World Bartender Day 2025

When I was younger I knew a fair number of bartenders by first name.

This is because I would frequent those various watering holes they inhabited and would subsequently drop a bit of cash on them for both their wares and as tips.

Memories of my Navy hitch make me recall one place in particular in Charleston, SC down the dual lane from Mama Kate's (another place I frequented) on the same side of the road.

It was a white unassuming building and when you entered you were greeted with overstuffed chairs, tables and booths, as well as friendly people with whom to chat, grunts pursuing old fugly dog faced women as though they were beauty queens, and the most massive Marantz stereo I had ever seen attached to 8 quadrophonically wired Klipschorn La Scala speakers. T'was audiophile heaven for sure with all the brewskis you could handle.

There is no wonder I would gravitate there frequently with Jerry Landry and others.

All of this ended when I reached the end of my hitch in the Navy.

Sure, I continued for a brief time but those pressures associated with earning a living took precedence quickly and alas, I sought a more responsible, less alcoholic existence. The crux of my existence became finding the suitable employment which eluded me for a couple of years after my enlistment.

Today is World Bartender Day.

It is a February 24 observance to make note of those pillars of the hospitality field, the bartender.

So, should you find yourself out and about you may choose to knock a few down the old hatch and cop a buzz as it were.

Happy World Bartender Day you sot you.