How many recipes should a bartender know?

Answer by  tinkerbell60 (35)

A bartender needs to have his own "top twenty" memorized at a bare minimum. These are his most popular requests that his particular crowd always asks for on a regular basis. In addition' he needs another 20-25 that he only needs minimal prompting on that are second-tier requests.

Answer by  charliegirl (33)

By heart, just your basics. Most good bartenders will carry what they call a bartenders bible that will have most of your odd combination drinks.

Answer by  dannyg28 (3070)

If you are a bartender, you should know a large variety of mixed drink recipes, but maybe your friend is a bartender in a bar that serves mostly beer and shots and he does not need to know a bunch of recipes.

Answer by  Latin4 (11170)

I suggest that he buy a drink book and mark the drinks that are common in that area. If he works he can keep this at work to refer to.