Intro

KEEP IN MIND :
that this is a BLOG about cocktails and its culture. Purpose of this blog is to give you an idea and a description, whether the place is good or not from the point of you of a customer as well as bartender.
This blog should show you a way how to appreciate the bar, cocktails and its way of preparation, if you are a tourist or a visitor searching for a good place.
If you are a Bartender, Barmaid or Barmanager, you may find some useful informations about the VALUES of bartender´s job.
However, keep on mind, that this is a blog and only one person is writing it. There are many places i haven´t visited (yet) or I visited only once. My experience may be different from yours.
Enjoy responsibly.

Thursday, 17 March 2016

The Soul

It was just a few steps from the Barcode to enter this Irish pub. It has been rated by my multiple sources as high as Barcode itself, it was close and I was curious to experience my 5th and last cocktail in Valencia.
Yes, it was Mojito again. This time however, I was very eager to try something else. After I sat down on the bar, Barmaid asked me, what I would like to drink. I didn’t know exactly what, so I asked for a menu and her reply was : ,,UFFFFAAAA …ERMMM… Mojito, Pina Colada or Caipirinha.‘‘ That was not a suggestion, that was her ultimate answer, like if there woudn’t be anything else. I understand – again – it’s Falles and it’s late. I understand, that You are tired and You want to go home. But I am going to stay there - as a guest - the same amount of time, wether You will offer me the menu or not, and You will stay there - as a bartender - until your closing hour, wether You show me the menu or not, too. Bartender makes the bar. Always. If the bar is a good looking place, but the barmaid shows off, that it’s a physical pain for her to accept a new guest, do You really think, that I would consider this place recommendable?
I am talking about a menu, which was half way in between me and this barmaid. I could take it by myself, but I just wanted to be polite and I asked…
The quality of the actual Mojito, that I’ve got here was very close to the one in Barcode. The only difference is, that in Barcode, there was 145 (+/-) people inside the bar. Here there was around 25 people and 3 girls, that were sitting on the table right behind me, were sleeping.

It was pitty. I didn’t see such a good looking Irish pub for a very long time. But the actual taste of the Mojito was exactly representing the attitude of my barmaid…

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