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Bartender vs. Mixologist (...) - is it a matter of approachability?

We have had a talk with the guys of muddle-me  and they asked Darcy, what kind of title he would like to choose: bartender, mixologist, "cocktail-whisperer. Always very down to earth, Darcy replied that he likes to see himself just as bartender. That bartenders should be accessible to everyone - and that nobody should think, that they are something special, or "above" of the rest. I really like this approach - and absolutely believe as well, that everybody has the same value. However I just have the feeling, that causality of one, does not imply correlation to the other. I can be absolutely approachable and down to earth, if people call me mixologist. If you look at the "grand masters" in Bushido, you will find, that most of these exceptional individuals are extremely understated and "normal". It even seems, the "higher" these masters rank, the lesser ego they have. Now you could argue, that they are awarded as masters and g...