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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 […]
After 25 years of operating as one of London’s most loved live music venues, The Roadhouse is at risk of being forced out of Covent Garden after the landlords Capco have submitted redevelopment plans to Westminster City Council in a bid to remove the Roadhouse. The Roadhouse has been one of London’s most popular live […]
The first Prepare to Flair of 2018 took place at The Roadhouse this weekend just passed (18th February). We sat down with resident Roadhouse bartender and organiser of this great flair bartending competition, The Tony Mallin, to find out what Prepare to Flair is all about, how the first competition of the year went and […]
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 – […]
A fantastic flair bartending competition and the first WFA Grand Slam, Olybet Flairmania in Riga, Latvia, lived up to the high standards it sets itself for another year. With fantastic television production, professional commentary, and some of the Worlds best flair bartenders fighting it out in front of a packed audience. Congratulations to the 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 […]
With Olybet’s Flairmania approaching, now with 25% of the competitors overall score coming down to the cocktail alone, it is clear that it is not just the level of their flair bartending skill that will get them in to those top 10 spots but their all round bartending skill. After all a flair bartender is […]
It is almost time for one of the season’s most awaited flair bartending competitions, OlyBet’s Flairmania in Riga, Latvia. Now in its 8th year OlyBet Flairmania has gone from strength to strength and always promises to be a fantastic show, particularly for those who might just be discovering flair bartending competitions for the first time. […]
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 […]