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Another year of the world’s greatest flair bartending competition is over, the Roadhouse Grand Finals 2019 were as great as they have ever been, with a packed out crowd and competitors flying in from all over the globe to take part all for a chance of fame and a huge £10,000 in prize money. There […]
The biggest flair bartending event of the year is only days away! Every competition, every practice session, every new move, all those blood, sweat and tears were all for this – the Roadhouse Grand Finals. Taking place at one of London’s longest serving and most prestigious cocktail bars, The Roadhouse in Covent Garden, the Roadhouse […]
This is the longest-running flair bartending competition in the world, now in its 20th year, but so far only 10 different bartenders have claimed that coveted top spot. @lucavalentin is our reigning champion from 2018, who will be our World Champion for 2019? New rules, new scoring, new format This year we are doing things […]
It was the final Roadhouse Heat of 2019 and therefore the last chance to gain a spot in the Roadhouse Grand Finals in November. With 30 bartenders already qualified for the flair competiton that every bartender wants to win at least once, there is room for only 5 more. Usually, as most of you will […]
An interview with Tom Dyer… ‘I’m a flair bartender. I’m a mixologist. No, you are a bartender’. “There has long been a divide between mixology and flair bartending and I’d like to set a few things straight. I can tell you right now, there are no mixologists or flair bartenders. They are just different styles […]
At the end of September, we saw some of the world’s most talented female flair bartenders descend upon The Roadhouse in Covent Garden, London. Each and every month The Roadhouse plays host to a flair bartending competition, these are known as The Roadhouse Heats – with the Grand Final following in November. Now in October, […]
Do flair bartenders really add value to your bar? What are the benefits of employing flair bartenders? If any? We discuss some of these points and more in this week’s blog… If you are a bar owner or manager, WFA Gradings provides a standardised, professional system for training your bartenders if the art of flair. […]
More bars and bar chains are starting to recognise the value of having fully trained flair bartenders behind the bar. Bars like TGI Fridays and The Roadhouse have long understood this and have cornered a section of the market as a result, now others are starting to catch on. We welcome Ballie Ballerson We announced […]
Some of you may have seen we have had a huge discount offer running throughout August on our WFA clothing range. 30% off to be precise! The WFA clothing, which includes a long-T, hoodie and a bomber jacket is all part of the ‘Bottle-A’ range. As some of you more experienced flair bartenders will remember, […]
This weekend saw the Roadhouse in Covent Garden, London, don its patriotic pants with the UK Final. Although the UK Final is almost exactly the same as the World Open in terms of the competition format and scoring, where it differs is on who is eligible to enter. This Roadhouse Heat allows entry to any […]