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Mark Etinger
Many bar owners just getting started tend to cut corners. Sometimes those cut corners mean their will not be beer taps or that a bar will not have a leg bar to rest on when you sit at a stool. Still way more often folks seem to take it easy on the purchasing of high quality alcohols and spirits. It is a death sentence for your establishment or it could be at least. Your avid drinkers, the folks who trade in the best scotch whiskey in the world will not tolerate a sorry beer stock from this or any bar. It has caused them to leave nicer establishments for dead and the opposite has had them make their drinking home in some less than ideal circumstances. If you own a bar it is not required that you know the ins and outs of scotch and whiskey but it would certainly help. If you are willing to admit however that you are novice on the subject finding yourself an expert on alcohol is definitely your best bet for building the ultimate collection. Scotch and whiskey collectors and hobby bar tenders generally take several years to build a great collection. Your challenge will be building a quality selection and then keeping it flowing in on a week to week basis. This is easier said than done of course. Finding people who know what they are doing to manage your ordering is often the most difficult thing for a bar owner to do. Many think they can manage their deliveries on their own, on the fly even. This is dangerous thinking. You truly do get what you pay for. This is true in the real estate you've chosen for your bar, in the quality of craftsmanship you have chosen to pay for when building the physical bar it's self, and it is definitely true when you are choosing the best scotch whiskey your money can buy. You do want to stock some lower cost alcohol likely in an effort to serve clientele not accustomed to the finest booze in the world not to mention those that can't afford it. Stocking a bar is serious business if your business is booze. Consideration must always be given to how you are hoping to present your tavern and getting some of the best scotch and finest whiskey will go miles in making your establishment the bee's knees.
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