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Everybody has their own way of learning. For some it is more visual, for others it is more action based, perhaps even theoretical. With that in mind we have put together a list of our top 5 flair practice techniques. You may find some of you employ all of these techniques, maybe you use none […]
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 […]
That’s right ladies and gentleman, the world renowned Barstylez Big Match World Bartender Championship from this year (2018) will officially be a WFA Grand Slam event, which means points, points, points! And of course in true WFA Grand Slam fashion the Big Match will also have some tasty cash prizes up for grabs, as well […]
Have you heard about the WFA YouTube channel, also known as WFA Flair Videos? Fairly new on the scene, the WFA YouTube channel will host lost of juicy upcoming content from the world of flair bartending. Expect to see everything from interviews with your favourite flair bartenders, to their performances in various WFA Grand Slams […]
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 […]