r/bartenders is a subreddit with 188k members. The community frequently discusses drinks, bartending, bartenders, work, and miscellaneous, and they frequently recommend/review gin, rye, and espresso martini, and the most common flair used is meme/humor, rant, interacting with customers (good or bad), money - tips, tipouts, wages and payments, and customer inquiry.
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Popular Topics in r/bartenders
#1
Drinks
33 posts
#2
Bartending
31 posts
#3
Bartenders
24 posts
#4
Work
23 posts
#5
Miscellaneous
15 posts
#6
Customers
10 posts
#7
Bartender
10 posts
#8
Cocktails
10 posts
#9
Bar
8 posts
#10
Customer
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/bartenders
Gin
53 reviews
#1
Roku
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Hendrick's
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
The Botanist
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Rye
49 reviews
#1
Michter's
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Whistlepig
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
George Dickel
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Espresso Martini
32 reviews
#1
Mr. Black
5.0★ from 9 reviews
#2
Licor 43
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Kahlua
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/bartenders
#1
Meme/Humor
: "Handwritten Resume"
28 posts
#2
Rant
: "Contender for the 2nd worst guest of my career"
27 posts
#3
Interacting With Customers (good or bad)
: "My most recent review is a badge of honor."
20 posts
#4
Money - Tips, Tipouts, Wages and Payments
: "Hi! I’m awful at saving money, posting here because I’m proud of this one."
17 posts
#5
Customer Inquiry
: "Whiskey sour I got served :("
14 posts
#6
Menus/Drink Recipes/Photos
: "Gonna start making our own cubes at my new bar. Really proud of my first batch!"
13 posts
#7
Interacting With Coworkers (good or bad)
: "leaving bottles like this makes me homicidal"
12 posts
#8
Job/Employee Search
: "Lived an actual nightmare tonight"
8 posts
#9
Ownership/Management Ridiculousness
: "Quit my job of 4 years at a neighborhood dive today because of changes in mgmt"
7 posts
#10
Tricks and Hacks
: "These greeted me on my bar a couple days after requesting a bottle brush from my manager. SMH"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/bartenders
Yearly
+13k members(7.7%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026