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27 Bartender Memes that Accurately Capture Life Behind the Bar

Try explaining the feeling of being deep in the weeds on a weekend night to someone who’s never had a bartending job. Impossible, right? These funny bartender memes do a pretty good job at it. 

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We made a list of 27 trending bartender memes with great puns and funny pictures that any bartending geek will be able to relate to. Some contain bar humor about our clientele, others deliver puns at the barkeepers’ expense, and then there are meme pics that can teach you a thing or two about mixology.

Read on for the best bartender memes.

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Bartenders are a different breed

What makes a barkeeper different from, say, a banker? Sure, the salary is one thing. But bartenders just operate differently from other humans. You are undoubtedly one of us if you can find yourself in the following 9 bartender memes. (And if you can’t, try these bartender quotes).

1. Bartending is like majoring in psychology without ever setting foot in a university.

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2. Eminem hits all the bars (pun intended).

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3. The Bear could have easily been a bartender series.

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4. TBH, that’s just a Bloody Mary with extra garnish.

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5. What do you choose: holiday to Bali or unlimited chai frappuccinos?

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6. If you’re a professional mixologist, isn’t that just a business meeting?

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7. To all overtime-working barkeepers, have you looked in the mirror lately? #bartenderlife #serverlife

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8. There’s a first time for everything… #serverlife

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9. We could name a few more nineties bands worth of traits.

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Problems only bartenders understand

From mastering the art of cutting customers off (cue the "when the bartender cuts you off" meme) to dealing with customers who think they are mixology experts, the unsung heroes of the night have experienced it all. These 9 bartending memes capture our wild world and the problems we have to deal with.

10. We don’t tell you how to fly a commercial airplane either, do we?

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11. Trust your local bartender, they know what’s best for you.

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12. Bartenders have feelings too, you know?!

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13.  We do offer recommendations but you better accept them without a second thought.

 
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14. Would you like that peel fanned or rosette, sir?

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15. This bartending superpower is only activated after midnight, though.

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16. As if the job isn’t hard enough without men hitting on busy bartenders.

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17. The truth about bartender salaries is that you always get paid less than you can drink old fashioned and margaritas

 
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18. Even just thinking of getting cut early will trigger this scenario.

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Bartending 101s 

Get behind the bar and shake things up. These bartender memes are about pouring drinks the right way – because being a good bartender is about more than making it through happy hour. To be a great bartender, you need to know the unwritten rules of mixology. (Like not getting drunk and ending up as a "when the bartender gets drunk" meme.)

19. Don’t you dare bruise that sprig, buddy.

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20.Almost worse than squeezing an orange into your Negroni

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21. What finishing moves do you have in your arsenal?

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22. Fat-washing is great, but have you tried switching in bartending yet?

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23. By the way, ordering your spirit on the rocks doesn’t count as having water

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24. What would you order if Logan Roy offered you a drink?

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25. Did you know that every Negroni riff you make equals a raise?

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26. Never change a winning team

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27. Don’t underestimate the power of an extra añejo sipped straight.27 Bartender Memes

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Disclaimer: We tried to credit all original creators. If we got it wrong, shoot us a message.

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