For my project I have chosen to make a collection of bar tending knowledge from first hand knowledge I have gained over the summer.

I worked for Jones Bar Group, a company owned by two brothers, Matt and Ben Jones, who work very closely with the bars. These bars include Roxy Ball Room, Roxy Lanes, Bar 166, Shed, Hirstyard, 51% bourbon, Lab and the bar I have been working at; Brooklyn.

 My research includes basic knowledge basic knowledge I've learnt, like the names and uses of the glasses and the reasoning behind the design of them.

 I've also gone into detail about the diferent equipment used behind the bar and explanations of how to use them.

 I even collected information on the diferent ways to hold a bottle..

 ...and how to use a cocktail shaker professionally and safely.

 Part of my research goes off into the diferent aspects of cocktail making. Garnishes are very important so I looked at some common ones...

 ...and some less common ones.

 There are a few diferent techniques in cocktails making that aren't necessary but add extra taste and a show for the customer. I have taken step by step photos of orange caramelisation which adds a scent to the cocktail.

 A less well known technique is the use of angel delight when making a flaming zombie. The powder can be put over the cocktail at a height to create flames which add a smell and scent to the cocktail.

 I didn't want to base my project entirely on cocktails, but felt it was necessary to add some recipes to my content. I have made a list of 10 classic must known cocktail recipes and 10 less well known recipes which should be tried out.

 Some of these cocktails have been taken from the variety of cocktails made at an inter company Jones Bar Group cocktail competition held at Lab.

 Here are some photos from the competition.

 One of the weirdest entrants to the competition was made by my manager who made a boat out of chocolate which held three diferent cocktails he had made.

I'm still gathering research every day. I hope to gain more information on flaring. I also have information on the quality of alcohol and the history of cocktails.

When making a zombie it is customary to use a hollowed out half of a passionfruit to fill with wray and nephew rum and set alight to it. A nifty trick that can be done by the bartender is fill a salt shaker with strawberry angel delight and safely pour some from a height over the zombie. Angel delight is very flammable but because it is powdered, it cannot spread or set fire to anything else or cause harm to a customer if done correctly.

Below is a video of this technique being done.

A common technique known by bartenders is the use of fire to entice and enhance flavours. Below are photos I have taken of the process used to caramelize the oils and sugars expressed from the rind of and orange.

First, cut a large slice of the oranges surface off. 

Warm up the back and front with a lighter for about 4 seconds each.

Hold the flame in front of your orange.

squeeze the zest out of the skin onto the flame.

Through practice this trick becomes easier and professional.

This trick adds an extra zesty taste and smell to some drinks which will help perfect them.

The Glassware found in a bar serves many other purposes than simply as a recepticle and a container for your drinks. In fact, many glasses are designed for a particular liquor. Brandy Snifters are large, and the wide bowl is cupped in the hand to warm the brandy, while the long-stemmed handle of the Champagne Glass accomplishes the opposite, keeping the drink cold. Appearance also counts when selecting glassware. A Martini is not a Martini if served in a beer mug, as the wine glass is ill-suited to holding the ice or quantity of liquid in a popular Highball.

Stem Glass

Used for:

Martinis

Daiquiris

Pornstar Martini

Cherry Smash

Martinez

Manhattan 

Brooklyn

Margarita

Sidecar

Jack Rose

Negroni

Hurricaine Glass

Used for:

Zombie

Planter's Punch

Love Potion

Weng Weng

Old Fashioned

Used for:

Old Fashioned

Purple Rain

Sazerac

Mai Tai

The Godfather

Ice Pick

Collins

Used for:

Mojito

Long island iced tea

Tom Collins

Bloody Mary

Boston glass and Boston shaker

Used for shaking cocktails with ice.

