There was just a contest for “Asia’s Most Annoying Bartender,” and boy was the competition tough! They wore costumes, juggled bottles, danced on the bar… In the end, the most irritating bartender was a dude dressed as Spiderman, who…
Huh? No, I’m sorry, that isn’t possible. I’ve just been informed that it was really the “Asia’s Top Bartender” competition, and this obnoxious flamboyance was considered a good thing. Apparently it’s called “flairtending.”
Well, this is exactly what’s wrong with the world. A ”top” bartender should mix the booze quietly, not fling it around like some kind of Benihana cleaver jockey. It makes me want to drink at home. Here is the report from Tara Joseph-Hui:
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It seems kind of counterintuitive to me. If I saw a ballet-dancing Spiderman prancing around behind the bar, I’d assume I’d already had too much and go home.
- Posted by CharleneIt is to erase the memory of things like this that I turned to drink.
- Posted by John C AbellA bar tender is no good unless they can do a double back flip while gently shaking a martini without bruising it.
- Posted by Lady WeaselDrinking is overrated…anyone up for a trip to Amsterdam?
- Posted by KEven this guy is a better Spiderman than ol’ Toby Mac.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksI’ll have a MadHattan. That’s a martini garnished with one green olive, a pearl onion and one cocooned cockroach. Slung, not stirred.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksMy shpidy shense is pingling. Hahahah. Pingling! I love you, man.
- Posted by Shawn Hendricks