Bartender

A bartender (also known as a barman, barmaid, or a barperson) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a pub or saloon.

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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in ye olde England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them, "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your Ps and Qs."

Abraham Lincoln was the only U.S. president who was also a licensed bartender. He was co-owner of Berry and Lincoln, a saloon in Springfield, Illinois.

The first publication of a bartender's guide, which included cocktail recipes, was made in America in 1862.

At the turn of the 20th century, slightly less than half the bartenders in London were women. 

Mickey Finn was the manager and bartender of a Chicago establishment, the Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden Restaurant, which operated from 1896 to 1903 in the city's South Loop neighborhood on South State Street. It is alleged he made some additional earnings from slipping something into his customers' drinks, then proceeding to rob his unconscious victims. A drink laced with a drug given to someone without their knowledge in order to incapacitate them subsequently became known as a "Mickey Finn."

A well-known bartender Signore Martini di Arma di Taggia, of the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York was renowned for his expertise in mixing drinks in the early 20th century. He is said to have perfected the Martini cocktail.

Harry Yee (September 26, 1918 – December 7, 2022) started bartending in 1952. The Hawaiian bartender created the Blue Hawaiian drink, was the first person to use paper parasols and orchids in mixed drinks, and helped popularize Tiki culture in the United States.

According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on occupations in the United States, 55% of a bartender's take-home pay comes in the form of tips.