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Avatar, the Last Bartender
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u/jigga19 3d ago
I worked at a fancy bar and we did all this (sans throwing fire around, although I made a mean Blue Blazer). It was super fun. And I’ll agree a lot of this is wasteful, particularly the dry ice, although it really is about showmanship. Say what you will, but it’s better than juggling a bunch of empty bottles.
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u/Maaniker 3d ago
Wasteful in the same way fireworks are wasteful. If you were entertained during the process then why is this any different?
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u/fruitpunchsamuraiD 2d ago
Same logic for people who say, "Why do you waste your time playing games?"
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u/BeagleBaggins 2d ago
lol, agreed. I’ve been told that by people who do nothing but watch TV..
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u/PapaSock 2d ago
It's always the people watching TV on their phones talking shit to me for playing games and making friends with strangers
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u/CornBin-42 2d ago
This, and at least playing games engages all the nerves in my brain (don’t know if that’s true or not but hey), meanwhile they’re just mindlessly watching tv, only moving to bring their beer up to their mouth
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u/Initial-Breakfast-90 2d ago
I'm excited to die and become a statistic for the gaming generations and Alzheimers. Gaming does or can be a cognitive stimulant and that kind of stimulation is supposed to ward off Alzheimers and cognitive decline in general.
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u/Miserable-Admins 2d ago edited 2d ago
That's actually very interesting.
But please don't forget to power wash your swamp-ass. 😭
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u/rustlingpotato 2d ago
Or do forget, if you're into that...
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u/Miserable-Admins 2d ago
This is your mother, dear. No need to sexualize it.
Unless you're into that.
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u/imdefinitelywong 2d ago
And then, blame all the violence and depravity in the world on videogames.
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u/viperfangs92 2d ago
🤣 I've had this discussion with people that used to give me shit for playing a MMORPG, but then they will go binge-watch Housewives of "Insert location."
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u/Striking-water-ant 2d ago
I realized I spend inordinate amounts of time on reddit+YouTube so I have learned to stop judging the gamers I know
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u/Freakychee 2d ago
Lol maybe we should start replying to those people with "why do you waste time being a busy body about how others spend their time?"
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u/messagerespond 2d ago
So much adderall in his methods though.
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u/Freakychee 2d ago
What does addwrall actually do I wonder? Not just what it is used for but what it does to the body chemically. Should Google that.
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u/TheFormless_0ne_ 2d ago
That'll be 800 dollars plus an expected 300 tip
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u/Reversi8 2d ago
This is BAR CENTIFOLIA, cant see any official drink prices but its apparently 1000 JPY for cover and about 4000 JPY ($25) per drink (though certainly the high end whisky are more). Prices may have increased a bit in past year though. And Japan so no tip. Apparently really hard to get a reservation though.
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u/GlowShroomy 2d ago
Wasting time and polluting the air for fun are not the same kind of waste though.
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u/Various-Ducks 2d ago
That not real fire
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u/dat_oracle 2d ago
Both wasteful, tho a bit different. Fireworks are polluting the environment and our streets are fucking flooded with firework remains. Also a lot of animals are horrified by the noise.
Aside this, I believe we should think a lot more about wasting resources for pure entertainment. It's a huge topic, involving freedom and art, two very sensitive things to discuss.
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u/Numerous_Teachers 2d ago
Commercial firework shows shut down water bottling plants because of soil contamination.
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u/1234567791 2d ago
I’m a bartender and I love simplicity but this kind of stuff is impressive. I get annoyed with people that shit on stuff like this.
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u/jigga19 2d ago
“It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don't like something, it is empirically not good.”—Tina Fey
Yeah, I try not to let it get under my skin. I’m out of the business now, but I got to learn and do a lot of really cool stuff that most people never will. I wasn’t healing the sick or righting injustice or anything, I was just helping people have a good time, and that’s pretty cool, too.
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u/z-tayyy 3d ago
I appreciate showmanship, tons of travelers in hospitality you can show a great time. This dude specifically comes off as a bit of an edge lord/pretentious to me though.
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u/jigga19 3d ago
Honestly, I kind of agree that his movements were a bit flamboyant, but I am not nor have I ever been a Japanese bartender, so maybe they just hit different, ya know? Still, particularly with the fire, a lot of those movements require practice and, more importantly, confidence.
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u/z-tayyy 3d ago
Definitely could be some culture influence! People get so mad at how impractical a lot of this is and forget this isn’t an after work beer location it’s a special date/anniversary/birthday spurge for some fun and an exciting experience. People whip their phones out at Japanese steakhouses when the chef lights the wok and makes an onion into a train lmao! Those Japanese whiskeys are fantastic though.
