An individual whose job it is to serve customers who consume drinks and other beverages at a bar
The bartender is a term that originally comes from the English language, although its use has certainly become widespread and popular in our Spanish language, which is practically already used as its own to refer to that individual whose job is to serve customers who consume in the counter of a bar, canteen, restaurant, brewery, among other places that usually have this worker.
That is to say, the bartender’s work is reduced solely to serving the public that comes to the bar to consume drinks, which he specially prepares, although he also usually serves some type of food or simpler food such as sandwiches or snacks.
Creation of drinks
However, the job of the bartender is not reduced to serving what the client requests, but rather it is actually an activity that demands good preparation and knowledge about the different types of alcoholic beverages and their alcoholic graduations, to later combine some of them in the creation of special and unique drinks.
By the way, there is a great deal of creativity around this activity at the service of creating drinks, even many of the most popular drinks are the result of the creation of a bartender.
Although the client asks the bartender for very popular alcoholic beverages at the bar such as beer, whiskey, wine, gin, vodka, among others, what is most demanded of this worker is that through the shaker he creates drinks that combine various alcoholic beverages, and even, in some cases, even fruits are added.
A bar showman
Many bartenders know how to make a real show out of their work, adding music and choreography while preparing drinks.
Now, we must also highlight that although the concept is mostly associated with those who work in bars or dance venues and serve alcoholic beverages, the bartender can also serve other drinks at a bar, such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks. .
We must say then that the widespread use of this word has taken away the prominence of native ones such as: waiter, bartender, waiter, among the most common.