Back to the Basics
Every drink worth its Margarita salt has a section up at the front devoted to bar gear and all the various liquids and solids you’ll be using it to mix together—good, solid, useful information. This one’s no different. But if you’re the type who prefers to review this sort of thing with a nice, cold drink in your hand, I heartily suggest you skip to the next section and then come back and fill in as necessary.
Having gone through Mixology 101, You already have an understanding of the mixology world and what it entails...By now, you should be feeling like one.
Introduction00:00
Lesson Two: History of Mixology00:00
Being A Mixologist
Mixologists are responsible for creating and crafting cocktails, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic drinks, and other concoctions. They’re often tasked with inventing new recipes and perfecting existing ones to ensure that their establishment has a unique and desirable menu of options for patrons.
Mixologists must have an extensive knowledge of different types of alcohol, how they interact with each other when combined, and how they can be altered or enhanced by various ingredients or flavorings. This requires a strong understanding of chemistry and the way different substances react with one another under different conditions.
Lesson One: Mixologist Job Duties00:00
Lesson Two: Mixologist Skills00:00
Lesson Three: Mixologist Work Environment00:00
Health, Safety and Security in the Bar
Aims and Learning Outcomes of the Lesson
On completion of this lesson the learner will be expected to be able to;
• Explain the rationale for food safety, HACCP and personal hygiene and its effects on food safety
• Explain the importance of labelling foods
• Act on safety statements and the essential safety and security issues in bars
• Apply best practice procedures for reducing risks and handling potentially violent situations in the bar
• Explain techniques for improving safety in pub cellar operations
• Compare and contrast insurance premium covers for bars
• Outline the challenges of waste in bars and broadly explain prevention techniques for reduction, reuse and recovery
• Conduct a waste audit for identifying waste and managing waste streams
• Identify energy saving innovations for their bar
Lesson One: The bar layout00:00
Lesson Two: Personal hygiene00:00
Lesson Three: General Regulations on Safety Issues00:00
Lesson Four: Identifying the hazards to reduce risks00:00
Lesson Five: Conflict and Violence in Bars00:00
Lesson Six: Different Roles played in a Bar Setup00:00
Alcohol Awareness
Introduction to Beverage Alcohol
The way our guests react to beverage alcohol all depends on:
• how much alcohol they consume
• how much has entered the bloodstream
• how fast the alcohol has entered the bloodstream
We have to know how alcohol affects the body to help protect our guests from overconsumption. It is important to know what affects the body’s absorption rate of alcohol and the behaviors associated with the overconsumption of alcohol.
Lesson One: Alcohol Consumption and Tolerance00:00
Lesson Two: Brandy00:00
Lesson Three: Vodka00:00
Lesson Four: Gin00:00
Lesson Five: Whisk(e)y00:00
Lesson Six: Rum00:00
Lesson Seven: Tequila00:00
Lesson Eight: Liqueurs00:00
Lesson Nine: Curaçaos00:00
Lesson Ten: Aperitifs00:00
General Knowledge
Alcohol Awareness Policy
Our alcohol awareness policy is simple and straightforward. We deny entrance to visibly
intoxicated customers, under age minors and guests unable to provide valid ID. Our door staff is well trained and strictly enforces our alcohol awareness policy. Bartenders are prohibited from serving visibly intoxicated customers, under age minors or customers unable to produce ID. Our alcohol awareness policy promotes responsible service and encourages responsible drinking.
Lesson One: Rules and Policies00:00
Cocktails
If you're in a nightclub, that may be all that is available to you; but cocktails run the gamut in terms of their unique and wonderful mixtures and flavours.
Lesson One: Prepare and serve cocktails00:00
Lesson Two: Useful words00:00
Lesson Three: Using Bar Tools & Glasses7:17
Lesson Four: Bar Language2:24
Lesson Five: Garnishing2:11
Lesson Six: Citrus Zest Garnish3:47
Lesson Seven: Orange Wheel Garnish3:50
Lesson Eight: Preparation methods for cocktails1:12
Lesson Nine: How to Muddle2:56
Lesson Ten: How to Layer1:26
Alcohol free drinks
• Why are low and no drinks trending?
• Why do people drink low & no cocktails?
• Why should you have low and no drinks in your bar?
• Quick and easy tips for bars on low and no
You can swap, change the ratio, add sodas, teas, infusions, kombucha – the options are endless.
Lesson One: Mocktails00:00:00
Lesson Two: Common Mocktail Flavor Profiles00:00:00
Lesson Three: Golden rules for making mocktails:00:00
Lesson Four: Mocktail Recipe3:09
Lesson Five: The Benefits of Offering Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Options00:00
Types of Establishments
Drinking establishments are everywhere — from your local neighborhood pub, to your favorite college dive bar, to the cool speakeasies you discovered in that city you loved visiting.
Understanding the different kinds of bars out there is as important for the average guest in search of quality alcoholic beverages and a good time as it is for the bar owners themselves.
Lesson One: Types of bars00:00
Lesson Two: Costing Cocktails00:00
Lesson Three: Cocktail Merchandising00:00
Employment
Bartending is one of those professions that very often leads to business ownership, especially as bar culture is so tied to generational differences.
Mixologists are responsible for creating and crafting cocktails, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic drinks, and other concoctions. They’re often tasked with inventing new recipes and perfecting existing ones to ensure that their establishment has a unique and desirable menu of options for patrons.
Mixologists must have an extensive knowledge of different types of alcohol, how they interact with each other when combined, and how they can be altered or enhanced by various ingredients or flavorings. This requires a strong understanding of chemistry and the way different substances react with one another under different conditions.
Lesson One: Mixologist Job Requirements00:00
Advancement Prospects00:00
Course Check up
True or False Questions
Single Choice Questions
