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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 […]
If you don’t have one already the B-pour is the must-have accessory for any bartender that is looking to perfect their free pouring technique. Developed as a professional training aid, the WFA B-pour is purpose-built to work for freestanding free pouring or to practice bling pouring, cut and bounce techniques – as it sits perfectly […]
It is always great to gain an insight into how other bartenders practice. You will be surprised how many people practise in different ways and with different tools. As we talked about with the favourite brands of glass bottles blog, there are no right or wrong bar tools to be practising with. In the end, […]
The Roadhouse Tandem competition returned for another year in July. Although it has been off the menu for a few years, Tandem flair comps are coming back with a bang. It is great to see so many flair bartenders getting involved in what is a completely different type of competition to the individual events. Tandem […]
The latest Roadhouse heat to take place at the end of June was the next instalment in the ever-popular World Open. The Roadhouse World Open events are a big favourite for many of the competing bartenders as score and competition-wise, they are very close to the set up for the Roadhouse Grand Finals in November […]
Bottles to a flair bartender are like football boots to a professional footballer, or a set of knifes for a chef – over years of honing your skill you develop your favourite. This may be based on its style, its shape, its weight – many different things. Like with all tools of the trade you […]
Although not the largest scoring factor in a flair bartender’s competition score, relevance is an important category – particularly if you are looking to score highly in WFA competitions, it is a category you need to understand. We sat down with WFA Grand Slam Coordinator and experienced judge @tomaszmalek, to ask a few questions about the […]
The highly coveted WFA Grand Slam tournament has been running every year since its inception in 2009. That means we have had 10 completed tournaments but only 6 WFA Grand Slam World Champions. As well as becoming a World Champion the winner will claim a highly coveted WFA Gold Grade, which is the rarest of […]
The longline-T or the long t shirt is one of the latest and coolest trends to enter the world of both men and women’s fashion. Championed by the likes of Kanye West, Chrissy Teigen, and Lewis Hamilton the longline trend is here to stay. Now you can rep the association for flair bartenders all over […]
So the next Roadhouse Flair Heat has come and gone and it was the one and only Bottle Tin is King (#BTiK). BTiK is always a popular event, mainly due to the differences it has to many other flair bartending competitions. With the bartender only allowed to use 2 objects at any one time, the […]