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  1. Mar 30, 2020 · 17 pictures that show how being a bartender has changed in America — and the uncertain future they face

    • Henry Blodget
    • Allana Akhtar
    • In the late 19th and early 20th century, bars went from being seedy spots hidden in alleyways to popular gathering spots. Bartenders began dressing up to work and following set recipes.
    • Jerry Thomas published the country’s first cocktail book, "The Bon Vivant’s Companion," in 1862.
    • Black bartenders, prohibited from going into white saloons, founded the exclusive “Colored Mixologists Club" in 1898.
    • Women, meanwhile, barely worked as bartenders. A rudimentary census in 1895 found just 147 women working as bartenders, compared to nearly 56,000 men.
  2. Nov 15, 2023 · Prohibition in the 1920s greatly impacted bartending, as speakeasies became clandestine establishments offering illicit drinks. Bartenders became skilled at hiding their craft and creating innovative ways of serving alcohol without being caught.

  3. At the turn of the century, America was a hotbed of cocktail innovation—then Prohibition happened. Now, bartenders are trying to reclaim the golden age.

  4. May 14, 2019 · Bartending has changed. Where once bartenders were stationary, working one bar day in and day out, they are now peripatetic, flying from conference to distillery to pop-up. They are no longer anonymous grunts, unknown to all but their regulars, but are the subjects of near-constant press coverage.

  5. Feb 27, 2023 · Today, bartending has become a respected profession, with many bartenders pursuing careers as mixologists, consultants, and even educators.

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  7. Jun 17, 2024 · While people have been mixing drinks for much longer, it wasn’t until the early 1800s that mixology culture took off and modern Bartending became the legitimate profession it is today. Nowadays, the cocktail scene in the United States is bigger than ever.