Questions about ordering a drink at a bar?

1. All bartenders are expected to have an expensive repertoire of drink recipes. Your bartender will ask if they do not know.

2. It is entirely up to you whether to keep a tab open or not. If you intend drinking all evening, it is simpler, particularly as you lose coordination.

3. It is normally customary to tip between two and five dollars.

Depends on the bar, if it’s a cocktail bar they will know how. Never open a tab. I never tip bar tenders but in England that’s normal

Bartender already knows what an old fashioned is and how to make it

You do not have to open a tab

I tip 20% for good service

I never go to bars. I order a drink with dinner once in a while.

As long as you are ordering typical drinks you shouldn’t have to explain to them what it is. If the bartender doesn’t know what an Old Fashioned is then they shouldn’t be a bartender. You can give special instructions like the kind of liquor you’d like, etc., but what the drink is they should know.

Tipping depends. For good service I usually tip around 20% (in USA tipping is expected). But could be less if service is poor.

Opening a tab depends on the bar. It may be easier for you to pay as you go. But some bars may prefer or even require a tab be opened if you are drinking more than one and they are really busy.

I love an old fashioned