Fantastic documentary. The Japanese work ethic is just unparalleled.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you for posting it! I think Frank Cisneros hits the nail right on the head when he draws the parallel between the aesthetic that's found in Japanese bartending and the tea ceremony. I'm reminded of the documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" (if anyone reading this hasn't seen it, do yourself a favor). That's the first time I heard the term "shokunin"; someone committed to the relentless pursuit of perfection in their craft. It's so humbling to be able to watch shokunin at work.

When a guest comes to our bar, we hope they are a little happier when they leave. A good bar is where a customer can leave a little happier than when they arrived. When a guest comes into the bar, they may be having a good day or a bad day. It's our job as a bar to recognize this and tailor the experience to how they are feeling. Making a good drink is expected, but it's about the small details and constantly sharpening all of your senses to be aware of your guests.

i wished to be served at least once in my lifetime. i need to experience this delicacy and astute attention to detail

If more people in North America watched this they would understand me. I love the drink.. not being drunk. I get bummed out when I get drunk because I can’t have another drink. 🔮

I go to a lot of bars in Japan (and Taiwan as well) and I would often start talking with the bartenders or regulars about how I was amazed by how different the bars are here compared to back in the west. They told me it was because bartending was considered more of an art form here. The goal of going to a bar is to have a good drink, not to get drunk or party. I feel like a lot of bars in the west either serve the purpose of 1) getting people drunk and partying 2) giving people a place to drink while watching sports 3) giving people a place to have dinner while enjoying a drink. There aren't very many bars there whose only purpose is just for the enjoyment and appreciation of alcohol.

The Japanese Anime 'Bartender' inspired me to look up the documentary. 🏯

Fantastic iam a bartender too loved it more vdo s pls

Amazing. We have a bar here in my city that has a traditional american bar or if you are brave enough and dont mind paying a premium you can wonder upstairs into a small room where the bartender assists you much like the bar tenders in this film. We paid about $35 for a apple martini and Negroni. Totally worth it when you have something done with such care. It really impacts the way the drinks tastes and treats you.

The ethos of the Tea Ceremony has been copied for cocktails. Beautiful to watch.

Can't wait to experience the difference in bar culture.

This is a very different experience... i went to bar fiddich (NEED TO BOOK IN ADVANCE) and there were barely 12 patrons, the service was afuckingmazing, its like the concierge for bartending. I was in the mood for whiskey and my gf was in the mood for tequila, both of the drinkd were amazing to said the least.

Really enjoyed this! Fascinating to learn about how they perceive something so seemingly simple as ice.

I bartend in the northeast United States. I try to bring some Japanese techniques to the table, but the reality is that Americans don’t have the patience for the attention to detail. It’s all about speed and volume here. But damn, I’d love to own a bar that completely emulated Japanese techniques.

Is very simple and it has become all about tips, in US we get pay so little, that it hurts when a costumer that you gave the best service doesn’t tip you the right amount, and i think if i didn’t had that pressure my first years as bartender would have been the best. I hate costumers but they are the main reason why I love been a bartender, seen them discover drinks for the same time, and having fun conversation, you do build a lot of bonds, sometimes you’ll switch jobs and old costumers for the first place you work at recognize you. Making a drink is somehow therapeutic, mixing the ingredients, using the right amount and making it balance, is all about balance of flavors and densities coming together to create this beautiful pice of art, meant to be enjoy by people, the noise of the shaker, that will be my favorite part. It is at the beginning, Long night and a lot of pressure sometimes, and you rally don’t deal whit the nicest people all the time . But i would love to master this life style, it wouldn’t be so bad. Don’t mind this, I’m just sharing some thoughts on this quarantine.

Great to watch and very informative. Thanks!

Truly humbling.

Japanese bartenders are the ultimate in ASMR

Really tight little doc. Many interesting details. Some of these are familiar faces to me as well.

Amazing soundtrack.

Extremely great.

Truly inspiring.

Wow , just love how the culture of Japanese bartending 🍹😊👍 . Got alot to learn

Beautiful beautiful work. 🔮

14:50 "When guest comes to our bar, we hope they are little happier when they leave" I need to hit this bar.

Beautiful!

I would appreciate this more if there are more interviews from Japanese bartenders, less American ones. It's not the American specialists not good, just this content is so unbalanced. Don't forget the name of the documentary is about Japanese.

This is not about American vs. Japanese bartending. This is really about American vs. the Japanese way of doing things. The Japanese just take everything to another level.

Beautiful.

Really well made! Well done

Just amazing

Very nice score.

