Bartending
Varun Sudhakar | Head Operation Beverages | Gourmet Investments Private LimitedWhat is Bartending?
You may be curious about a Career in Bartending. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Bartending, while one should first understand What is a Career in Bartending. The most authoritative source of information on Bartending is someone with real experience in it.
With 10 years & 9 months of professional experience, Head Operation Beverages Varun Sudhakar understands Bartending. Head Operation Beverages Varun Sudhakar outlines Bartending as:
A Bartender prepares alcohol or non-alcohol beverages for bar and restaurant patrons. Interact with customers, take orders and serve snacks and drinks. Assess customers' needs and preferences and make recommendations. Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails.
How Head Operation Beverages Varun Sudhakar got into Bartending?
After completing my graduation in Hotel Management, I started working as a Bartender and have worked with brands like Sarovar, Four Seasons & Diageo. I have represented India on International platforms as I have won the Best Indian Bartender for Diageo World class for 2013 & 2014 and I was Diageo's Brand Ambassador for 1 year .
Head Operation Beverages Varun Sudhakar's Talk on Bartending |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | Bartending |
Next, it covers Education. In this Talk Education was discussed as theoretical topics needed to excel at Bartending, and not as Qualifications needed to enter Bartending. It details these topics within Education for Bartending: | |
2) | Liquors |
3) | Cocktails |
4) | Bartending |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Anyone aspiring for Bartending needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success. Here is a list of Skills required for Bartending: | |
5) | Communication |
6) | Personality |
7) | Passion |
8) | Technical Skills |
Positives of Bartending are quite interesting. These are the Positives of Bartending: | |
9) | Glamours Job |
10) | Career Opportunities |
11) | Networking |
12) | Tool of Improvement |
13) | International Exposure |
Challenges are the other side of Positives and Bartending is no exception: | |
14) | Cultural Hindrance |
15) | Lack of Exposure |
16) | Growth Module |
17) | Lack of Vision |
In the final section of the Talk, Varun Sudhakar talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
18) | Bartending |
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Links for this Talk
Head Operation Beverages Varun Sudhakar's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/varunsudhakar
LifePage Career Talk on Bartending

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/bartending-1

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171005-0004

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO7kzgmpNOM
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