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Our creative approach to storytelling, practical homework assignments and the global experience of the instructors form a comprehensive knowledge that brings profit and benefits to bartenders and their employers. In our school for bartenders, you boost both soft and hard skills.

Mentors

Andrey Bolshakov

bolshakov@liquiddesign.agency

Insider bar (World's best 50 bars 2021, No.13), Chief Bartender City Space Bar (World's best 50 bars 2011, No.32), Senior Bartender Bombay Sapphire Brand Ambassador in 32 countries Campari Brand Ambassador

Nikita Khlopyanov

khlopyanov@liquiddesign.agency

City Space bar (World's best 50 bars 2011, No.32), Senior Bartender High bar, Opening Team Leader & Bar Manager BARBOSCO, Bar Manager & Chief Bartender Diageo plc, Johnnie Walker Russia, Brand Ambassador Follow me catering and Brilliant Event, CEO

Stefano Gambardella

gambardella@liquiddesign.agency

Galaxy Bar, Dubai (World's best 50 bars 2021, 2022 No.45), Chief Bartender Lilly Black, Melbourne, Head bartender Shochu Lounge, London, Bartender

Denis Pashkov

Fermentation revivalist

White Rabbit (The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 | Ranked No.18) Coya, Dubai, UAE LPM, Dubai, UAE Denis grows organic koji for bars and restaurants, promotes sustainability through fermentation, and helps restaurants run successful business.

Andrey Bolshakov

bolshakov@liquiddesign.agency

Insider bar (World's best 50 bars 2021, No.13), Chief Bartender City Space Bar (World's best 50 bars 2011, No.32), Senior Bartender Bombay Sapphire Brand Ambassador in 32 countries Campari Brand Ambassador

Nikita Khlopyanov

khlopyanov@liquiddesign.agency

City Space bar (World's best 50 bars 2011, No.32), Senior Bartender High bar, Opening Team Leader & Bar Manager BARBOSCO, Bar Manager & Chief Bartender Diageo plc, Johnnie Walker Russia, Brand Ambassador Follow me catering and Brilliant Event, CEO

Stefano Gambardella

gambardella@liquiddesign.agency

Galaxy Bar, Dubai (World's best 50 bars 2021, 2022 No.45), Chief Bartender Lilly Black, Melbourne, Head bartender Shochu Lounge, London, Bartender

Denis Pashkov

Fermentation revivalist

White Rabbit (The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 | Ranked No.18) Coya, Dubai, UAE LPM, Dubai, UAE Denis grows organic koji for bars and restaurants, promotes sustainability through fermentation, and helps restaurants run successful business.

Hard

Skills

Course duration 4 weeks

The Hard Skills course helps you boost all the bar techniques necessary for a modern bartender and learn how to use them to create a unique cocktail menu

you will get:

Practical skills for working with modern bar techniques
Ready-made cocktail menu concept
Lifetime access to a private chat with all graduates of Liquid Design School courses (past and future)
Access to our digital library, which is constantly updated with new materials
Access to participation in closed live streams with the stars of the global bar industry
Certificate of completion of the training course at Liquid Design School

you will get:

Practical skills for working with modern bar techniques
Ready-made cocktail menu concept
Lifetime access to a private chat with all graduates of Liquid Design School courses (past and future)
Access to our digital library, which is constantly updated with new materials
Access to participation in closed live streams with the stars of the global bar industry
Certificate of completion of the training course at Liquid Design School

1

Start

You get acquainted with mentors during the live stream; we tell you how the course is organised and what is necessary for comfortable learning, and we answer students' questions

2

8 learning units

to transform theoretical knowledge into practical skills under the guidance of mentors

3

New lessons every week

At the beginning of each week, students get access to two video lessons that can be watched at any convenient time

4

Homework assignment

After watching the lesson, students are given a practical assignment, and then they submit a report on the work done

5

Feedback

Mentors give feedback on each report and work on errors

6

Senior project

At the end of the course, each student creates a concept for their own original cocktail menu

7

Certificate

At the end of the course, students receive a certificate of course completion from Liquid Design School

1.

Start

You get acquainted with mentors during the live stream; we tell you how the course is organised and what is necessary for comfortable learning, and we answer students' questions

2.

8 learning units

to transform theoretical knowledge into practical skills under the guidance of mentors

3.

New lessons every week

At the beginning of each week, students get access to two video lessons that can be watched at any convenient time

4.

Homework assignment

After watching the lesson, students are given a practical assignment, and then they submit a report on the work done

5.

Feedback

Mentors give feedback on each report and work on errors

6.

Senior project

At the end of the course, each student creates a concept for their own original cocktail menu

7.