There are a few different ways to pour a drink behind the bar. Many bars require the staff to use jiggers as seen below, which are used to measure the amount of spirit that you require to be put into a cocktail. In the UK jiggers come in 25ml, 35ml, 50ml, 70ml. It is very common to have 125ml, 175ml & 250ml jiggers to measure wine as well.

alternatively you can free pour, which means pouring straight from the bottle. The best technique for free pouring is holding the bottle by the neck with your forefinger and thumb and using the rest of the fingers to support the rest of the bottle

The most common way to hold a bottle as seen below is by the neck with your thumb tucked in. This allows you to hold the vertically upside-down and gives the bartender control over the bottle and the end of the pouring motion

another way is to grab the neck with your hand facing down so that when you flip it your hand is the correct way up.

This technique is very comfortable but makes it a lot harder to end the pour as you have less control over the bottle and have to twist your wrist in quite an unnatural way.

A similar technique is grabbing the neck in-between your middle and forefinger. This gives the bartender more control over the bottle than the previous technique but is less comfortable.

alternatively you can hold the knock with your thumb and pinky and support the rest of the bootle with your remaining fingers. All these types of pour work. You just have to fid the best one for you.

Another technique which looks good but also speeds up the process of making multiple drinks is stack pouring which involves stacking a number of glasses into each other and free pouring into the gaps of each glass. This technique requires the bartender to know how many seconds to pour for the correct measurement.

The video below shows this technique being used to make jaegerbombs

Fan pouring is yet another technique which can speed up the process of cocktail making whilst also giving the customer a show. It involves multiple bottles in a hand and free pouring as seen below.

Once you have poured the ingredients to your cocktail into your boston glass, fill your boston tin with ice and quickly flip the boston tin to fit on top of the glass.

Then flip it over as seen below and make sure that the glass firmly held in place by the tin

Hold the glass at the base with your thumb and the boston tin with your other hand.

And shake over your shoulder for the best shaking motion.

Speed-pourers / Pour spouts

These pour spouts are placed in the top of a bottle and make it easy to moderate how much liquid is poured as it makes a consistent flow of liquid.

Juice-pourers

Juice pour spouts are similar to to speed pourers but allow a lot more liquid to be poured quicker which is needed when pouring fruit juices.

Muddler

A muddler is a tool, used like a pestle to mash—or muddle—fruits, herbs, and/or spices in the bottom of a glass to release their flavour. Cocktails which require this include: Mojito, Caipirinha and Old Fashioned 

Waiters friend

This device functions as a corkscrew, but has an "arm" to grip the edge of the bottle and give leverage when pulling corks. There is often a short blade, which is used to cut away the foil or wax seal that covers the cork.

Hawthorne Cocktail Strainer

The next most-important-bar-tool is known as the Hawthorne Strainer, a mutant device that looks like the unholy union of Spatula and Slinky. It is a slotted "paddle" with a coiled spring along its outside edge. When used, it is placed over the end of a shaker or a mixing glass before the drink is poured, in order to prevent ice and other stuff from getting into your drink.

Bar blade

Bar blades are bottle openers that are designed with the bartender in mind. The circular hole makes it easy to grab from ones back pocket and makes the tools easy to spin round ones fingers to impress the customer. The other end 

Garnish Tongs

Garnish Tongs are used to simply transfer your choice of garnish for a drink from your garnish tray to the drink. Many bartenders use their hands, but some like to give a more professional service to the client. 

Zester

A zester is used for obtaining zest from lemons and other citrus fruits. To operate, the zester is pressed with moderate force against the fruit and drawn across its peel. The rims cut the zest from the pith underneath. The zest is cut into ribbons, one drawn through each hole.

Apple Correr

An apple corer is a device for removing the core and pips from an apple. It may also be used for a pear, quince, or similar fruits. 

Melon Baller

A melon baller, formally called a Parisienne scoop, is a small spoon-like tool used to cut round- or oval-shaped sections of melon, known as melon balls, by pressing them into the melon's flesh and rotating. It can also be used to cut other soft fruit.

Bar Spoon

This is simply a long-handled spoon for stirring drinks, muddling fruit, and making layered drinks by pouring over the back of the spoon.