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u/Geminel 2d ago
I don't know any more about Japanese culture than the average dude who watches anime, but the amount of attention he seemed to focus on keeping his head and eyes at a particular angle struck me as seeming particularly Japanese.
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u/kleenkong 2d ago
I'd say more anime-ish since I've never encountered any Japanese person who moves like this. I have met anime lovers who do though.
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u/Ok_Television9820 2d ago
It’s not wasteful, it’s a show. I can open a box of wine at home if I want efficiency.
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u/AtomicBlastCandy 2d ago
How much were cocktails?
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u/jigga19 2d ago
This was a decade ago, but all were (mostly) $17 and required some element of molecular gastronomy, infusions, or whatever we could pull out of our hat, and bar prep would usually take at least two hours, up to six depending on what we were making at the time (our cocktail menu changed every 4-6 weeks along with the dinner menu). However, those prices could soar up to several hundred dollars if they wanted to use one of our rarer whiskies, some of which were $300/pour. It didn’t happen often, and if someone did ask, usually I’d tell them they’re better off drinking it straight and enjoying the nuances rather than having them distorted or muted with different flavor profiles. I did make a Manhattan that cost $200, although for the life of me I can’t remember which whiskey I used.
On that note, and not my story, was some dickhead that was hitting on my friend at a different bar who wanted a Rusty Nail made with Macallan 50. That was $500 (although now that’d probably be around $1000 or so).
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u/FrightinglyPunny 2d ago
Many moons ago I worked at a 5* luxury resort. Almost closing time, no one in the bar and in walks 3 Japanese men, all over 60. They sit down at the bar and ask for 3 Louis XIII and coke. I said "sure, with or without ice?".
They ordered 3 or 4 rounds and left one of the biggest tips I had ever received - yes from Japanese clients! I thanked him he thanked me and said a lot people in the country he was in (not Japan) refuse to serve Louis trey the way he wants. I replied "you obviously know the cognac, I imagine you would drink this at home, I'm here to make you feel like you are at your 2nd home".
I few "purist" barkeeps said what I did was blasphemy. You pay the money, you can have it with Fanta for all I care.
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u/NickInTheMud 2d ago
What if you’re sitting at a table away from the bar? Does the waitress call you over to watch when the bartender is making your drink?
Needless to say, I find these kinds of places silly.
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u/jigga19 2d ago
Gotta sit at the bar to see the show.
And if it’s not your bag, no worries. But people are allowed to like things, too!
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u/Navyslut 2d ago
True, it's all about the spectacle and atmosphere, not just the drink itself.
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u/mottledmussel 2d ago
Seems to be a lot like hibachi. The food is good but I think most people go for the performance
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u/2ndFloosh 3d ago
All I want is a single plum floating in perfume, served in a man's hat.
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u/Sebbie_Smakinen 2d ago
I like the one where he sets the person ordering further down the bar on fire.
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u/Train3rRed88 2d ago
Or when he puts what looks like an already low proof Yamazaki 18 on the biggest block of ice ever
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u/ImWhatsInTheRedBox 2d ago
Biggest block of ice, cut from an even bigger block of ice.
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u/dbthelinguaphile 2d ago
tbf the bigger the block, the slower it'll melt; probably tastes just fine
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u/farmch 3d ago
Meh, everyone wants to shit on this and be a dick. But it’s not nothing, it’s using creativity and chemistry to put on a show. I like it. I get that there’s a lot of bullshit out there that we want to poopoo so we can get our cocktail and go on our way, but I don’t think that falls into this category.
A bartender cutting your ice cube in front of you, making a fire and fog show, and creating a display out of the drink making process isn’t the same as Salt Bae putting on some aviators and dropping salt from two feet above the steak.
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u/routinemage 3d ago
Finally someone who's said something nice about a post. I swear I check the comments on this sub all the time and most times people are just needling the post with the most superfluous nitpicks. Like, is this wasteful? Yeah definitely, but it looks cool and it has panache and therefore is satisfying.
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u/Flimsy6769 2d ago
It’s because the people can’t afford it so they feel the need to shit on stuff like this to make themselves feel better
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u/getoutofthedream 3d ago
I respect and agree with your opinion! I’ve watched lots of bartending videos like this and I find them relaxing. The sounds are calming for some strange reason.
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u/Quiet_dog23 3d ago
Remember, you’re reading the comments from a bunch of anti-social shut ins who would have an anxiety attack if they ventured 500 feet from their basement. Of course they don’t like it.
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u/tameoraiste 2d ago
Yup, I dunno if I’m getting older or Reddit’s getting worse but it’s turned into the anti-social network.
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u/Alternative-Cod-7630 2d ago
Come to Reddit for the interesting and entertaining links. Stay for the angry vitriol in the comments.
