever he made his famous Blue Blazer, pouring flaming scotch and water from mug to mug in a long, fiery stream. Flair Bartenders' Association | FBA FBA NEWS YOUR NEWS ABOUT FBA JOIN FBA EVENTS SERVICES ENDORSEMENT FAQ PARTNERS LEGALįlair is a style of bartending that has existed for at least 150 years.
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