You've ordered drinks at the bar, and now it's time to pay.

Before you even see the total, the bartender hands you a tablet with a digital tip screen. The typical options are 18%, 20%, 25% — or "custom."

Welcome to one of America's latest cultural dilemmas: How much should you tip your bartender?

Bartenders from around the country recently sounded the alarm on shrinking tips, pointing to a generational divide on the other side of the counter. Some claim younger drinkers, particularly Gen Z, are tipping less, if at all — leaving bartenders frustrated and financially squeezed.

Veteran mixologist and Washington, D.C.-based hospitality expert Derek Brown said there's a blanket percentage for tipping bartenders.

"It's 20%," he told Fox News Digital. "That's how much a tip should be

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