The Oregon Bartenders Guild was formed in 2007 to help bring together like-minded bar professionals and amateur mixologists, and to help raise awareness of Oregon bartending within the state and around the world. The mission of The Oregon Bartenders Guild is five-fold: 1. To establish a cogent & collaborative community of bartenders within the state of Oregon. 2. With this community, to increase the overall knowledge of beer, wine, spirits & cocktail production for the betterment of our craft. 3. To promote awareness of the craft within the public community, through both a developed relationship with the media & an educational platform to the general populace. 4. To secure a congenial relationship with OLCC, its agents & liquor companies to advance the procurement of more specialized & artisanal spirits in their portfolios. 5. To promote a wider, i.e., national & international, recognition of Oregon’s premier mixology.