Story: 8/10 - the story gets kind of repetitive. Most of the story revolves around the history of a particular cocktail or liquor, what it means to be a bartender and the various troubles adults face. Little to no other topics are covered. Still, I found the story to be enjoyable. Art: 8/10 - Nagatomo's art is kinda goofy at times when it comes to the characters. The main male characters all have detailed faces but the other characters have a case of the same face syndrome, especially the women who he loves to draw with that peculiar fish-like expression :D. Overall, I like hisstyle but the character designs could be better, at times I honestly can't tell if I'm seeing a new character or someone who has appeared in a previous chapter.

Character: 7/10 - Bartender is a really mellow and calm story and because of that, character development moves at a snail's pace. This can be forgiven in a way, if one assumes the point of the story is to talk about drinks and people's troubles but I feel like these almost static characters are not enough to carry the story forward to such a length. Many main characters become soft versions of the Mary/Gary Sue because of this reason, nothing ever seems to go wrong for them, they just make passing references to how difficult their life apparently is.

Enjoyment: 9/10 - I liked it.

Overall: 9/10 - I started off with a 10 but as the series went on, I was left thirsty for more, more character development, a deeper exploration of the psyche and so on. For learning about cocktails, this would be a 10.