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The key to a good time isn’t just visiting a good bar with good friends. In fact, without a good bartender, you might as well stay home and get wasted in your underwear. An above-par bartender (or mixologist, as we’ve come to relabel them) not only makes a perfect Old-Fashioned but intuitively caters to your needs. How do you know when you’ve got a good bartender? There are several ways to tell, and we’re laying them out for you. This is a shout-out to every person behind a bar who understands the nature of their job, ensuring we always have the best of times, even if we went drinking to manage the worst of times.
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What makes a bartender worth tipping big? Is it pour size, personality or something we didn’t cover? Let us know in the comments!
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Bartender Traits
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It Feels Like You've Always Known Them
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They're An Intuitive Mixologist
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They Make Magic From Simple Ingredients
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They're The Life Of The Party
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They Pour With A Heavy Hand
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Man's Best Friend
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Never Kisses And Tells