Bar Skills

Name: Bar Skills
Address: Kingston, ON, CA
Telephone: +14169943223
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Hospitality Consulting · Cocktail Masterclasses · Private Cocktail Events

Serving Kingston & Prince Edward County
Online sessions available

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08/28/2026

Episode 04. The Grilled Nectarine Bellini.

One nectarine. Brown sugar. Cava. The grill does the rest.

What fruit is left in your kitchen right now? Drop it below and I will tell you how to build a cocktail with it.

08/26/2026

The first bottle a guest sees on your back bar is usually the first one they order.

Most operators set up their back bar based on what fits, what the rep left last, or what looks good in the space. Very few set it up based on margin.

The bottle with the best margin per pour should be where the eye goes first. In the well, in the pour, in the recommendation — the system should make that bottle easy to reach and easy to suggest.

That one shift, on its own, can move your pour cost two to three percent in a quarter.

What does your back bar say about your margins right now?

08/24/2026

If you have ever stood in front of your home bar not knowing what to actually make, this was built for that moment.

The Home Bar System is five guides that take you from a random shelf to a setup you can pour from with confidence.

Ice. Ratios. Bottle selection. The cocktail families that everything else is built on.

Five printable lessons. Keep them at your bar.

Founding price is $49 CAD. That price goes up once the initial run closes.

Link in the comments to grab it.

08/21/2026

Quick quiz for the group.

Classic Daiquiri ratio. Which one is right?

A. 2 oz rum, 1 oz lime, 3/4 oz simple
B. 2 oz rum, 3/4 oz lime, 1/2 oz simple
C. 1.5 oz rum, 1 oz lime, 1 oz simple
D. 2 oz rum, 1/2 oz lime, 1 oz simple

Answer in the comments. If you get it right, next round is on me.

08/19/2026

Pour cost percentage is the number that tells you whether your bar program makes money or just looks like it does.

The formula: divide your bottle cost by the number of pours in that bottle. Multiply by your selling price per pour. That is your pour cost percentage.

Industry standard sits between 18 and 22 percent for most spirits. If yours is higher, the problem is usually in one of three places: bottle selection, portion size, or pricing structure.

If you cannot say your number off the top of your head right now, that gap is costing you. What does your back bar say?

08/17/2026

Q4 corporate cocktail experiences for Kingston and Prince Edward County.

Private bar service, a tailored cocktail menu, and a professional setup your guests will remember after.

October through December bookings are open now.

Planning a team dinner or year-end celebration this fall? Link in comments or send a message and we can talk through what you need.

08/15/2026

Eight bottles. $240. Three cocktail families fully covered.
The LCBO Home Bar Guide is built around the Ontario bottles that actually do the job. Canadian Club Rye leads the stirred builds.
Georgian Bay Gin carries the Martini and the G+T.
KinSip from PEC anchors the local craft shelf.
Free download. Link in bio.
https://bar-skills.com/education/

08/14/2026

Episode 02. The Daiquiri gets seasonal. Fresh berries, white rum, lime. No blender. No shortcuts.

08/12/2026

The bottles your guests reach for first are not an accident in a well-run program. They are a placement decision. Back bar organization is a margin conversation dressed up as an aesthetic one.

What does your back bar say about your cost structure?

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