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u/Bartendiesthrowaway 2d ago
It's like the same 3 replies every time there's an artistic cocktail post like this. "That'll be $30" "I just want my drink" or something about tipping. At least this dude is doing something creative with his time rather than recycling old reddit comments. It might not be for everyone but it'd be a cool thing to take a date to.
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u/Turbulent-Pea-8826 2d ago
Yep. If you want someone to just hand you your drink go to the local corner bar.
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u/ninetailedoctopus 2d ago
If I was able to post the “Shhh, let people enjoy things” meme, I would.
This is an enjoyable performance that you pay for, and you get a drink out of it too.
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u/domo_roboto 3d ago
For relaxing times, make it Suntory time....
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u/JohnnyTeardrop 2d ago
DIRECTOR: Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut! Don’t try to fool me. Don’t pretend you don’t understand. Do you even understand what we are trying to do? Suntory is very exclusive. The sound of the words is important. It’s an expensive drink. This is No. 1. Now do it again, and you have to feel that this is exclusive. O.K.? This is not an everyday whiskey you know
INTERPRETER: Could you do it slower and —
DIRECTOR: With more ecstatic emotion.
INTERPRETER: More intensity.
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u/WumbologyScholar 2d ago
Bartender: “That’ll be $4000…”
Customer: “Sir, the bar is on fire.”
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u/TheeVande 3d ago
blah blah blah "$30 dollars per drink" this isn't a place you'd go for a quick drink. It's a cocktail experience. Memories are a large part of experience and this would be memorable!
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u/Breaker-of-circles 2d ago
What do you mean this isn't the place to get shitfaced on moonshine some neckbeard engineer brewed in his lab? I thought your bar was named Wrong Turn Tavern?
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u/robicide 2d ago
moonshine some neckbeard engineer brewed in his lab
For the real experience you need moonshine some redneck engineer brewed in his hole in the ground
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u/jaguarp80 2d ago
Are you in marketing or do you just talk like it
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u/TheeVande 2d ago
I am actually lol But I don't like it and I hate that it was so obvious!
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u/jaguarp80 2d ago
Holy shit I was just breaking balls lol
It’s the word “experience” that raised an eyebrow for me. They use that as a buzzword all the time I guess to make something sound like more than just a product
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u/TheeVande 2d ago
I should put that I know my marketing buzzwords on my resume lol
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u/freeman687 2d ago
Agree it’s not a quick drink, because how the fuck do you drink that last one?
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u/Another_Road 3d ago
Whenever abusing like this is posted you always have a line of people eager to say “This Is too expensive and takes too long! Just give me my drink!”
As if the whole point of this video wasn’t to just show off some cool looking effects.
If you go to a bar specifically that focuses on tricks and get made that it takes too long, then you’re obviously at the wrong place.
I hope one of these days Redditors learn that not everything in the world is made specifically for their tastes.
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u/doped_turtle 2d ago
I find it so funny. I like to think of what else these people might do. Do they walk into McDonald’s and get mad that there’s only shitty burgers? Do they go to the theater and complain that there’s not enough tackling? “This flat grassy area is great for soccer. Sure it’s a golf course but I wanna play soccer today”
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u/Bikini_Investigator 2d ago
Exactly. This is an experience bar. Not just drinks, it’s a show.
You want quick, get you some Applebees.
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u/NrdNabSen 2d ago
As they grow they will hopefully learn that cheap and fast doesn't have to be the standard, just becasue their mom's are.
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u/metalguy91 3d ago
Neat! Can I please have my 7-Up now? Sir?…
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u/kaori_cicak990 3d ago
Bruh the comment section are so sad... Not even us paying to see this bro. Also for show its quite entertaining
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u/gr3atch33s3 2d ago
I like watching it on my phone, I’m not paying for it in person. Respect to the guys craft.
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u/Toolbusker 3d ago
Pretentious as fuck.
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u/kiljoy1569 3d ago
Props to these guys though. Like many other business', they have a skill and they can capitalize on it with a certain class of people, so let em cook
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u/Timbukthree 3d ago
I didn't know, I think it looks cool. This is like a magic show and drink in one for people who want to be entertained and have money to burn
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u/MajorDonkeyPuncher 3d ago
Watch me make jerky motions to fool morons into thinking I’m doing something that takes skill.
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u/Wise-Push-7133 3d ago
Let's not pretend you could make a video as well put together as this. Sure, maybe it's all slight of hand, but let's see your skills?
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u/metalguy91 2d ago
I can’t play guitar, but if a guitarist is moving like he’s an anime villain I’m still gonna recognize that as goofy.
