• The Mandarin term “酒保” is a paraphrase of the English term “bartender”.
• A bartender’s main job is mixing drinks, including cocktails. On certain occasions, the bartender may perform flair bartending – theatrically tossing or spinning bottles, shakers and glasses in a visual spectacle for the bar’s patrons.
• Good bartenders know the recipes of various cocktails by heart, and are able to mix drinks quickly and with minimal wastage.
• Bartenders are also responsible for keeping track of guests’ bills, operating the cash register, and cleaning the establishment. As part of their service, they may engage customers in conversation.

The bartender pours the ingredients into the cocktail shaker, secures it on the cocktail shaker machine, and rapidly turns the wheel, setting the shaker in motion. The liquid, ice, and air in the shaker fuse together to produce the best flavour. (Lianhe Zaobao, 28/6/2019)

调酒师(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)

• The Singapore Sling, regarded as Singapore’s “national cocktail”, was developed by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon at the Raffles Hotel’s Long Bar in 1915.