The mindful bartender

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The Institute for Mindful Bartending

Presented by:Gaz Reagan & Dushan Zaric

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Friday, Oct. 5th, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 12

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The Mindful Bartender


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http://www.slideshare.net/dzaric


http://www.slideshare.net/dzaric/mastery-of-wisdom-behind-the-bar

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SIR GARY REGAN


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Dushan Zaric* 18 + years of Experience behind Bars

* Co-Owner of Employees Only and Macao Trading Co NYC

* Principal Bartender

* Consultant

* Author

* Trainer

* Yogi


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MIXOLOGIST

SAGE ROCK STAR

CONFIDENCE

The Bartender

A Balanced union of three equally developed partsThursday, October 4, 12

The Mixologist

“Walking drink encyclopedia”


The Rock Star

“ Paaaartieeee!”Thursday, October 4, 12

The Sage

“Pay attention to the intention!”


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STABILITY

CLARITY INTENSITY

CONTENTMENT

The Bartender

A Balanced union of three equally developed partsThursday, October 4, 12

Contentment:

–noun

1. the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind.2. Archaic . the act of making contentedly satisfied.

— adj

1. mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are 2. assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc

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“It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves” –

Carl Gustav Jung


Every impression we receive is affecting us

subjectively!

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Remember - You never know who is sitting in front of

you...

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3 Main Objectives for every Bartender

FILL ME!!!

First Second


Third and MOST Important!

Customers leave HAPPY


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“Your most important job as a bartender is to think about how you can make a cocktail that the guest will think is great. Never forget this. This is fundamental if you want to master the way of the cocktail”. - Master Kazuo Uyeda, Cocktail Techniques


Step 1:

Realizing the importance of proper Service attitude


Step 1:

Realizing the importance of proper Service attitude


Step 2:

Visualizing oneself as the perfect professional and example to others


Step 2:

Visualizing oneself as the perfect professional and example to others


Step 3:

Building the Working Character: Becoming the Vision

Re-Identify !


Reality of the Situation


I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I

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Me as I think I am Me as I really am


OR…


Me as I think I am

Y’all don’t know me!


Me as I really am…


Or… actually, it’s more like

this:



How do we confirm this for

ourselves?


Usually it’s:

ME OBSERVINGOBJECT

orPHENOMENON

OBSERVATION


But, the Trick is:

Self-Observation


ME OBSERVING SELF &

OBJECTor

PHENOMENON

AT THE SAME TIME !


Or, more simply…


Me, working…


Me, remembering to watch myself…


Me, beginning to witness, inviting clarity…


Me, Witnessing (observing) Self, While Working…


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The Marble Exercise

Remember

* Impermanence

* Lineage


Mechanics of “Attention”


Good night’s rest….

ZZ

Z


… Charges our batteries ….


… and our Energy or “Force” flows easy, Providing nourishment.

Our Attention is therefore free, not constricted and easily directed.Thursday, October 4, 12

… In the Morning, I start my day…

… the News sucks…I get “involved”, “identified”, “excited”, . . .


Clog of negativity


Attention is captured

Life Force, Energy, ...Thursday, October 4, 12

… Then a phone call from work …

“ the other Bartender is sick. Can you work a double today?”


… sure, I say yes. But inside I am not happy…What about my plans? Did he HAVE to get sick today??? Poor me…

Blah, Blah, Blah…


More clogs of negativity



Traffic sucks too…

The President is in town. I am going to be late for work…


More and more clogs of negativity



… Finally, at work instead of

OR…


… I feel like…Thursday, October 4, 12

… I am shoveling coal all night…


…and then I look for remedy

in the wrong place…







… and very soon, it’s the usual terror of the situation!


And at the end of the night…


Sad…


Can I change this?


Yes! Easy…


… In the Morning, I start my day…

…I enjoy my coffee and juice. I focus on the positive. I don’t let my self get captured. The News is always the same…it is always bad…that is what they are selling.



… Then a phone call from work …

“ the other Bartender is sick. Can you work a

double today?”


Sure. I’ll be there. “Oh Well…Poor Steve with a flu. Too bad I need to cancel my plans for the night. But Steve is

in trouble and he needs me to help him out”.



Traffic is jammed…

The President is in town. It seems that I’ll be late for work, there isn’t much I can do about it…I better call

and let them know.



… Finally, at work,

I Rock…Thursday, October 4, 12

… and Roll…


I am not emotionally identified, and hence not prone to drama…


I am observing myself in Real-Time.

Mindfulness arises as a consequence.

Taking the suffering and imagination away.


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My Attention is free and I focus it outwardly on

Serviceand inwardly on

Clarity, Stability & Intensity!Thursday, October 4, 12

And so…by the End of the Night…

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… my battery is Full !


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Best Practices:* Get enough sleep every night - especially before a shift

* Have regular physical exercise

* Cultivate quieting down (meditating) before shift

* During shift, in times of stress, return to your breath


How will this affect me in

reality?


1) My life in general will get better for I will be more aware of myself and

other people.


2) My hospitality and service will enhance naturally as a

consequence of my understanding.


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1200 sq. ft., open 70 hours/week. Full restaurant 2008: 139,443 cocktails sold + 97,098 highballs &

straight liquor.

Total spirit revenues: $4, 620,000.


3) The quality of my cocktails will increase since I will be aware of myself

when I am making them!


Really?


Really!


Let’s do an experiment

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1 1/4 ounces (37 ml) Plymouth Gin

1 1/4 ounces (37 ml) Campari

1 1/4 ounces (37 ml) Sweet (Italian)

vermouth

1 orange twist, for garnish

DirectionsPour all ingredients into a mixing glass. Add large cold ice and stir for 40 revolutions. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Negroni


How and Why is this happening?


Distilled Spirits contain between 50-60% Water


Fresh squeezed Juices, Syrups, Tonics & Cordials

between 70-85% Water


Plus dilution from a healthy shake or a proper stir


Means that a cocktail is almost 80% water!



H2O

Can my mood, the quality of my inner state, my mindfulness, influence the water

molecules?


Masaru Emoto claims that it can.


“Gratitude”


“Love”Thursday, October 4, 12

“Compassion”Thursday, October 4, 12

“Peace”


“Anger”Thursday, October 4, 12

“Hate” Thoughts of murder


“Of course it matters in what kind of mood I am

when I enter the distillery”. – Miles Karakasevic, 12th

generation Master Distiller, Domaine Charbay


Remember Grandma’s cooking?


With her cooking she wanted to please you. Your happiness

was her only goal.


That’s why it tasted so good. It was loaded with a special

ingredient…


… [Fill in the Blank] …


WHETHER YOU JIGGER OR FREE POUR…

LEARN TO POUR A PART OF YOURSELF INTO YOUR

COCKTAILS.


Otherwise, a machine could make far better drinks then us…and we’ll never

admit that, will we?


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