r/bartenders is a subreddit with 190k members. The community frequently discusses tipping, jobs, bartending, bar, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review gin, rye, and espresso martini, and the most common flair used is menus/drink recipes/photos, job/employee search , money - tips, tipouts, wages and payments, meme/humor, and rant.
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Popular Topics in r/bartenders
#1
Tipping
3 posts
#2
Jobs
3 posts
#3
Bartending
3 posts
#4
Bar
2 posts
#5
Annoying
2 posts
#6
Customers
1 post
#7
Regulars
1 post
#8
Work
1 post
#9
Schedule
1 post
#10
Zesting
1 post
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
Menus/Drink Recipes/Photos
: "Anybody else working a high end seasonal menu driven house made cocktail spot with 4 new menus per year and still make the same 3 cocktails on repeat every weekend?"
12 posts
#2
Job/Employee Search
: "So OVER the bait and switch ads for bartenders. I just went through my third interview where they weren't actually looking for bartenders. Stop wasting everyone's time, including yours."
11 posts
#3
Money - Tips, Tipouts, Wages and Payments
: "Having to take tap to pay is bullshit and is making less money for us all."
11 posts
#4
Meme/Humor
: "i work at a dive that's 30 years old. this is the ban list. some interesting descriptions on the right and bottom lol"
10 posts
#5
Rant
: "No matter HOW big you make the signs, guests STILL…DONT…READ THEM!!!!!!!!"
8 posts
#6
Customer Inquiry
: "My buddy was having a hard day, so I came up with a clever way to take a shot with him while keeping my shot non-alcoholic."
7 posts
#7
Interacting With Customers (good or bad)
: "Disrespect in the bar."
6 posts
#8
Surveys
: "Stories about guests you wish you didn’t have to ban but know you have to?"
5 posts
#9
I'm a newbie
: "How would you lower a F size co2 Gas cylinder down a ladder?"
5 posts
#10
Equipment
: "I hate bartender merch."
4 posts
Member Growth in r/bartenders
Yearly
+14k members(7.7%)
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Last updated: August 1, 2026