The 'Bartisans'

Hey look! Bartenders have made up a new title to describe themselves...

Whatever. These are serious people and deserve your patronage.

http://leoweekly.com/dining/louisvilles-bartisans

EDIT: Oh, I didn't like Joy's comment about the rest of the tenders. She hurt us with that. We're all in flux, right now, trying to find the right places for ourselves- brand ambassadorship, beverage consultant, bar manager, craft owner, spirit writer, etc...

Not to mention that we all have to find the right place that will accept the effort it takes for craft-cocktails. Think I'm playing? Go to Social and order a Ramos Gin Fizz. Then you'll know...

All in all I thought it was a very good article about the craft. Another swing and hit for LEO.

I agree. It helped to promote the 'cocktail revolution' and I thought J. Christian and Sara did a great job on it. You can be doing the greatest thing ever but if nobody knows your doing it- well, you got nothing.

I also think that if people begin to understand what a slow-cocktail is about, they will begin to appreciate the 3 minute drink and seek it out.

I like they way they captured the varient opinions and the confidence each person had in those opinions. That's a proper bartender handling public. You can't be unsure of yourself, even if you don't know (if you get my drift.)

'I dunno' = no bueno.

'That's a great question, that I haven't considered. Let's find out together!' = bueno.

It also showed the identity crisis still prevalent in cocktailian circles, worldwide. A couple years ago, 'mixologist' was what we would call ourselves. Now, we're 'bartisans' or 'craft bartenders.' And here I am with about 700 business cards left! Can you recycle these things?!?!



Geeze, you should see the drama across the globe about trademarking recipes. It makes the CNN vs FOX thread look tame...

You know me, of course, I do enjoy the variety of firmly-held opinions and the tangentical blasts from blog-to-blog. Hehe. We're coming to truth, yet I am worried some may not come out the other side as friends.

All in all I thought it was a very good article about the craft. Another swing and hit for LEO.

Actually, you've seen the three minute cocktail. Remember how much work went into that Old Fashioned? And how good it was? Do you think it was worth it?

I do.

It was bliss Pure bliss. The difference between the Mona Lisa and a "wet paint" sign. Some things just don't even compare.

I thought the Bartisans were a Cargo Cult following Billy Barty ?

http://famousmormons.net/billy-barty-2.jpg