Bartending is one of the emotional, creative professions. Every day, interacting with a dozen different people, these friendly people try to brighten up our gray everyday life and prepare not only gorgeous cocktails, but also find a kind word for every lost soul.
If you decide to please the master shaker, then a whole world of various devices and devices of the bar industry opens up before you.
Useful gifts
When preparing a gift for such a versatile person as a bartender, you need to remember that there are no trifles in his work: everything - from appearance to the smallest items for preparing cocktails - is selected with care and love. Almost all bartenders have personal equipment. Many have it vintage or custom-made. That's why shakers, jiggers, gold-plated bar spoons and squeezers make great gifts. The only thing is to know what equipment the bartender works with, spend several hours on professional websites to select, or better yet, ask directly what the bartender wants.
"The Bartender's Bible"
Since 1997, more than one edition of this large book with a great title has appeared.
“The Bartender's Bible” is a reference book for every person involved in the bar industry.
This is a collection of all basic knowledge - from inventory, utensils and equipment, to the features of the production of most alcoholic beverages and recipes for legendary cocktails. Every few years a new edition comes out with better quality printing, vibrant illustrations, and updated sources. Therefore, The Bartender's Bible would be an ideal gift for a bartender who has not yet acquired a new edition.
Wine set with chess
A set of wine accessories for beautiful, elegant, professional serving of aged wines. A wine set with chess is a ready-made solution for a great time. All you have to do is stock up on a bottle of your favorite wine and the perfect gift is ready. All sets are housed in neat boxes with a mahogany lid. This is a great gift with meaning that provides aesthetic pleasure not only to the body, but also to the mind.
Magic decanter for wine
The main functionality of a decanter is to aerate drinks and separate aged wines from sediment. In the magic decanter, the drink is actively saturated with oxygen and its taste is completely transformed and the bouquet of the wine is fully revealed, and the unusual visual of the pouring will attract the attention of all guests. Therefore, such a stylish accessory for wine will be an excellent gift for a connoisseur of such a product, be it a bartender, sommelier or amateur.
Cooling glasses
Between the walls of such glasses there is a gel, which is pre-frozen in the freezer and throughout the evening it artificially lowers the temperature of the drink in it. The variety of such glasses is not great: in professional stores you can find beer glasses, wine glasses and rock glasses.
Gifts for image and beauty
If your friend works in a stylish, premium place and, of course, he has a company uniform, then you can think about small accessories that will go well with workwear and will not be banned from the employer. Such accessories can be:
- arm bands (special strips with elastic bands to support the shirt and comfortable work);
- a tie or bow tie will become a stylish accessory and status gift;
- a tie clip with a branded theme (in the form of a small shaker or bar spoon);
- cufflinks for shirt. Just like the clamp, most likely it will be made to order, but it will stick to the heart of the industry professional;
- and if the gift is for a barlady, then pendants in the shape of cocktail glasses, rings, and earrings in the shape of cocktails will become a stylish accessory and decoration for the girl behind the bar.
Expensive bar set
A large number of different bar sets are presented in professional stores and marketplaces. The price segment, the number of items in the set, color and shape are so large that it is easy to get confused. Firstly, when choosing a bar set, you need to understand what type of equipment your friend is used to working with: a European shaker or a Boston, metal geysers or plastic, a long bar spoon or a short one.
Bar sets are good for novice bartenders who have not yet had time to build their own arsenal of equipment and will be glad to immediately have a whole set of equipment for preparing their mixes and realizing their fantasies.
Professionals have already established certain habits in their work. They only love their scratched squeezer and are not ready to exchange it for anything.
Therefore, conOf course, it’s worth weighing the pros and cons when choosing a bar set, even the most expensive one.
Multitool
A multifunctional bar tool allows you to organize a bar space anywhere and demonstrate professional skills to the public. This gift is similar to a Swiss Army knife, but instead of a fork and spoon, it contains a jigger, squeezer and peeler. This is a kind of pocket bartender's kit - lightweight, versatile and compact.
Party fountain
Chances are, the cheerful person behind the bar enjoys hosting guests and throwing house parties. Punches, grogs and original mixes will flow like a river in such a fountain. Throughout the party, the drinks will not only be delicious, but also incredibly beautiful and eye-catching.
The principle of operation of the fountain: in the lower part there is a pump that pumps liquid and pushes it to the upper part. And from above, neat streams spill down, and the process repeats. Bright colored cocktails will decorate any party.
Alcohol board games
It is logical that a person who knows everything about alcohol and loves it can diversify his activities with games. Drinking games, such as poker, alcoroulette, django with toast and much more, are excellent creative solutions.