Professional Bartending and Cocktails Video Course

International Open Academy

Module Exams

Included in course price

When someone says "make me a cocktail!", are you: shaken to the very core, cause you don’t know where to begin? Or maybe stirred into action - but you can’t remember the key ingredients?

In this accredited video course you’ll get expert tips to be a top-class cocktail mixer. You’ll be learning from mixology maestros from Behind The Bar.

What you will learn:

• Everything you need to know about mixology from setting up a bar to creating cocktail drinks
• Essential bar ingredients and equipment to set up your bar
• Discover what makes a good bartender who gives customers an awesome experience
• Introduction to the original cocktails and how to make them
• How to get a bar job - and hang on to it
• What bad habits to avoid as a top bartender

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction

• Meet the crew of Behind the Bar: bartenders and cocktail specialists
• What you’ll learn in this course
• Your essential bar ingredients
• What equipment you need (and what you don’t!)
• Setting up your bar like a pro

Module 2: Expert Techniques for Excellent Service

• What makes a good bartender?
• Perfecting the sequence of service
• How to build a round of drinks
• Building blocks of flavor and how to create the perfect ratio
• Creating visually appealing drinks

Module 3: Cocktail Studio: The Original Cocktail Family

• What is the original cocktail family?
• Cocktail perfection: How to make the original cocktails taste and look fabulous
• How to make an Old Fashioned
• How to make a Negroni
• Cocktail variations: Manhattan, Martinis and Boulevardier

Module 4: Cocktail Studio: Highball Cocktails

• What are highballs?
• Cocktail perfection: How to make highballs taste and look fabulous
• How to make a Tom Collins
• How to make a mojito
• Cocktail variations: Mules, Dark and stormy, and non-alcoholic

Module 5: Cocktail Studio: Sour Cocktails

• What are sour cocktails?
• Cocktail perfection: How to make sour cocktails taste and look fabulous
• How to make a Whiskey Sour
• How to make a margarita
• Cocktail variations: Cosmopolitan, Mai tai, and Daiquiri

Module 6: Creative and Professional Bartending

• Creating custom, delicious cocktails
• Using unique flavors in your cocktails
• Getting a job in a bar - and keeping it
• Avoiding bad bar habits
• Thank you and goodbye!

• Anyone who wants the excitement of working behind a bar
• Existing bartenders who want to expand their knowledge of cocktails or find a new job in a glamorous cocktail bar or nightclub
• Home bartenders who want to delight friends and family at parties or dinners with their creative cocktail drinks
• Caterers who want to serve cocktail drinks to customers

This Bartending and Cocktails course is open to all, with no formal entry requirements.

• Add this accredited cocktail course to your resume to get a job in a bar, hotel or nightclub
• Get a raise or promotion with your impressive cocktail recipes and drinks
• Create your own cocktails and share them on your YouTube channel or blogs