A bartender also known as mixologist or barkeeper is a person who serves soft drinks and alcoholic beverages in a bar. A bartender is a licensed worker who works in nightclubs, restaurants, casinos or private parties. Their responsibilities include knowing alcohol tastes & pairing, making classic & traditional drinks, verifying age requirements, cleaning bar supplies and managing records. 

There are two types of bartendeRs one is called Publican and the other is called Speedtender. The former is a normal bartender who works in pubs. The latter works on the busiest nights of a bar like on Friday & Saturday nights.

For Bachelor’s

• Aspirants need to pass 10+2 with at least 45% marks from any recognised board. 
• Students can pursue a Bachelor’s degree in BHMCT, BCTCA, Culinary Arts, Hotel Management & Hospitality.
• Scholars can also opt for diploma courses in Professional Bartending, Mixology & Flair Bartending or Certificate courses in Wines and Spirits. 

PG Program is not necessary in a Bartending career as you can get enough knowledge & skills in your UG Program. 

The field of bartending aims to provide in-depth knowledge and enhance the skills of the students. To do such a task, the bartending field presents innumerable job roles:  

• Serving drinks
• Mixing & Create Cocktails
• Doing Tricks of making cocktail drinks
• Conversation with customers

Employment Sector

• Pubs
• Bars
• Clubs
• Hotels
• Casinos
• Cruise
• Restaurants
• Catering Companies

Right now, there is no specific recruiter in this field. However, you can work with top-ranked baRs restaurants or clubs in India:

• Bob’s Bar
• The Grid
• Refinery 091
• Whisky Samba
• Esco Bar
• PVR Home
• The Bombay Canteen
• Olive Beach

The salary range may vary from company to company, but the salary of a bartender is very impressive in India.

• Good Communication skills
• Leadership
• Customer service
• Interpersonal skills
• Decision-making skills

The career of a bartender is spread wider around the world. As you know, every city, state and country around the world has more than 100 clubs, restaurants, bars and pubs. People like to celebrate some success or just enjoy themselves in bars on the weekends. For that, bartending jobs are made to serve customers.

• Opportunity to Travel
• Meeting people
• Creativity in drinks
• Making other people happy
• Exciting Career

• Hectic work during weekends
• Starting salary is low
• Sacrifice Social life for work on weekends