Last year we had 10 female flair bartenders competing, this year we have 17 – next year we are going to have even more! It’s great to see more and more women getting involved in the world of flair bartending, bringing their own unique style and talent to the fore. We are yet to have […]

We had the opportunity to catch up with one of the main men from the European bartending and flair bartending scene from the 1990s and early 2000s, Francesco Leoni. We follow his story from fledgling bartender to the Legends of Bartending in Las Vegas and beyond. The king of bumps and rolls, Francesco still has […]

Following his electric performance on stage at the first WFA Grand Slam of the year, we tracked down bartender Giorgio Chiarello in his home country of Italy to talk about what was different for him this time around, how he prepared and how it felt to break into the top 6 performers at Flairmania – […]

When a flair bartender gets out on stage at a competition, that is their time to shine. Everything they have been working on for weeks and months leading up to this day all comes down to 4-6 minutes on stage. In this short period of time you can show off your new and original moves […]

So 2017 has nearly come to a close, Christmas is upon us and the new year is just around the corner. 2017 has been another great year for the WFA and we would like to thank each and every one of you for helping this great community grow and prosper. In light of the end […]

The only flair bartending competition on the calendar open only to female flair bartenders, Chicks with Flicks is always a great event. Now in its second year as part of the Roadhouse set up, Chicks with flicks is expecting 15 female competitors this year, the top 3 of which will receive the usual prize money, […]

We are sure there will be many of you out there that will know of, or will at least heard of, USA flair bartending legend Alan Mays. A flair bartender who certainly falls into the ‘Flair Legend’ category, Alan stands among the first wave of flair bartenders in the USA and around the world that […]

Recently we had the pleasure of talking with the Grandfather of Flair himself, the man behind everything you see in the movie Cocktail, and thought to be original creator of flair bartending – John Bandy: How did you start flair bartending? And how did it lead to your role in the film Cocktail? “The funny […]

Deniss Trifanovs has kicked his 2017 off strongly with a win in both the Roadhouse Freestyle Competition and WFA Grand Slam Flairmania in Latvia. We spoke to Deniss to get a bit of background on how he came into flair bartending, what has changed for him over the years, and more: “My story is a […]