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25 Experience and systems in Modern Bartending

Inspired Bartenders are a blessing for the industry. They evolve the Mixology layer and brung new systems to the professio...

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24 Personal growth and goals

Every person that has a goal of doing well will want to exceed in their profession....

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23 Menu development and Flavor with Creativity

The Bartending profession is changing and many say that it is a great direction. By looking at menu development and the f...

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22 Advanced Techniques and Control

At some point behind the bar, technique stops being something you think about and becomes something you rely on....

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21 Cost control and Team Consistency

When it comes to team, nothing beats ...

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20 Behind the bars. Set up

A well run bar doesn't isn't only due to the people, it is the systems and how these operate inside. ...

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19 Bar Hygiene and Cleanliness

Hygiene is one of the most fundamental parts of bar operations, but it is often only noticed when it fails....

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18 Upselling and Guest Guidance

Upselling is often misunderstood....

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17 Responsible Alcohol Service

Responsible service is a core part of professional bartending....

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16 Service Standards

Service is what connects the drink to the guest....

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15 Visual Consistency and Clean Execution

The final impression of a cocktail is visual. Before the guest tastes anything, they see the drink....

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14 Glassware Selection

Glassware is not just about presentation. It directly affects temperature, aroma, dilution, and how the guest interacts wi...

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13. Layering and Floating Techniques

Layering and floating are techniques used to control how liquids sit within a cocktail. They are most often used for visua...

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12 Garnish and Aroma

Garnish is often misunderstood as decoration, but its role is far more important. A well-chosen garnish adds aroma, reinfo...

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11 Techniques Part 2

Having the right techniques make your serves better. ...

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10 Techniques, Shaking and Stirring

Techniques do matter and even small subtle movements can decide what a drink becomes...

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9 Ice, Temperature, and Dilution

Ice is often treated as a simple tool, but it is one of the most important elements in a cocktail....

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8 Fortified and Aromatized Wines

Fortified and aromatized wines play a central role in many classic cocktails....

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7 Bitters and Modifiers

Modifiers are what transform a base spirit into a complete cocktail. ...

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6 Balancing Sweet and Sour

Balance is what separates a drink that works from one that does not....

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5 Citrus, Fresh Juice, and Acidity

Acidity is what gives a cocktail structure and energy. Without it, most drinks feel flat, heavy, or overly sweet....

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4 Sweeteners and Syrups

Sweetness is one of the easiest elements to get wrong, and one of the quickest to notice when it is....

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3 Base Spirits and Their Role

The base spirit is the foundation of every cocktail. It defines the identity of the drink before anything else is added....

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2 Cocktail Specification, Method, Garnish, Glass + History

Every cocktail is built from a complete specification. It is easy to focus only on ingredients, but that is only one part ...

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1 IBA Training The IBA Cocktail System

The International Bartenders Association defines a global standard for cocktails. That might sound simple, but in practice...

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Bars, Discover

Why Small Bars and Restaurants Benefit from Basic Hospitality Software

Running a small bar or restaurant leaves little time for repetition, follow-ups, and manual training. Yet consistency, qua...

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The Complete Guide to the Muddler: Flavor Extraction, Control & Professional Bartending Technique

The muddler is a fundamental bar tool used to extract flavor from fresh ingredients such as herbs, fruits, and sugar. Whil...

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The Complete Guide to Speed Pourers: Precision, Control & Professional Bartending Technique

Speed pourers—also known as pour spouts—are essential behind the bar for accurate, consistent, and efficient pouring. They...

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The Complete Guide to the Cocktail Shaker: Technique, Control and Professional Usage

The cocktail shaker is one of the foundational tools in cocktail making. It allows bartenders to combine ingredients quick...

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The Complete Guide to the Mixing Glass: Technique, Control & Precision in Stirred Cocktails

The mixing glass is one of the most refined and essential tools in cocktail making. Unlike shaking — which aerates, chills...

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The Complete Guide to Knife Skills for Bartenders: Safety, Citrus Preparation and Precision

Knife skills are essential for preparing garnishes, slicing citrus, and maintaining safety behind the bar. Good technique ...

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The Complete Guide to the Julep Strainer: History, Technique & Professional Usage

The julep strainer is one of the most important — and often misunderstood — tools in classic cocktail making. While it may...

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The Complete Guide to the Jigger: Accuracy, Technique & Professional Measurement in Cocktail Making

The jigger is one of the most essential tools behind the bar. While many bartenders rely on free-pouring for speed, true c...

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The Complete Guide to Ice Handling: Scoops, Sanitation and Temperature Control

Ice plays a central role in cocktail preparation. It chills, dilutes, and contributes significantly to drink texture. Prop...

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The Complete Guide to the Hawthorne Strainer: Clean and Controlled Cocktail Straining

The Hawthorne strainer is the standard tool for straining shaken cocktails, ensuring that ice and pulp remain in the shake...

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The Complete Guide to the Fruit Zester: Technique, Precision & Aromatic Expression in Cocktails

A fruit zester is a small but powerful tool that plays a major role in cocktail aromatics. While its appearance is simple,...

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The Complete Guide to the Fine Strainer: Double-Straining for Perfect Texture

A fine strainer is used together with a Hawthorne strainer to remove any remaining ice fragments, pulp, or solids from sha...

