- Posted 2012-05-20 |
- All Videos, Featured, Product Reviews |
- Join the Discussion »
Product Review: Speed Opener with Spinner Ring
No way around it, if you are a bartender you spend a good part of your night opening bottles of beer. There are dozens of different types of bottle openers out there: this is the bottle opener that I have used for over 10 years. It’s the simplest and the best. Sometimes referred to as a Mamba or a Popper, the Speed Opener is a cheap and effective bottle opener, perfect for opening one bottle of beer or dozens in succession. They retail between $3-4, though you can find some fancy, decorated ones for upwards of $10-12. Get the fancy ones if you want, but the cheaper ones work just as well. The Speed Opener is required hardware not just for flair bartenders, but for every bartender.
Don’t forget to pick up a Spinner Ring along with your Speed Opener. A co-worker brought one of these into work one night and I bought a half dozen the next day. For less than $1, they are simply a little plastic ring that fits into the Speed Opener and make it actually feel good to use the opener. If you don’t get one, your Speed Opener will still work just fine but your finger may get a little sore or calloused after a busy night. Totally worth the buck. Get two or three, in case you lose one or you want to give one to a cute co-worker.
Products Used in this Lesson
The Discussion...
Posts & Video Lessons
- Juggle 3 Bottles: Steps 3 & 4
- Juggling Bottles: Step 2
- Lesson 100: Juggling Bottles
- Flair Bartending Lesson 99: Chin Stack
- Flair Combo: Lesson 29 & 97
- Flair Bartending Lesson 97: Tin Lift Off
- Flair Lesson 96: Inverse Pour From Tin
- Kickstarter Campaign?
- Flair Lesson 95: Add-On to Lesson 94
- Lesson 94: Arm Roll Down to Double Across Body (with Pour/Cut)
- No Monday Lesson! Anarchy!!
- Pour Cut #3
- Pour Cut #2: Flair Lesson 92
- Twin Cities Live: Fall Cocktails with Sidekick Glassware
- Sidekick Glassware Special
- Pour Cut #1: Flair Bartending TV Lesson 91
- Pour Spout Review: Spill Stop 285-50
- Flair Bartending Lesson 90: Arm Roll Down into Pour
- Bar Trick: Disappearing Cherries w/Jason Crowley
- Flair Bartending Lesson 89: Garnish #4 Behind Back to Glass
- Flair Lesson 88: Tin Garnish #3 – Two Limes
- Flair Bartending Lesson 87: Tin Garnish #2
- Flair Bartending TV Lesson 86: Tin Garnish #1
- Flair Bartending Lesson 85: Bump to Tin w/Elbow Smack
- Flair Bartending Trick 84: 1 Bottle, 1 Tin, 1 Hand
- Funniest Flair Video I’ve Ever Seen: Flair Mania’s Movie Trailer
- Flair Lesson 83: Toughest Move Yet
- Flair Bartending Lesson 82: Bottle Tin Mid-Air Split
- Flair Bartending TV Lesson 81: Bottle Tin Start w/Misdirection
- Flair Bartending Lesson 80: Under Arm Misdirection
- Flair Bartending Lesson 79: Misdirection
- Flair Bartending Lesson 78: Combo #5
- Flair Bartender Lesson #77: Swipe Thru Exchange
- Flair Bartending Lesson #76: Shadow Pass into Tin
- Flair Bartending Lesson #75: Hip Nest
- Flairtending Lesson #74: Bottle Tin Over Shoulder Full Routine
- Flair Bartending Lesson 73: Over Shoulder Bottle Tin w/Under Leg
- Exhibition Flair Bartending Lesson #72: Over Shoulder Swipe Thru
- FBTV’s First Official Sponsor: Bar Chefs
- Flair Bartending Lesson #71: Cocktail Shaker Split to a Stall
- Flair Bartending Lesson #70: Cocktail Shaker Split Behind The Back
- Flair Bartender Lesson #69: Tin Around the World
- Casting Call for New Orleans Flair Bartenders
- Flair Bartending Lesson #68: Forearm Stall
- Flair Bartending Lesson 67: Stall, Pour, Flip
- Casting Call for UK Flair Bartenders: Audition For A Commercial
- Flairtending Lesson #66: Double Over Shoulder Into Stall
- Flairtending, Flair Bartending, or Flare Bartending: Which Is It?
