Result: The Roadhouse World Open, June 2019
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 […]
We asked some of the top flair bartenders which glass bottles they like to flair with and why…
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 […]
WFA Grand Slam Scoring: The importance of relevance
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 […]
What does it take to become a WFA Grand Slam World Champion?
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 WFA longline-T: the bartending accessory for the summer
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 […]
Result: Bottle Tin is King (#BTiK) 2019
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 […]
Barstylez The Big Match, 2019: The result, memorable moments and more
The second and one of the most challenging WFA Grand Slams of the year is over, Barstylez The Big Match has concluded and the final turned out to be an exceptionally tight competition between the top 2 bartenders. Featuring 23 competitors from 10 different countries and taking place during the Singapore Cocktail Festival – The […]
The race for the 2019 WFA Grand Slam World Champion is hotting up…
With the next WFA Grand Slam in the year long tournament soon to be upon us, we thought it a good time to have a look at the current standings in the Championship for this year, as well as to look at who is competing in the next event and what to expect. Although one […]
Result: The Roadhouse Battle Comp, April 2019
And so the Roadhouse Battle Comp is over for another year and once again, it did not fail to impress. The battle pit was formed, the eager audience gathered round and the one-on-one flair bartending battles begun. Battle comp veteran flair bartenders Jumbles St Pierre and Florian Beuren sat on the judging panel for what […]
WFA Grand Slam incoming! The Barstylez Big Match World Bartender Championship…
That’s right! It is almost time for our next WFA Grand Slam of the year, The Big Match. Following on from the amazing Flairmania where our current WFA Grand Slam Champion Deniss Trifanovs took the top spot, the Barstylez Big Match World Bartender Championship certainly takes the top spot amongst the WFA Grand Slams for […]