Finding a great little bar is an exciting experience. Almost always, it is a unique bartender that is the rhythm at the center of the heartbeat of that great bar. At Globe in San Francisco, the man keeping that beat is John Pringle.

Experimentation is the foundation and the fun that being a good bartender is built on. John Pringle of Globe in San Francisco agrees. “I’ve been playing with St. Germain quite a bit lately,” he says. …