COMPANY OVERVIEW

High Spirits Enterprises is a company that focuses on aspects of the flair bartending profession.  From training, to exhibitions, to openings, to flair competitions, to event organization, HSE can fulfill all of your companies flair bartending needs.  The World Leader in Flair Bartending, HSE, and its owner, have been performing & training for over 13 years now.  HSE has performed in over many countries all around the world, trained all around the country for corporations such as Walt Disney, Harrah's Entertainment, inc., Skyy Vodka, Brown Forman, Chase Bank, Rio Casino and many more.  HSE has appeared on television over 30 times including Entertainment Tonight, Real TV, Wild On E!, several shows on the Food Network, A&E, Discovery Channel and many appearances on local news programs.

If you are looking to improve your staff, entertain your guests, or put on a full event, HSE is the company for you.

HISTORY OF FLAIR BARTENDING

Regardless of what many people think, flair bartending did not begin after the movie Cocktail hit the big-screen. Flair has been around since the late 1800's when the first true mixologist, Jerry Thomas invented a drink called the Blue Blazer. In the making of this drink, Thomas would light a glass of Scotch on fire and pour it in a stream of fire from one glass to another. Flair then took a different form at the turn of century during the Vaudeville era with street performers jugglers. Finally, in 1988, a movie starring Tom Cruise hit the big screen, and a resurgence of flair began. Friday's, long known as the leader in the flair industry, held their first National Flair Bartending competition.  The winner, J. B. Bandy had met someone working on the movie, also ended training Mr. Cruise for the movie. In fact, if you pay attention, the first bar that Cruise's character worked at was a Friday's in New York City, and the servers wore the traditional Friday's red & white stripes.

After the movie came to theaters, bartenders everywhere began to flip bottles. As time went on, bartender competitions outside of the Friday's company began to be held more & more. One of the biggest was the Quest for the Best competition at Walt Disney World's Pleasure Island. It was this competition that really helped to spark flair in the United States & it was here that the four founders of HSE met and began to form the ideas that embodied the company. Established in 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada, High Spirits Enterprises is a company formed by four highly experienced flair bartenders that shared common beliefs and goals. High Spirits believes in creating quality cocktails in a creative and expedient manner while upholding the utmost quality in service. The company's goal was to help grow flair bartending beyond any boundaries that stood in the way.  To bring flair bartending to the masses in any way possible.  Ten years later the goal is becoming reality.  Today, competitions happen in all corners of the world throughout the year.  Flair bartending has grown exponentially in the past ten years and there is no end in site.

HIGH SPIRITS TODAY

High Spirits is now owned and operated by six-time World Flair Bartending Champion, Ken Hall. HSE still maintains its original beliefs and goals and now focuses mainly on flair training,  performing flair bartending exhibitions, and organizing and facilitating bartending competitions on the local, national & world levels. Two years ago HSE partnered up with the FBA (Flair Bartender's Association) to bring the world the first ever Flair Bartending Tour.  The FBA Pro Tour as it has become known began as six events (known as the CORE Events) and is currently scheduled to have eleven events in 2007.  The Pro Tour has taken off better than we ever imagined.  The Pro Tour events now attract bartenders for all corners of the globe and continue to get bigger with each year.

HSE has a flair training DVD on the market entitled, Learn to Flair. A video that teaches flair bartending from the basics through the beginning of competition flair. It is one of, if not the best, flair training videos on the market for novice flair bartenders or anyone wanting to learn the secrets that Word Champion flair bartender, Ken Hall, worked so hard for so long to perfect.  HSE is currently working on its 2nd training DVD entitled the Learn to Flair 2 - The Art of the Multi-plex, which will be for advanced flair bartenders looking to expand their skills.  All of HSE's products can be purchased in our ONLINE STORE. 

High Spirits Enterprises is committed to the success of flair bartending on all fronts. We will continue to organize and facilitate competitions at the highest level. If you have any questions or wish to hire High Spirits please go to the Contact Us page for contact info.

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