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https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-audit-of-why-you-are-paying-for-the-bartenders-training-and-why-he-still-got-it-wrong 2026-08-25T23:06:23-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/e6aebd4a-ffb2-43e7-abaf-0a1fec9b5376.png?v=1787720783 Lou's Official Audit of Why You Are Paying for the Bartender's Training (And Why He Still Got It Wrong) A bar receipt on a wood bar top beside a sweating slim can and a rocks glass https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-decree-that-the-bar-just-charged-you-for-the-bartenders-opinion-and-his-opinion-was-wrong-and-unprompted 2026-08-26T06:58:55-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/93d882b1-2225-410c-a9f2-a73e5f76bd57.png?v=1787749135 Lou's Official Decree That the Bar Just Charged You for the Bartender's Opinion (And His Opinion Was Wrong and Unprompted) A slim THC old fashioned can resting on a dark mahogany bar beside a stopped wristwatch, warm amber lighting https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-complaint-that-the-bar-is-charging-you-for-the-bartenders-feelings-and-his-feelings-are-not-an-ingredient 2026-08-26T09:51:50-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/1fdeb52f-77b6-4dff-abc6-602cb2bbd9fa.png?v=1787759510 Lou's Official Complaint That the Bar Is Charging You for the Bartender's Feelings (And His Feelings Are Not an Ingredient) A classic old fashioned setup on a bar top with a slim THC cocktail can, no bartender present https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-grievance-that-the-bar-charged-you-for-the-garnish 2026-08-27T07:39:11-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/150133e0-7932-4df1-9804-ceef0b3c10f1.png?v=1787837951 Lou's Official Grievance That the Bar Charged You for the Garnish A cold, ungarnished canned old fashioned sitting alone on a dark bar top with amber light https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-dispatch-on-why-you-are-paying-for-the-bartenders-story-and-why-his-story-is-not-a-cocktail-ingredient 2026-08-27T16:00:11-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/3e65a5bd-5f66-4eed-891d-18f1895d0675.png?v=1787868011 Lou's Official Dispatch on Why You Are Paying for the Bartender's Story (And Why His Story Is Not a Cocktail Ingredient) A slim THC old fashioned can on a mahogany bar next to a stopped wristwatch and a lowball glass https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-complaint-that-the-bar-just-charged-you-for-the-venue-and-the-venue-is-a-room-with-chairs-in-it 2026-08-27T16:01:48-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/98171ae8-66f6-44c0-a14f-cb6895fabea7.png?v=1787868108 Lou's Official Complaint That the Bar Just Charged You for the Venue (And the Venue Is a Room With Chairs in It) A canned old fashioned THC cocktail resting on a leather armchair in a cozy living room, warm amber lighting https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-report-on-why-you-are-paying-for-the-bartenders-tattoos 2026-08-28T08:01:05-06:00 weekly https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-grievance-the-bar-charged-you-for-the-bartenders-certification 2026-08-28T15:53:56-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/b1a3b669-e26b-4757-98f1-1c6fb09c670d.png?v=1787954036 Lou's Official Grievance: The Bar Charged You for the Bartender's Certification A crumpled bar receipt with a magnifying glass over a certification surcharge line item, next to a rocks glass on a worn wooden bar https://herbandlous.com/blogs/news/lous-official-memo-that-you-are-paying-for-the-bartenders-handwriting-and-his-handwriting-is-a-crime 2026-08-29T06:11:14-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0708/7715/1372/articles/6516bd4f-d960-43e4-8033-bc25b3f97456.png?v=1788005474 Lou's Official Memo That You Are Paying for the Bartender's Handwriting (And His 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