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Start Your Cocktail Journey in Dublin
Explore the world of classic cocktails in a fun, interactive setting. Learn about the drinks you love, gain bar confidence, and build a foundation of knowledge that opens the door to further exploration. This is your chance to experience the culture, science, and service of cocktails – right here at Dublin Bar Academy.
Who Is It For?
Course Modules
The 2-Day Introduction to Cocktails course focuses on the foundations of cocktail theory and hands-on practice. You’ll gain a well-rounded understanding of the cocktail world through four key learning modules:
Theory
- Cocktail History
- Introduction to Equipment & Tools
- Understanding Glassware & Garnishing
Practical Bartending
- Making Classic Cocktails
- Multi Order Flow
- Bar Movements & Technique
- Glassware Handling & Service Basics
Tasting
- Guided Tasting of 30+ Classic Cocktails
- Understand Balance, Texture & Presentation
Certification & Take-Home Materials
- Certificate of Completion
- Student Booklet with Recipes & Theory
The Classic Cocktail Bible – 80 iconic recipes reviewed by Dublin Bar Academy
3 Major Benefits
Learn how to create the world’s most iconic cocktails with confidence and precision.
Gain hands-on experience using real bar equipment in a professional setting.
Leave with recipes, resources, and certification that you can use forever.
What You’ll Learn
The Theory of Bartending
Explore the fascinating evolution of cocktails – from pre-Prohibition to modern day. Understand the stories behind the drinks and how culture shaped what we sip today.
Learn the names, functions, and handling techniques of bartending gear – from shakers to jiggers, glassware to strainers.
- What’s a Boston shaker?
- How do you measure precisely with a jigger?
- Why does glassware shape matter?
From shaking and stirring to pouring and garnishing – you’ll gain confidence in the essential techniques used by professional bartenders. Learn how to handle drinks with style and deliver them with flair.
Taste and analyze more than 30 classic cocktails to understand balance, texture, and presentation. Train your palate to recognize the elements of a well-made drink.
- Why is Manhattan stirred and not shaken?
- What makes a daiquiri balanced?
- What’s the story behind the Negroni
The Practice of Bartending
Learn the tools of the trade! Bartender training involves all sorts of equipment like jiggers, different types of bar spoons, shakers and strainers, as well as a range of glassware and all sorts of products from spirits to garnishes.
You’ll dive into the essential equipment, as well as some of the more advanced pieces of kit we use to make amazing cocktails. We’ll discuss the major spirit categories, talking about where they’re from, what they are made of and how they’re made. Plus we’ll cover the importance of quality ice, what the purpose of ice is in a cocktail and why certain types and shapes of ice are important.
- What exactly is a ‘jigger’?
- What’s the difference between a coupe and a martini glass?
- What is tequila made from?
- How is clear block ice made?
Mixing drinks is the name of the game! You’ll learn the principle techniques you need to make cocktails, from stirring to shaking to rolling, as well as which method is most suitable for different drinks. We’ll show you different ways to shake cocktails and how different types of shakes and shakers affect the cocktail. You’ll practice how to stir a drink properly to get it perfect every time, as well as different mixing techniques that you can use instead of stirring.
You’ll also get an understanding of how to pour, garnish and serve drinks correctly, whilst also learning about the importance of a cocktail’s appearance and how to excite the people you are mixing them for.
- What’s the difference between shaking and stirring?
- Why do some cocktails need to be stirred?
- What makes a garnish ‘great’?
- What does a perfectly poured cocktail look like?
Our Story
A genuine demand for higher standards in training and education
The Dublin Bar Academy was set up in 2012 to give young and aspiring bartenders the training they need to step behind any bar in the world with confidence. Since then we trained and brought thousands of students to become masters of their craft and brought knowledge to thousands of lovers of beverage.
We look forward to continuing the journey with thousands of students to come to Dublin Bar Academy. We look forward to welcoming you to our family and the journey of flavour.
