Bartending Schools - What to expect from a bartending course

Bar setup
Bartending Recipes
Liquor brands
Introduction seminars
Role play and serving tips
Alcohol awareness program
Job placement

Bartending Schools will usually have a bar setup similar to your neighborhood bar. They will use similar brands of liquor that is served however, there will be no real liquor used, it is illegal. Each student will have a study manual of popular drink recipes and liquors to learn from. A bartending course generally takes about 2weeks ( 40 hrs ) to complete.

You can expect that 1/3 to 1/2 of the time will be hands on practice making the drinks. Picking up the actual bottles and working with the soda gun uses muscle memory which for a beginner allows one to pick up bartending much quicker than say studying from a book.

Accordingly bar school instructors may give introduction seminars on wine, liquors, spirits and beer. This is general info from how wine is made to what are the most popular brands from vodka.

One day is usually reserved for alcohol awareness programs. If the program is TIPS then your in good shape.

Sometimes a test is involved, especially from state education certified schools where you have to make a number of drinks correctly in a certain amount of time.

Before going on your interview, your school will usually give you guidance on resume writing and interviewing strategy. They want you to look good in front of the owner as much as you do.