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Flair Bartending Lesson 90: Arm Roll Down into Pour

 

This week’s flair bartending move is a great effect that takes LOTS of practice. Essentially, all we are doing is the Around the Head Grip Change into the Arm Roll Down – except we are doing it one-handed with no guidance for the bottle. Easier said than done.

Tips I have for learning this flair move:

1) Practice, practice. Seriously. Do this 100 times; hopefully you’ll get it once. Do it another 100; hopefully you’ll get it twice.

2) Play with the amount of liquid you have in the bottle. I’ve seen people do this with half full bottles; some people prefer nearly empty bottles. See which one works for you.

3) Play with the angle at which you extend your arm. In the video, my arm is angled down quite a bit; however, I often see people do this flair move with their arm more straight out. “Stepping into” the move and using that momentum to push the bottle away from you can be a much more effective way to control the bottle as it rolls down your arm.

4) Did I mention practice? Yeah, practice some more.

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