The Bartender’s Handshake is a blog that aims to make the world of craft bartending accessible and interesting to the home cocktail enthusiast. It distills the expertise of people who have worked in the industry for years into simple, accessible, informational posts by offering lessons, tips, advice, reviews, comparative drink recipes, and much more.

The site is the brainchild and labor of love of Nathan Robertson.

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Nathan has 15 years of bartending and industry experience that have culminated in his current position as Bar Manager of a busy 139-seat, underground, speakeasy-style craft cocktail and wine bar. Along the way he has learned directly from master bartender Raffi Jergerian and, through seminars, from industry titans like Dale DeGroff and David Wondrich, as well as indirectly, through books and videos, from past and current experts in the field such as “The Professor” Jerry Thomas, Dave Arnold, and Jeffrey Morgenthaler, to name a few.

The Bartender's Handshake

My new favorite thing is to combine it with Fernet-Branca (the Bartender's Handshake!). Although both of the amari are bitter, they have very different bitter profiles that still play nice together. It's hard to beat the simplicity, elegance, and downright blissful taste of the classic Negroni (made. The Bartender's Handshake made for a super fun date night even with a tiny girl in hand. She tried the Karate Kid with ginger, carrot, ancho chili, & mint and had a blast. The waitstaff were extremely kind to both us and her and she loved the food too.

All photos on this site were taken by Nathan Robertson, Ty Fulcher of Social, or PHOCO unless otherwise attributed.

There is a drink. A dark, viscous, bitter drink. An amaro. A fernet. It is a drink, that, when ordered as a shot, instantly makes one recognizable as someone who works in the beverage hospitality industry. It is Fernet-Branca, and it is the Bartender’s Handshake.

Bartender's Handshake

Just as a knowledge of and appreciation for Fernet-Branca will allow industry outsiders to step, honorarily, behind the scenes of this age-old profession, this blog aims to allow you, the craft cocktail enthusiast or aspiring bartender, to gain insight into how the pros make great drinks. The goal is to make information on things like amari, small-batch whiskey, international-style gins, terroir-infused mezcals and everything else in this amazing cocktail renaissance sweeping the world more accessible to everyone.

Along the way, we’ll showcase the tools and methods that bartenders use to make outstanding cocktails, discuss some history, some mythology (most cocktail history is mythology, after all), review a few classic recipes that highlight particular techniques as well as some of my own recipes that highlight particular flavors. We’ll talk about what makes a great drink great, and how you, the home cocktail enthusiast or future professional, can use that knowledge to make better drinks.

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Here are some links to get you started:

If you just want to take a look at what's new on the blog, click here.

To get some pointers on how to bartend, go here for bartending primer and here for some in-depth bartending lessons.

If you want to learn more about the booze that's in your drinks, go here.

Chicago Handshake Drink

If you want to learn about some specific cocktails, here are some recipes to chose from.

Go here for the step by step documentation of my portable bar build, and here to purchase the complete plans for $1.99.

Bartender's Handshake Recipe

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