I'd say it is rather fitting as Tales of the Cocktail is kicking off that I've found myself this week writing quite a bit on the professional side of the bar. Reports of seminars from New Orleans are filled with great tips for the pros who could not be there this week and you can locate those using the links I wrote about the other day.
Photo Credit: ? Shannon Graham
So, today I want to pass on the information Contributing Writer, Lance Mayhew, has about pour cost. Yes, there is more math in running a bar than counting cash and shots. Knowing how much your establishment spends on each drink is key to a successful business and Mayhew has done a fantastic job of laying it all out in the following articles...
- How to Cost a Drink
- How to Calculate Pour Cost
- What Should Pour Cost Be?
- How Many Shots are in a 750ml Bottle?
That is invaluable information for the owner or manager of a bar, but what does it mean to the bartender? I think it is important for everyone who wants a career in bartending - management or not - to? understand at least a bit of the business behind it. There is a reason your manager is always harping on you about overpouring and why many establishments use measured speed pourers and that is because the cost per drink is key to the bottom line of the business. Without a healthy profit coming into the bar, the business may fail and you, as a bartender, may be out of work. Besides, maybe someday you'll open your own bar.
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