Playbooks
How to Remember Cocktail Garnishes and Glassware
The build holds up under volume and the finish drifts. Find your bar's three underlying patterns, then memorise only the six drinks that break them.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Playbooks
Memorize drink specs without under-bar cheat sheets
Tired of glancing at the under-bar cheat sheet? Here is how to memorize the specs so you rely on recall, not a taped-up list, plus an honest note on Android.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
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Are Applebee's drink-build tests hard? The quiz format
Applebee's drink-build tests aren't as hard as trainees fear. The format is predictable: produce a drink's build from its name. Here is how to prepare.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Cocktail flashcards with specs: click a picture, you're done
Get cocktail flashcards with specs in two taps: photograph the menu and the deck is built, then quiz the specs by recall. No typing forty drinks.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Drink specs made easy: a bartender's shift study list
Want an easy shift guide to your drink specs? Here is how to turn the bar's spec list into flashcards and drill the builds before your shift, not during it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Convert your bar bible to flashcards from a photo
A bar bible is a reference, not a memory. Convert it to flashcards by uploading a picture, then quiz the specs by recall so the builds live in your head.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
The fastest way to learn mocktail spec recipes
Modern mocktails are multi-part builds. Here is the fastest way to learn the specs: group them by build template, put each whole spec on a card, and drill it.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Master bartender pour ratios visually for the build test
To master pour ratios for a build test, learn the ratio as the spec and quiz it by recall, not by rereading the sheet. Group by template, anchor to the build.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Nightclub spec shots: an overnight quiz plan for bartenders
Friday rush tomorrow and the spec shots aren't locked? Here is how to learn a nightclub's spec shots overnight by quizzing yourself, not rereading the sheet.
Lawrence Arya··4 min