Certificate

At the end of the course, students receive a certificate of course completion from Liquid Design School

Lesson 0

Live Stream

introduction
what this course is about
how it works (how to use the platform, equipment, tasks, communication)

Lesson 1

Organic acids

types of organic acids and how
our receptors perceive them
tips and tricks for working with organic acids
“fake” lime juice
cordials
superjuice

Lesson 2

Clarification

the reasons why we need clarification
agar-agar
chitosan
milkwash
pectinex
bentonite

Lesson 3

Carbonation

main rules
carbonization with syphon
carbonation with CO2 cylinder and reducer
carbonization of cocktails

Lesson 4

Foams and textures

cream foam
eggwhite foam
xhantan foam
fake egg white
supersyrup

Lesson 5

Fermentation

kambucha and kvas
wine and sparkling wine
koji

Lesson 6

Distillation. Rotary evaporator

how does it work
distillate, hydrolysis, reduction, switching

Lesson 7

Garnish

why garnish matters
simple garnishes
advanced garnishes
cocktails + pastry
aromatizers

Lesson 8

How to create your cocktail menu?

how to start: creativity and ideas
inspiration
create efficient cocktail menu

Final lesson

Live Stream with a secret guest*

an outstanding representative of the industry

Course packages

*When purchasing the Standard package, performing practical assignments is mandatory. The student's education is terminated without a refund if the assignment is not completed without a valid excuse.

STANDARD

access to lessons

access to a group chat

access to the digital library

mandatory homework assignment completion

access to a private group chat with project mentors

access to a live stream with a secret guest

certificate

online

400$

buy

PREMIUM

access to lessons

access to a group chat

access to the digital library

mandatory homework assignment completion

access to a private group chat with project mentors

access to a live stream with a secret guest

certificate

online and paper format

500$

buy

Prepare for

the course

Sign up for Go Up

Streams and lessons take place on the Go Up platform.
Please familiarize yourself with the platform in advance.

Go Up

Prepare the ingredients, tools and equipment

for a comfortable course

check the list

Communication with mentors and the community will take place in Telegram chats. Please install the application in advance.

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Soft

soon

Skills

The Soft Skills course boosts the skills required for a modern bartender to go beyond a preparation room, develop their own style, build a personal brand and create a unique product. The graduate of the course will learn how to build a development strategy and will be able to lead the team to high results on the world bar stage.

Lesson 1

Service standards are a solid foundation for the operation of a bar or restaurant

You will learn what service is. We will tell you about all kinds of service standards and how they are applied in the world’s best places. You will learn how to customise service standards for the specific concept of the project. We will analyse the LQA standards of the international five-star hotel chains.

Lesson 2

Balance in drinks

We will talk about the physiological perception of balance. You will learn how to read and understand the proportions and measure the balance mathematically. You will get life hacks on how to develop sensitive taste buds. You will learn how to adjust the richness in drinks and find a balance not only in taste but also in flavour. We will teach you how to make the taste of a drink multilayered.

Lesson 3

From an idea to a drink. Creating conceptual drinks and a cocktail menu

We communicate with our guests through cocktails. It is a powerful tool to tell about the philosophy and concept of your place. A well-thought-out cocktail menu increases the average check and makes the guest’s choice comfortable.

Lesson 4

Goal setting. Motivation. Building a personal brand

‘Give a man a goal worth living for, and he can survive in any situation’ - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe We discuss the reasons and ways of building a personal brand. We identify the mission, set goals, and develop strategies. We analyse successful cases and share life hacks and fuck-ups from our personal experience.

Lesson 5

Ratings. Interaction with bar and restaurant media. Behind the scenes

Our industry is similar to the world of show business, and to win this game, you need either to know the rules or to become the one who makes the rules. We will share insights, discuss the ecosystem of the industry and look behind the scenes of the bar stage. We will talk about how contests and ratings work and how to act effectively to achieve the goals.

Lesson 6

Bartender competitions

We will talk about what bartender competitions are and their purposes. We will discuss different kinds of competitions and highlight the most popular and authoritative ones. We will give you resources where you can get information about upcoming competitions and tell you how to prepare for them. We will share our checklist with tips and life hacks. ‘Post marketing’, or how to make a name for yourself effectively and benefit more from any final result of participation.

Lesson 7

SMM. From stories to history

You will learn how to make social networks work for you, not for your procrastination. We will discuss where inspiration comes from, how to write texts, and how pictures can help you. We will teach you how to direct the tools of social networks in the right direction and discuss successful cases with experts who are engaged in the promotion of large brands, bars and even individuals. *The lesson is being constantly updated due to changes in algorithms, legislation and trends.

Lesson 8

Special guest

A global industry star will share his or her expertise on a specific topic.

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