By now everyone knows that the standard tip is one dollar per drink so in order for someone to tip above and beyond the normal one drink = one dollar you’re going to have to offer a bit more as a bartender.

One of the best opportunities for boosting your tips is when guests come to the bar looking to do a few shots. For starters, no one likes to do shots alone so they’ll probably have a few friends with them. Now even though most people come to the bar knowing exactly which shot they want to take, everyone is open to what the bartender recommends. This is where the magic of dirty named drinks come in,I have always had 2-3 dirty (really dirty) named shots memorized and ready to suggest. I simply tell the group that "they have to try my “specality”and once the guest hears the name of the shot (the dirty named shot) and the laughter dies down, everyone is in on it.

You can then take it one step further by creating some “special” way in which everyone has to take the shot. For example, I have a shot called “Kiss my ass” and right before everyone takes the shot each person has to yell out someone’s name. This draws a lot of attention to the group and they usually want to do another one. It’s this kind of creativity that generates more than the average one dollar tip so put that dirty mind of yours to use and create a few dirty shots of your own!