Bartender and Mixologist Day

Created by Jace Shoemaker-Galloway, Bartender and Mixologist Day "celebrates those talented folks who are experts at servin' up the perfect cocktail concoction." Bartenders tend bar, serving alcoholic and soft drinks. They mix cocktails, but usually just the more well-known and classic ones, not creating new ones themselves. Other tasks entrusted to them may be to maintain inventory and confirm that customers are of age to drink. They work in bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and sometimes at private parties.

Mixologists practice the art of mixology, creating new and innovative craft cocktails, often based on flavor profiles, themes, and customer preferences. They are highly skilled bartenders with a deep knowledge of spirits, ingredients, and flavors, which they apply when making the cocktails. Most mixologists start out as bartenders, and many often still serve drinks to customers. They often work in bars and restaurants as cocktail consultants, making new cocktails and improving established ones, and making new cocktail menus for their employers. Some mixologists also work at spirits companies.

The term "mixology" became common in the late nineteenth century following the publication of Jerry Thomas' Bartender's Guide in 1862 and Harry Johnson's New and Improved Illustrated Bartender's Manual in 1882. However, cocktails were not the first choice of most consumers for much of the twentieth century, their draw being blunted by Prohibition and the Great Depression, with only the rich consuming them in large numbers. Cocktail bars really didn't take off in popularity until the final decade of the century. On Bartender and Mixologist Day, the bartenders and mixologists who mix up classic and craft cocktails are celebrated!

How to Observe Bartender and Mixologist Day

• Celebrate the bartenders and mixologists in your life. You could tell them your appreciation for them and give them a gift. Make them a cocktail for a change. Write something sweet about them in a social media post.
• Order a cocktail from a bartender or mixologist. Ask a mixologist to mix you up something new, or have one of their house cocktails or another craft cocktail. Ask your bartender for a classic cocktail. Make sure to tip well!
• Take steps to become a bartender or mixologist.
• Be your own mixologist and bartender and mix yourself some cocktails.
• Host a cocktail party where guests can play mixologist and bartender.
• Pick up Jerry Thomas' Bartender's Guide, Harry Johnson's New and Improved Illustrated Bartender's Manual, or another mixology or cocktail book.
• Post on social media about how you are celebrating along with the hashtag #BartenderAndMixologistDay.

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