Video: Movers and shakers: bartenders show off their mixing skills Flair bartending is a performance where a barman entertains an audience with various tricks while mixing drinks, employing the use of bar tools such as glasses, bottles and cocktail shakers. Flair bartending is extremely popular in bars across the world and and skilled flair barmen are a sought-after talent by club and bar owners. The competition in Latvia is one leg of the world team championships. Winners of these competitions will then participate at a bartending 'grand slam 'contest. Tom Dyer from the UK triumphed this year, with Ukrainian Denny Bakiev coming second and Sylvain Glatigny from France taking third place.