
Hold the bottle by the neck, perform the cut pour, and use a jigger and count to measure while managing ice for neat, on the rocks, or straight up drinks.
Explore essential bar tools and glassware, from shakers and spoons to strainers, jiggers, muddlers, pour spouts, spill mats, and a wide range of glassware for cocktails.
Explore four cocktail types—built, rolled, shake, and stirred—and master when to shake or stir, including technique tips, equipment, and patterns for effective dilution and chilling.
Distinguish a cocktail from a mixed drink by mastering balance among liquor, sweet, and tart, and apply classic ratios and flavor pairings to craft original, customer-pleasing drinks.
Discover highball drinks, simple mixed drinks with one liquor and one mixer, not cocktails, such as gin and tonic or vodka soda, and variations like Cape Cod and Moscow Mule.
Master club drinks and shooters for fast paced bars, from the shooter vs shot distinction to classics like kamikaze and Long Island iced tea, including variations such as Adios mother.
The fundamental tools you need to get started tending bar. The lectures will address various types of bar tools, glassware, introductory cocktail knowledge, as well as basic pouring, shaking, and stirring techniques. This course will give you the essential tools necessary to begin a career in mixology or simply increase your cocktail knowledge for your personal enjoyment.