Ultimate Home Bartending Masterclass

Mix rum and maple syrup, loosen the syrup, then blend with coffee and stir. Shake vigorously with ice to aerate, strain into glass for a velvety, well-balanced rum maple shake.

Explore the basics of rum and learn to craft a classic daiquiri with rum, lime juice, and simple syrup made from equal parts sugar and hot water, shaken with ice.

Explore the history of gin and vermouth and learn to craft a classic gin martini, combining two ounces of gin with one ounce dry white vermouth, chilled and strained.

Explore gin martini classics and modern twists, including traditional, 1990 style, perfect, smoky, sweet and salty, elderflower can-can martini, millionaire's, and absinthe-infused variations, in the ultimate home bartending masterclass.

Explore various rums—from light to dark to spice—while mastering aeration, shaking, and iconic cocktails like Jean Harlow, daiquiri, and Yellow Bird.

Learn to make tequila drinks from scratch, including simple syrup and sweet-and-sour mix, then whip up a range of cocktails like ranch water, margarita, martini, Manhattan, and tequila old fashioned.

Master the art of cognac cocktails, from simple cognac with orange liqueur and bitters to classics like the Manhattan Island and cafe cognac, with stirring and rinsing techniques.

Master homemade ginger soda by steeping ginger and lemon, creating a ginger sugar syrup, and carbonating water, then mix with fresh lime juice and rye for a cocktail.

Learn to craft a grape soda using natural grape juice, lemon, raisins, and sugar through a gentle steep, simmer, and strain technique. Then mix a refreshing gin-based grape sugar cocktail.

Learn to craft green tea soda by steeping lime and ginger with green tea, simmering a sugar-salt syrup, and diluting with carbonated water for home experimentation.

Learn to make apple soda from apple juice, lemon and brown sugar, steeped and sweetened into a syrup, then mixed with carbonated water and ice.

Master black tea soda by steeping tea with orange slices and a pinch of salt, making a sugar honey syrup, then mix with carbonated water and ice for a drink.

Discover the three roast levels—light, medium, and dark—and how each influences floral, acidic, roast, toasty, nutty, and chocolaty flavors, with Costa Rican coffee tasting differently by roast.

Grind coffee coarse, mix with room-temperature water in a pitcher to taste, and refrigerate overnight. Strain through a fine mesh or cheesecloth to enjoy cold brew.

Learn to brew moka pot coffee at home with a standard grind. Keep water below the emergency valve, fill the filter loosely, heat on medium, then pour.

Master pour over coffee by brewing with 200° water, a medium grind, using a snake pitcher or spoon to diffuse water, release carbon dioxide, pour in circles, drain fully, enjoy.

Learn to brew stovetop coffee to a concentrate, transform it into syrup and a coffee soda, then craft a vodka-based coffee liqueur and finish with a coffee brandy Manhattan variant.

Master coffee cocktails by crafting a cinnamon latte, a shaken maple old fashion, and a condensed milk latte, using cinnamon, maple syrup, bitters, and warming spices.

Learn to craft coffee-forward ingredients for cocktails, including bourbon cold brew, whiskey pour-over, coffee simple syrup, dairy-free creme, and a spice faux bitter.

Master coffee cocktails with recipes like coffee and beer, boulevard, Manhattan, dairy-free White Russian, mudslide, and Irish coffee, using stirring, shaking, and layering techniques.

Learn two quick basic green tea recipes to craft a refreshing non-alcoholic green tea cocktail using green tea, lemon, ice, pineapple juice, and a splash of cranberry juice.

Learn to craft slavic snacks, including apple compote from apples and lemon, a quick pickle, and a Russian style cheese spread.