There is many different bar style and costume and I really appreciate the Japanese style . It's make me want to be more caring towards my guests even while working in a busy bar . But respect is is givin n taken 🙏

Very good short movie. Sadly most bars today have lost that trait on taking care of their guests. Id like to experience japanese bartending someday.

Inspirational!

Fantastic

can you make this into an episodic series would love very much!

A thing of beauty...

All I could think was "I really hope he washed his hands before handling that ice"

Very interesting............

One of the best country in world...🙌🙌

Love Love Love

Kayama-san?! YAAAS

Well I'm not surprised these people feel the way they do about bartending. The thing that got me into making drinks in the first place was a Japanese manga about a bartender

The art of taste

The show should happen after the guest receives and tastes the drink, not during preparation. These bartenders are craftspeople, and so the spectacle of mixing a drink feels more similar to watching a woodworker than a juggler. Great film!

8:2 different ice ratio, Wow...

What are the names of the bars these Japanese bartenders are working in?

i'm learning with that

What is the very last song at the end, please? It is gorgeous.

Hi, very nice movie, i was transported to Japan for 17 minutes. Can anybody tell me how to find the glas with cover at min 4:40 ?

"theyre made for a quick dump" Fleet Enema advertisement.

Hi I am looking at making some sort of a similar thing on India so would really like your review and thoughts on the idea

What's the song starting at 8:10?

Err... Can someone tell Camper English that his eyewear matches several serial killers? (Love his line about Japanese bartending being light a slight-of-hand magic trick while American bartending is more like a circus juggling act.)

Good

Amazing watch. For some time now, I've been looking for a high quality bar tools brand and it seems if anyone would have a strong preference, it would be the Japanese. Does anyone here have an idea what they might be using?

Can you suggest some good Japanese style bar in Tokyo?!

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i wonder if in the context of covid-19 regulations, we might see a shift towards this style of bartending in the states. we're being mandated to operate at significantly reduced capacities, and it may be an opportunity for us to attempt to excel at a calmer, more sophisticated, more attentive style of bartending to better serve our guests and our communities. of course, that's predicated on the american people being willing to accept what's quickly becoming a new normal, which if the last month of "reopening" is any indication, is not fucking happening anytime soon.

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100 patrons USA China 12 3 bartenders We have a lot of alcoholics

10:50 ITS KAYAMA-SAN!!!!

ENERGY IT IS CALLED

The background music is way too loud, distracting :(

I WOULD DRINK EVERY LAST ONE OF THOSE COCKTAILS HAHAHAHA

I prefer the whole culture on gastronomy in japan. As far as I know eating outside of your home is a thing people do more generally there.

Where can I get this treatment in San Diego?

do they have yelp in Japan?

In regards to the ratio of bartender to people, I always wondered why establishments would have so few bartenders! It is crazy. You get poor drinks, no service and a chaotic atmosphere. I stopped drinking in places like that. We are no different then the Japanese. We want to enjoy a good drink too. Last, I always thought of bartending like a chef. You are making great creative, good and tasty food or in this case drink. We used to provide better service in USA but now we want everything fast including our Manhattan versus good quality. Sigh.....

tune down the background-noise when the Japanese are talking - you can hardly understand them. Otherwise: very interesting

Thank his im. It living in Japan, I'd probably be an alcoholic if I lived in japan

Anyone else here after watching Bartender Glass Of God? 🤣

Japanese respect all trades and skills. In America, Americans shit on you for working at a restaurant

"Let's make a film about bartending in Japan, 80% of which will be interviews with random people in New York". Why?

Holy shit why is the music so fucking loud when they are speaking it is so hear them

Volume boost when ppl spoke japanese was very frustrating, drowned them out.. why? Would have been fantastic if ONLY japanese ppl were interviewed and WAY less intrusive music

China 🇨🇳 hospitality is how it should be greet people walk people in a helping manner.

Why are they asking everyone EXCEPT, you know, Asians? Let alone Japanese people

"we can't damage the ice" then proceeds to pour a shit ton of ice shards on top of the cocktail also people in japan judge some of you talent based on how the ice shards are on top of the cocktail lol. that's just some bullshit.

Americans excluding me, and a few like me, have very little sophistication. Sorry.

15:39 The Angostura bottle is not facing the correct direction 🤭. What kind of dysfunctional world are you living in?!?!

Wow. How depressing. I don’t want to watch Americans describing anything to be fair but this one is really bad. Can any one point me in the direction of some good Japanese cocktail videos by Japanese people please?

Change the title to "The way to make a career when you have Obsessive compulsive disorder" seriously this is a neurosis, those guys are suffering.

In the first minute everyone interviewed in documentary comes off as a egomaniac with delusions of grandeur. You're a bartender, the job isnt THAT important.

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