/r/bartenders/

r/bartenders

188k members
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.
FLAIR PROPERLY. We will change it for you, but it'll come with a 14 day ban. r/bartenders is curated by working bartenders for working bartenders. Please familiarize yourself with the sub rules before posting. They are enforced to keep this a welcoming and functional space for industry professionals.

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
#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