Mixology

2. • The terms "mixology" and
"mixologist" are a regular part of bar
vocabulary. At its most basic,
mixology is another term for mixing
drinks or bartending and a mixologist
is another term for a bartender or
bar chef.
• Mixology is generally accepted as a
refined and in-depth study of the art
and craft of mixing drinks. Think of it
as the study of the chemistry of
drinks, and the mixologist as the
professional who studies and
practices that.

3. • Mixology to 1872 and
define it as, " the art or
skill of preparing mixed
drinks.“
• "A person who serves
drinks at a bar" and notes
that the term was first
documented in 1825.

5. Back at the History of Bartending
ng is an ancient practice that can
roots back to the Greek and Roman
en you hire a bartender to serve at
xt party, he or she will rely on
s of traditions in order to craft the
ocktails for your guests. The history
nding can shed some light on the
nt role that bartenders play in our
Here is a quick look back at some of
lights in the history of bartending
out the ages.

6. nding in Early History
t bartenders can be found in the
era, when Greek and Roman
relied on expert craftsman to
eir favorite drinks. Throughout
ades and centuries, bartenders
ed to master their craft. By the
ntury, bartenders throughout
were primarily known as
ers, and these professionals
produced their own spirits and

7. ENT TIMES
es of bartending can be
d back in ancient Greek,
man and Asian societies
ing in what were called
c drinking houses.” Most
bartenders in that time
ed their own drinks and
re alehouse owners or
innkeepers.

8. – 4 BCE
ra is a strong distilled
oholic beverage. It is
red to as an anesthetic
ushruta (a surgeon in
, around 4 BCE) before
e advent of surgical
operation.

9. 44BC
nding began as a trade
ousands of years ago.
rical accounts from the
f Julius Caesar show that
situated show that inns
ated along the major
portations routes served
ne and provisions to
travelers.

10. 0’S
Brazen Head is Dublin’s
t pub.They claim it goes
ack to the 1198, but
orians, say the earliest
ntion of their license to
sell booze is 1668

11. ’S
se allowing Stephen Reed to
rate a public house and sell
1786. Most early taverns and
ublic houses in Western
lvania were located along the
s sparse major roadways. This
se was located on the Great
o Fort Pitt at Nine Mile Run in
Mount PleasantTownship,
Westmorel and County.

12. nding During the Prohibition Era
he rise of the cocktail in the early
ntury, Americans were faced with
hibition laws from the Federal
rnment. However, bartending
ure remained alive throughout
bition. Working in undergroun
easies, bartenders continued to
de their patrons with delicious
ls. In fact, familiar cocktails, such
e gin and tonic, were invented
during the Prohibition Era.