Courses

With no prior experience, you will have the opportunity to learn about one of the most versatile spirits out there. Vodka is a distilled alcoholic ...

What is Cognac? It’s a Brandy. Multiple types of Brandy exist; & even if you know nothing about Brandy, you’ve probably heard of the most famous on...

What is Rum made from? Sugar, in some form. But that doesn’t mean that this is a “sweet” beverage. There are lots of different types of Rum. Lighte...

What’s New World Whiskey…? Whiskey made in North America, like the United States and Canada. Surprisingly, there’s a lot more to New World Whiskeys...

Beer is the world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage; it is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some...

Among many famous spirits, it’s in a class of its own due to its herbal qualities and versatile mixing ability. What is Gin made from? It’s a color...

Whisky is a term that includes various types of Single Malt, Single Grain, Grain, Blended, & Pot Still whisky from Scotland, Ireland, and Japan. So...

What’s Tequila made from? This beverage is a distilled alcohol made from the blue agave plant. Mezcal is also made from agave. But varieties can di...

Liqueurs & Cordials are as much a part of a well-stocked bar, just like Vodka or Scotch Whisky. Terms like Cordials and Liqueurs are used interchan...

An ancient alcoholic beverage from Japan, that not many Westerners are very familiar with. Now its time to change all that! Alcohol from rice? Yep!...

Cigars are rolled in many shapes and sizes but the standard shape is cylindrical with a rounded head is the most common. In this course, we’ll expl...

How many types of wine out there? 5 types (Red, White, Rosé, Sparkling & Dessert/Sweet) and over 10,000 varieties! No other alcohol has received as...

The function of helping guests, personalizing a meal and detailed service requires extra attention; which we outline here. The global serving commu...

Running a profitable and successful restaurant is a challenging and rewarding career. Many think that since they've been to a restaurant, it can't ...

Many think that Bartending is as simple as pouring alcohol into a glass and then handing it guests. This is not true. Truthfully, bartending is ac...

We review how to open champagne bottles regularly in another section. But here, we teach you how to do it with a sabre!

Why is it important to know how to open a bottle of wine? When it's done well, it makes the experience that much better. But done improperly in fro...

Wine Tasting is the simply the activity of drinking wine to examine its flavors. The activity has exploded in popularity in North America and Europ...

Pairing the right wine with the right meal is an art form with a long history. It's not as hard as you may believe it to be. All you need is a litt...

Here we learn how to taste wine. Let’s think about it, hat comes the moment again… The waiter pours a small amount of wine into the glass for us to...

Although Sake is generally associated with Japanese food, it can be a great companion to many non-Asian meals. Sake can also be used in place of wi...

Wines of Bordeaux region can be intimidating, you just need the right instructor. Bartender online school can be much more than just learning what’...

Here we’ll show you how to smoke a cigar and more importantly, how to serve cigars to others. Cigar service to others is an art; and when done prop...

For many years, beer was ignored when it came to food pairings. Beer and food was considered fit for bar food and not much else, but that has chang...

How to read a wine label. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of information contained in a small area, using terms that all may not be familiar with. Add...

Opening Champagne or any sparkling wine is essentially the same as service for standard still wine. The differences are that sparkling wine uses a ...

What is draft beer? Beer is stored in barrels, casks & kegs. Beer served from casks is known as draft beer. To open a keg, it must be “tapped”. In...

Brewing is the method of producing an alcoholic beverage by steeping a starch product, usually a cereal grain, in water and then fermenting it by a...

Most people don’t know that the taste of their favorite beverage can be affected the size and shape of the bar glassware they are drinking out of. ...

A distillation definition is the process of distillation is essentially concentrating alcohol, not created it from nothing. To produce distilled a...

Although most people think of wine when thinking of pairing a beverage with food, those with a more adventurous palate can find great matches with ...

While many people enjoy a great glass of wine or a good cigar, not often enough do they try the two together. Many may think of the classic cognac ...