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How to Use a Citrus Juicer / Mexican Elbow: Techniques for Maximum Juice Extraction

The citrus Juicer or as it is also called: The Mexican Elbow; -is one of the most essential tools behind the bar. Whether ...

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The Cocktail Club Guide to the Bar Spoon: Stirring, Layering and Professional Control

The bar spoon is a long, elegant tool used primarily for stirring cocktails gently and efficiently. Its length allows the ...

Horeca, Adrian, Tips and tricks, Getting started

The Essential Bartending Tools: A Complete Guide with Adrian Michalčík

Watch Adrian Michalcik explain the essentials of the bar tools needed to master behind a bar. Wether its a professional or...

Cocktail Club

Hospitality reimagined: wine & spirits in the digital era

Uncover how wine & spirits are transforming the hospitality industry with innovative trends and experiences that captivate...

Cocktail Club

How Cocktail Club connects wine and spirits brands to consumers

Uncover how wine & spirits are transforming the hospitality business with innovative trends and experiences that captivate...

Lifestyle, Discover

Easy-to-Make Cocktails Without a Shaker: Simple, Delicious, and Impressive

Crafting Great Cocktails Without Special Equipment You don't need a cocktail shaker to enjoy bar-quality drinks at home. W...

Horeca, Adrian, Tips and tricks, Ambassadors

Adrian Michalcik - How to Use a Cocktail Shaker Like a Professional Bartender

Audience, Routines, and Taste...

Guide

How to make Cucumber Relish

This is how you make your own cucumber relish at home!...

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Something for the weekend? Four perfect autumn serves...

Who cares if it's chilly outside when you've got these beauties to bring the warmth?...

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Devilishly good Halloween serves

Something wicked this way comes!...

Fun facts

International Gin & Tonic Day

Paying homage to one of the world's most iconic and beloved serves...

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Something for the weekend? Meet Hugo...

If you haven't already had the pleasure, let us introduce you to Hugo - a trendy Italian with style for days... ...

Events

Cocktail Club @ Solheim Cup

When you’ve got a good reason to celebrate, why not get in the guys who know how to provide the most important ingredients...

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How to use the Shaker

The magic of many cocktails happens in the shaker...

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Poolside Cocktails

That feeling of drinking a great cocktail after a dip in the pool or a day at the beach....

Fashion

Fashion for Home Bartending

What is happening on the home bartending fashion scene?...

Bars

American Whiskey

A Whiskey Mecca in the busy midtown of Manhattan...

Guide

Tips to get started

So, you got your bar set and are somewhat ready to step into the world of home bartending? Follow these steps in order to ...

Fabinho, Ambassadors

Fabinho explores the world

Making Cocktails In strange Places...

Fabinho, Ambassadors

Fabinho chills on the beach

Making Mango Colada with fruity twist...

Getting started, Guide

How to use the Mexican Elbow Juicer

The best and easiest way to squeeze fresh juice...

Personalities

Felice Capasso

A young man with all the great attributes of a Southern Italian young man should have....

Personalities

Jannecke's Cocktail Callenge

The Quenched concept explained in practice together with Jannecke Weeden...

Artists

Alexander Moliner

I can't live without my guitar and my books....

Artists

Moontserrat Abril

Painter, designer, craftswoman and builder...

Cocktail Club

The Story of Cocktail Club

In 2017 we landed our mission: To build the best cocktail kit containing the best tool and recipe software ever made....

Guide

How to use the Jigger

Our Jigger is by some professionals called Mr. Slim...

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How to use the Fruit Zester

The Peeler helps you impress...

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How to use the Muddler

The Muddler is a fantastic tool to release the oil, juice and flavors from fresh fruit and herbs...

Personalities

Shannon Mustipher

Artist, Writer and Bartender...

Travel

Hotel Aiguaclara - Costa Brava

Begur, -worth coming, Hotel Aiguaclara, -worth staying....

Getting started

No Bar Tools - Mango Lassi

Let's improvise in the kitchen...

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No Bar Tools - Boulevardier

Let's improvise in the kitchen...

Lifestyle

5 Easy Summer Cocktail Recipes

Great moments with friends - sipping a tasty fresh cocktail in the evening summer breeze....

Getting started, Guide

How to make Sugar Syrup

Sugar syrup is easy to make and a must for home bartending...

Lifestyle

3 Vodka cocktails you'll want to make again and again

Vodka drinks for any occasion...

Artists

The Deconstructed Cocktail

How to mix a cocktail - visually...

Getting started

How to use the recipes

Easy to follow and a great result every time...

Lifestyle

Negroni week

The Negroni is one of the most iconic cocktails in the world and believed to have originated in Florence, Italy after a Co...

Guide

How To Make a Gin & Tonic

Gin & Tonic is one of the most ordered and homemade drinks in the world. It is easy to make a Gin & Tonic, but it is also ...

Fun facts

The Story of Gin

The name derived from the Dutch word Genever, meaning Juniper berries is one of the world of cocktail´s main ingredients....

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Friday - Let's make Gin & Tonic

Gin & Tonic is not just a G&T, there are many variations for you to explore....

Getting started

How to make Honey Water

Honey Water is easy to make and a great substitute for sugar syrup...

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How to make Coffee Mixtures

Coffee mixtures is easy to make and a must if you want to include coffee in your bartending....

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