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Bartender Skills and Techniques

ARTICLES AND ONLINE TRAINING

Enhance your bartending techniques with online courses, industry expertise and educational articles offering practical step-by-step guidance, tips and tricks.

E-Learning Courses

  • Diageo Bar Academy Essentials

    Diageo Bar Academy Essentials

    Become a better bartender by developing your knowledge and skills.
  •   Cold glass of beer being poured in a bar

    Beer Essentials

    This module will teach you what you need to know about beer, from the basics of brewing, through to styles and flavours.
  •   Glass of Whisky and Ice with Food Pairings on a table in a bar setting

    Exploring Drinks with Food

    This module reveals how to dovetail your drink offer with food to create better customer experiences.
  • guinness being poured

    Guinness Essentials

    In this module, you’ll learn how you can serve a beautiful, great quality, great-tasting Guinness, every time.
  • Drink being poured into a clear glass with food and small plates on the table

    Responsible Serving

    This course will help you understanding the importance of measuring drinks correctly and the impact of alcohol.
  • Man in apron holding a gin spirit serve with orange garnish in a large glass with ice and rosemary

    Serve with Spirit

    This module is an essential course if you’re intending to progress as a bar professional.
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 Old Fashioned being poured into glasses with two champagne coupe glasses to side

A Bartending Guide to Glassware

Glassware is a staple in any bar and an important part of elevating the customer experience. Take a deeper dive into the world of drinking glasses.
 Cocktail carbonation with a drink being poured into glass

A Guide to Carbonation in Cocktails

Carbonating cocktails can enhance guests sensory experience of drinks. Discover how to achieve optimal carbonation in your cocktails.
Bartender in white shirt holding a gold cocktail with orange slice garnish.

A Guide to Cocktail Clarification

Cocktail clarification has become a quest for many mixologists. Explore this technique and the best tools for clarified cocktails.
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Bartending Basics: Essential Skills, Techniques And Tools

Are you a master of your craft? Discover the essential bartender skills you should hold to progress and improve the guest experience in your bar.
 Two glass jars filled with clear liquid and ice infused with fruit next to three paper straws.

A Bartender Guide to Infusion

Infusion has transitioned into bartending, producing innovative flavour combinations. Learn how to enhance your cocktail creation with this technique.
WOMAN USING A BLENDER

A Bartending Guide to Blenders

The electric blender transformed how cocktails were made. Find out the history, styles and best practices for using the blender to make standout cocktails your guests will love.
Two drinks glasses garnished with lemon accompanied by a spirit bottle

A Guide to Cocktail Ageing

A growing bar trend is teaching enthusiasts the value of patience: cocktail ageing. Find out its allure and how it will enhance your cocktail making.
 A Guide to Ice Cutting and Carving

A Guide to Ice Cutting and Carving

Explore the captivating world of ice cutting and carving in drinks making and discover how this Japanese legacy can unlock unparalleled cocktail craftsmanship.
Bartender preparing cocktail

All About the Jigger

Explore the jigger's history and usage to understand more about its contribution to the art of cocktails.
A woman muddling in a kitchen 

BECOME A MUDDLING MAESTRO

Learn how to use a cocktail muddler properly and master the art of muddling to create delicious drinks for your guests.
Cocktail with foam and garnish

Cocktail Air 101

If you’re looking for a way to raise the bar even further - to give the guest something that elevates their experience- to dial that frothy, light texture all the way up to 11, you should consider a cocktail air.
 A cocktail being garnished with white florals.

Cocktail Garnishes: A Complete Guide

Give your serves the wow factor with our expert guide to cocktail garnishes -full of tips, ideas, and inspiration for perfecting your drinks.
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