Bartender is een Japanse animeserie van de zender Fuji TV. De serie ging in première op 15 oktober 2006.
De geweldige barman, Sasakura Ryuu, maakt de beste cocktails die iemand ooit heeft geproefd. Opzoek naar zijn 'glas van God', komen er allemaal verschillende mensen zijn bar binnen met al hun eigen problemen.
Kasahara Shizuo, a screenwriter, has been having trouble writing scripts. He poses a riddle to various bartenders, having ordered four brands of single malt Scottish whiskies (Laphroaig, Miltonduff, Glenburgie, and Ardbeg), asks what should be next. After going to several bars, his long-time friend and director Mineyama Ryuuji catches up with Kasahara and the argue over why their productions are no longer original. Ryuu answers the riddle, and by doing so helps the two men with their problem. The featured cocktail is the Aberdeen Angus.