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u/Dr_Gamephone_MD 2d ago
Yeah the “oh well I bet you couldn’t do better” argument is so strange to me. I don’t have to be able to do it myself to call out what it looks like
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u/Kamikaze_Ninja_ 2d ago
Idk out of all the bartender tricks I’ve seen this one seems the most plausible to pull off as an amateur. At least you don’t have to do any tricky balancing or throwing and catching. The video is carried more by the fire and dry ice than it is sleight of hand.
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u/Garchompisbestboi 2d ago
What's up with this dumb fuck take that always gets spammed on reddit? I'm guessing you aren't a professional pilot but that doesn't mean you can't identify a plane crash when you see one.
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u/No-Body8448 2d ago
Not all showmanship requires intense skill tricks. A lot of it comes down to presentation, timing, and acting out your part. His face and posture as he slides the cocktail through the fire is straight out of an anime. It's not as complicated as juggling, but it certainly creates an impression.
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u/5stringBS 3d ago
This is so stupid
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u/Treacle-Snark 3d ago
I worked in the food industry for a long time and at a bunch of very nice bars. Showmanship is cool and all but this feels so ridiculous to me
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u/boilons 2d ago
I think he crossed the line beyond showmanship when he tossed the fuel around, but I know it's all for views
I mean it looks very controlled, and I'm sure no one was really there to get in the way, but as a former professional fire performer myself, I would never consider even trying a move like that. There's so many ways it can go wrong, it just goes against the basic rules of using flammable materials
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u/ColdPirat 2d ago
Also if you get a chunk of the dry ice in your shoe or something, this will also reslust in some burned skin
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u/ErzherzogT 2d ago
Showmanship is definitely cool but I agree this one's just off. It's like the bartender version of that goofy salt bae chef.
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u/solveij 3d ago
$50.
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u/FlickerOfBean 3d ago
A pour of Yamazaki 18 will be more than $50. He’s wasting that ice putting it in there too.
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u/bambinolettuce 2d ago edited 2d ago
All the intellectuals in comments screaming how wastful and dumb it is and that they just want their drink lmfao
Yeah, im guessing you arent the target audience for this.
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u/MochiMochiMochi 2d ago
If someone asked this guy for a jager bomb he would disembowel them, then flick their blood across the bar top.
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u/Make-TFT-Fun-Again 2d ago
Why are people hating so much? Yeah you pay for the show, it looks cool on video and it’s definitely a fun night out.
This is like looking at a merry-go-round saying: “all this waste of electricity and building materials, just to sit on a horse that doesn’t even take you anywhere”
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u/No-Body8448 2d ago
PSA to my fellow Redditors: if you watch this beautiful display, and the only thing you can think about is how long it takes to get your drink, you have alcoholism. Please see someone.
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u/CardinalDisco 3d ago
What a fucking waste of ice, booze, dry ice and time. Oh, and money cos you know you pay through the nose for it.
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u/RendesFicko 2d ago
Waste of ice? Brother it's just water.
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u/ErikThe 2d ago
It’s wild that you’re getting downvoted for this meanwhile every bar and restaurant ever is wasting more ice than this on the daily.
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u/RendesFicko 2d ago
Again, how do you waste ice? It's water, it's plentyful and available. It melts, goes down the drain, goes back into the water supply.
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u/doped_turtle 2d ago
How is it a waste of booze? The booze is still in the cup. You drink it after the showmanship. They don’t just toss it
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u/B8conB8conB8con 2d ago
Who does a guy have to blow to get a Bud Light around here?
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u/Porabi 2d ago
This feels like it would be in subreddit for fun food cause I can totally see myself ordering a drink just to watch this guy do cool shit .
Probably expensive as hell but kinda like how one goes to those restaurants where you see them make the food , you go more so for the experience then the food .
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u/Clouds-Compendium 2d ago edited 2d ago
Ngl when he sheathed that knife I was sort of expecting the glass and ice to separate into two halves.
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u/ZealousFlames 2d ago
I fw this vibe heavily
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u/King__Cactus__ 2d ago
You may have what is called "the dumb". Might want to get that checked out.
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u/Sapphic_Honeytrap 3d ago
It’s like watching a Vegas stage magician having to moonlight as a bartender.
Edit: stage magician not state magician. For fuck sake, Sapphic, get it together.
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u/Minute-Degree-3841 3d ago
Hate this salt bae bullshit, 🙃 proper mixology is a skill, this dude is just making a bigger ice cube in to a smaller ice cube.
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u/Chonky_Kong 2d ago
That was so sick. The precision and focus to do that is commendable to say the least
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u/GodonX1r 3d ago
You know, I usually hate flair bartending with a passion, but there something about the way this guy zooms in the booze at the end
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u/druidhdancer 2d ago
The sound effects when he slides the liquor bottle are my favorite part. Straight out of an anime
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u/SlushKami 2d ago
With that last drink, he had me in the first half. Thought he was gonna serve them “smoke”.
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