- Flair Bartending Lesson #65: Double Over Shoulder Into Tin
- Review of BarChefs.com and their Two Tier Bottle Display
- Flair Bartending Lesson #64: Double Over Shoulder
- Good Flair Requires Good Service First
- WGN TV Beer & Food Pairing
- Flare Bartending Lesson #63: Basic Snatch Into Tin Around Head
- Flair Bartending Lesson 62: The Helicopter
- NBC’s America’s Got Talent
- Flair Bartending Lesson 61: Bump to Stall
- Flare Bartending Lesson #60: The Bump
- Flair Bartending Lesson #59: Double From Behind Back
- We’ve Added A Flair Bartenders’ Forum
- Flair Bartending Lesson #58: Double Behind the Back
- Flair Bartending Lesson 57: Understanding Working Flair vs Exhibition Flair
- Flair Bartending Lesson #56: Combo #4
- Flair Bartending Lesson #55: The Exchange
- Flair Bartending Lesson #54: Swooping J
- Flair Bartending Lesson #53: Behind the Back Tomahawk Swipe Thru
- Flair Bartending Lesson #52: Tomahawk Swipe Thru
- Flair Bartending Lesson #51: Same Hand Shadow Pass
- Ricky Mat Demo Reel for Schweppes Orangina
- Flair Bartending Lesson #50: Martini Pour on Head
- Flair Bartending Lesson #49: Ice Scoop Tin Routine
- Flair Bartending Lesson #48: Icing a Glass #2
- Flair Bartending Lesson #47: Icing a Glass #1
- Flair Bartending Lesson #46: Cherry Pick Catch
- Flair Bartending Lesson #45: Beer Bottle Pop Open
- Flair Bartending Lesson #44: Corona Lime Trick
- You know you’re a flair bartender when…
- Flair Bartending Lesson 43: Jager Bomb Domino
- Product Review: Speed Opener with Spinner Ring
- Flair Bartending Lesson #42: Double Glass Split Behind Back
- Flair Bartending Lesson #41: Glassware Lift-Off
- Flair Bartending Lesson #40: Two Bottle Pop Open
- Flair Bartending Lesson #39: Garnish Behind the Back
- Flair Bartending Lesson #38: Red Bull Suction
- Flair Bartending Lesson #37: Shot Stack
- Flair Bartending Lesson #36: Multi Pour
- Flair Lesson #35: Repeating Circle Swipe Thru with Behind Back Catch
- Flair Lesson #34: Repeating Circle Swipe Thru
- Product Review: 28 oz. Weighted or Unweighted Tin
- Product Review: FlairCo Practice Bottles
- Flair Lesson #33: Shadow Pass
- Flair Lesson #32: Figure 8 Pour
- Flair Lesson #31: Combo #3
- Flair Lesson #30: Double Flat Back to Front
- Flair Lesson #29: Push Down Pop Up
- Flair Lesson #28: Tony Cogburn 360
- Flair Lesson #27: Inverse Across Body
- Flair Lesson #26: Tin Start
- Flair Lesson #25: Combo #2
- Flair Lesson #24: Circle Swipe Thru
- Flair Lesson #23: Swipe Thru
- Flair Lesson #22: Thumb Roll
- Flair Lesson #21: Tin Roll Down Arm
- Flair Lesson #20: Tin Spin
- Flair Lesson 19: Basic Tin Behind Back
- Flair Lesson #18: Combo #1 with Stall
- Flair Lesson #17: Flip Stall
- Flair Lesson #16: The Stall
- Shop Flair Bartending Supplies from the FBTV Bar Store
- Flair Lesson #15: First Combo
- Flair Lesson #14: Same Hand Flat Behind Back
- Flair Lesson #13: Flat From Behind Back
- Flair Lesson #12: Flat Behind Back
- Flair Lesson #11: Bounce Cut
- Flair Lesson #10: Tin Double Same Hand Grab Around Head
- Flair Lesson #9: Arm Roll Down into Pour
- Flair Lesson #8: Change Grip Arm Roll Down with Tin
- Flair Lesson #7: Change Grip into Arm Roll Down
- Flair Lesson #6: Change Grip into Flat Behind Back
- Flair Lesson #5: Change Grip with Fencer’s Flourish
- Flair Lesson #4: Change Grip Around the Head
- Flair Lesson #3: Change Grip Circle Into Pour
- Flair Lesson #2: Back of the Hand Cradle
- Rules of Flair Practice
- Flair Lesson #1: The Drop
- Welcome To FlairBartending.TV
Tags
1 Bottle
750 ml
Add-On
Ambidextrous
Arm Roll Down
Around Head
Balance
Bar Supplies
Basic
Basic Flair Bartending
Behind Back
Bottle Tin
Change Grip
circle
Cocktail Shaker
Combo
Combos
Double
Flair Bartending
Flair Bottles
Flat
Garnish Flair
Getting Started
Glassware
Ice Scoop
Juggling
juggling bottles
litmus test
Martini Shaker
Mini Routine
Misdirection
Muscle Memory
Over Shoulder
Pour
Red Bull
Routine
Same Hand
Service
Shadow Pass
Speed Opener
Stall
Starter
Tin
Tin Flair
Working Flair