Deniss Trifanovs: How I train, what’s in store for 2017 & more…
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 […]
The WFA’s Got Talent
Did you know that Miika Mehtio and Rane Tiainen as part of flair bartending team VIP Bartenders won Finland’s Got Talent in 2011? We caught up with Miika recently to see how things had moved on since that big win in Finland in 2011, what that whole experience was like and what it did for flair bartending in […]
Discovering the WFA Grading System around the world: Italy with Giovanni Peligra
The WFA grading system supports bars schools around the world setting out a structured, levelled system that will allow anyone with a love of flair bartending, to work there way up from a beginner to an expert. Once you are enrolled with the WFA you immediately receive your White Grade, from here you can then […]
An interview with Dennis Gray ahead of the Roadhouse Asian Open
The next Roadhouse Flair Heat is nearly upon us and it is time for the return of the Asian Open on March 26th. A very popular Roadhouse heat in London, the Asian Open draws large crowds of people from across the cosmopolitan capital and well as around the world. Many of the competitors taking part […]
An interview with Yusuke Ono ahead of the Roadhouse Asian Open
The next Roadhouse Flair Heat is nearly upon us and it is time for the return of the Asian Open on March 26th. A very popular Roadhouse heat in London, the Asian Open draws large crowds of people from across the cosmopolitan capital and well as around the world. Many of the competitors taking part […]
Can Flair Bartender’s Make Good Cocktails?
Cocktails in flair competitions have, for a long time, been a point of contention for some industry professionals. You don’t have to look very far to come across a bartender who thinks that flair bartenders can’t make very good cocktails and especially not in competitions – although we think this is partly because they can’t believe […]
Discover The History of Flair Bartending
Flair Bartending, we all know it well but do you know where it came from? Inspired by our adoration of all things bartending we have used various articles and news stories from across the world wide web to put together the history of this glorious thing we call flair bartending. Sometimes referred to as ‘extreme […]
The Roadhouse Flair Freestyle Competition
You may have already heard that there are a few new flair bartending events taking their place in the calendar for 2017, one of which is the Roadhouse Flair Freestyle competition! This will be the second of ten Roadhouse Flair heats happening throughout 2017 and culminating in the Roadhouse World Finals in November. The Roadhouse Flair […]
Manuel Wieser: Why I wanted to become a World Flair Association Judge
To become a World Flair Association judge you need that special something, many years of experience, a good set of eyes and of course you have to be pretty good at flair bartending too! Where do these super-humans come from? Who are they? And how do they get to sit in the best seats in the […]
WFA Grand Slam: Flairmania 2017 The Results, Memorable Moments & More
The second WFA Grand Slam is over, can you believe how fast 2017 is going already!? This particular Grand Slam has been a main stay on the WFA competition calendar for 7 years and is always a great event to look forward to. Over the years Flairmania has seen 4 different winners, you never know how […]