It’s the most wonderful time of the year… (ding, dong, ding, dong). Sorry we were getting a bit carried away there but we find it hard not to at Christmas, especially when we see so many new bartenders taking on WFA Gradings in the true festive spirit! First up we have this amazing lot from […]

The national bar group Be At One have become the first cocktail bar chain in the UK to introduce the WFA Grading System across the entire operation. As many of you will know, up until now you could only obtain your WFA Grade through recognised bar schools and instructors, with Be At One coming on […]

Think you have what it takes to complete the WFA Blue grading level? It all starts at Yellow as most of you know, followed by Orange, Green and then Blue. Yellow gives you a good basic understanding of how to use flair bartending during service and as you progress through the grades your understanding and […]

When it comes to WFA Gradings, the difficulty and the skill level is really ramped up with Green and Blue but also the sense of achievement after you get that shaker in your hand and the badge on your profile. Whereas more and more bartenders are conquering the first two grades of Yellow and Orange, […]

Think you have what it takes to complete the WFA Green grading level? It all starts at Yellow as most of you know, followed by Orange. Yellow is no walk in the park, let alone Orange level – but Green, this is not for the feint hearted. You need skill, expertise and patience to clear […]

Roberto Temple is a 29 year old bartender from Lima, Peru. A student of Tourism and Hospitality, Roberto’s life as a bartender started in Puerto Maldonado. Here he learned the basics of bartending and cocktails but it was enough to motivate him to learn more and finally decide bartending is what he wanted to do […]

Inspired by his own experience learning flair bartending at Flair Camp 2013, Mathias Daa Lofquist has gone on to create his own flair bartending infrastructure in Denmark; allowing Denmark’s bartenders somewhere to socialise, train and further their bartending skill set with classes and WFA Gradings. We spoke to Mathias to discover his journey up until […]

We have professional bartenders all over the globe who are taking WFA Gradings to all sorts of new levels, encouraging and guiding a plethora of students through the different grades. No one more so than one of our favourite South Americans Roman Zapata. Roman has been teaching flair bartending for the last 6 years and […]

With the launch of the new WFA Yellow Grade and now WFA Orange as well, WFA Gradings is coming on leaps and bounds. More and more bartenders around the world are embarking on their WFA Grading experience and walking away with new skills, knowledge and accolades to show off to potential employers. That is why […]

The continent of Africa has long been viewed as an extraordinary place, with jaw dropping scenery, unique customs and great people. It has also long been a place that has been lagging behind much of the rest of the world in terms of the development of its economy. With this development comes stronger and better […]