Module 1: Before You Start – Tools and Setup
- Bartending tools
- Setting up the bar
- Essential bar supplies
Module 2: Setting the Stage for Stylish Bartending
- Storing and serving
- Hygiene and safety
- Garnishes and mixers
- Style and presentation tips
Module 3: Mixology and Pouring
- Bartender terminology
- The three basic methods of mixology
- Other mixology methods
- Pouring techniques and free pouring
Module 4: Responsibility and Flair
- Cash register
- Customer service
- Responsible serving of alcohol
- Flair bartending
Module 5: Know Your Drinks – Liquors, Liqueurs, Whiskeys and Brandies
- Liquors
- Liqueurs
- Whiskey: history and how it’s made
- Types of whiskey
- Brandy, cognac, and armagnac
Module 6: Know Your Drinks – Wine, Beer, Tequila and More
- Vodka, gin, and rum
- Tequila and mescal
- Wine, port, sherry, and vermouth
- Beer: keg and cellar management
Module 7: Know Your Drinks - Creams, Sours, Martinis and More
- Aperitifs
- Two-liquor drinks
- Cream drinks
- Sour drinks
- Martinis and manhattans
Module 8: Know Your Drinks
- Highball and juice
- Exotic drinks
- Hot drinks
- Shooters
- Cocktail recipes
Module 9: Origin and Cultivation of Coffee
- A look and the coffee bean and its journey to our cups
- Coffee varieties, cultivars and hybrids
- How coffee is harvested and processed
- Roasting techniques
- What happens to taste and quality through processing?
Module 10: Preparing to Brew
- Introduction to brewing methods
- Tasting tips
- How to prepare your coffee machine
- Setting your grinder
- How temperature and humidity affect coffee grinding
- Filling the portafilter and tamping the grinds
Module 11: Grinding and Espresso
- A close look at the grinder
- Cleaning your coffee machine
- Storing coffee and why it matters
- Single bean or blended
- Espresso blends and shots
- Espresso brew ratios
Module 12: Cream it Up
- Does your cream measure up?
- The science of milk and how it changes coffee
- Steaming, frothing, and giving texture to milk
- Choosing your jug and pouring freely
- Being creative with latte art
- Coffee menu: Americano, macchiato, cappuccino, mocha and more
