Post #516747 by swizzle on Fri, Mar 12, 2010 2:40 AM

I've never understood why bartenders take offence to being called a "mixologist". Yes, they are bartenders because they "tend to the bar". However they also "mix" drinks.
Now correct me if i'm wrong, without getting personal and attacking me, but from what i understand alcohol was born out of alchemy, therefore mixology is effectively a form of alchemy, hence someone who mixes drinks is a "mixologist" just as someone who studies alchemy is known as an "alchemist".
I'm pretty sure the cocktail revival began before the tiki revival did, it just so happens that tiki(tropical)drinks have helped "bartenders" look back into the past and use those recipes for inspiration.
I couldn't care less where the term came from. Or what you call yourself. I just want a good drink.

P.S. Excuse all the quotation marks. If i did air quotes you wouldn't see them.

P.P.S. I wish i could reply to the actual topic of this thread with personal experience. The Mai-Kai just happens to be approx. 9634 miles / 15504 km from where i live.