40 hour Bartending School Course

You're serious about bartending and you need a school that is serious about it's training. At the New York Bartending School we teach all aspects of bartending; not just drink recipes. The course is totally hands-on and is taught by experienced professional bartenders that are state licensed. All instructors have at least 7 years of bartending experience (most have over 10 years) along with some management experience before we hire them.

Curriculum:

Schedule:
  • Bar Set-up
  • Bar Equipment & Utensils
  • Opening & Closing Procedures
  • Mixology
  • Free-pouring, Drink Recipes & Preparation:
  • Garnish Preparation
  • Speed Drills
  • Upselling
  • Wine, Spirit & Beer Knowledge & Service
  • POS Register Training.
  • Legal Responsibilities/State Laws & Regulations
  • Customer Service/Bar Tricks
  • Interviewing & Job Hunting Skills and Tips

Full Days: 1 week (9:30am-5:30pm)
Starts every Monday

Evenings: 2 weeks (6pm-10pm)
Starts every Monday

Mornings: 2 weeks (9:30am-1:30pm
Starts every two weeks

Afternoons: 2 weeks (2pm-6pm)
Starts every two weeks

Weekends: Two consecutive Saturdays & Sundays (2 weekends)
(9.30am-7.30pm) Call for starting dates

The following popular seminars are included in the course tuition:

Wine Knowledge & Service: Knowledge of fine wines and Champagne is a must if you aim to work in New York's trendy bars, restaurants and lounges. This concise introductory wines seminar gives our students that added edge over other bartending schools!


Spirits & Liqueur Knowledge & Service: Apart from our comprehensive spirit class our students are able to mix and mingle with some of the best known companies in the business: The Absolute Spirits Company, John Dewar's & Son, Bacardi, Bombay Gin, Van Gogh Vodka, 42 Below Vodka, Jack Daniel's, Le Fee Absinthe, Johnnie Walker, and many others. 

Beer Knowledge & Service: From fermentation to lagers and ales, this seminar covers everything you need to know about beers. Learn from the only New York Bartending School that has a real beer/keg tap system-from how to tap a keg to pouring a pint of Guinness.

Point-of-sale (POS) Register Training: The New York Bartending School has teamed up with Digital Dining the Premier Point Of Sale (POS) software company. We have 4 modern POS register systems so you will learn everything from ringing up drinks, opening/closing tabs, handling cash, processing credit cards and handling reports.

Experience is priceless: After you're armed with bartending knowledge, you're offered the opportunity to guest bartending at several bars in the area. This allows you to apply what you've learned in real-world situations.

Visit us today. Call 212.768.8460