Bartending School
Course Features:
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Interactive Lessons
The bartending lessons display on your computer and include audio, video and photos. Each page is a complete learning experience: tips to memorize the drink, the recipe, photos, audio/video, and the supplies you will need to practice. Each lesson has a quiz and a designated practice session.
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Audio and Video
We have included over 2 hours of audio throughout the course. Listen while the instructor explains the drinks and teaches helpful information. There are also video demonstrations of drink preparation in every lesson. The course on CD-ROM contains 2 hours of additional video demonstrations.
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Photos and Illustrations
The bartending course contains hundreds of color photos of each drink and the liquor/liqueur(s) used for the drink, so you can become familiar with the appearance and glassware used. The course also includes a photo sequence of each step in a drink's preparation.
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Interactive Quizzes
Each lesson has at least one computer quiz that tests your knowledge. When finished, the quiz shows your score, records your results, and provides the correct answers for you to review. You can re-take all quizzes as many times as needed to achieve a passing score, including the final exam.
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Interactive and Printable Flash Cards
The course contains interactive flash cards that you click to quiz you over each important item learned in the lesson. We also include flashcard sets for each lesson that you can print out and take with you. These are the same two-sided cards we use at traditional schools. These memory aids help our students quickly practice drink recipes and customer service tricks.
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Bonus Bottle Tricks Lesson
This popular bonus lesson (complete with videos) explains the fundamentals of flair bartending for those who want to learn. While this lesson is not required, bartending is part showmanship, so at some point in a career, an excellent bartender should know a few tricks like Tom Cruise in Cocktail!
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Student Manual (download)
Real Bars Real Bartenders is the same manual we use at traditional bartending schools. It is divided into 12 lessons that teach you the most popular drinks, divided by category. Our online bartending course is based on this manual. You can view this manual on your computer, or print out a copy.
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Drink Recipe Book (download)
An alphabetized assortment of all the popular drinks of today! Contains over 2,000 commercial recipes for looking up new or exotic drinks. This is the same recipe book we provide to students at traditional bartending schools. You can view this manual on your computer, or print out a copy.
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ID Log and Incident Report (download)
The identification log helps you document suspicious purchases. The incident report log helps you document anything unusual that occurs in the bar, which helps protect you legally. Just circle the appropriate details and keep working. These logs are also included in the spiral-bound Bartender's Training Manual & Recipe Guide.
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Spiral-bound Manual and Recipe Guide
When you enroll in a Combo Package, we ship you our 192-page spiral-bound Bartender's Training Manual & Recipe Guide that combines both the Student Manual and the Recipe books (above) into a single printed guide, a $29.95 bonus! You also receive online access to our Bartender Toolkit, which runs on any computer, tablet, or handheld device!
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Optional Course DVD
When enrolling in a course combo, you receive our 2-hour course companion DVD that walks you through each lesson! Watch as a professional bartender works through every drink recipe in each course lesson! The DVD shows you how a bartender can quickly recognize and learn dozens of different drinks using a few simple formulas.
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Optional Bartending Practice Kits
Learning bartending requires hands-on practice during and after each online lesson. We stock all the tools of the trade you need to complete each drink practice session. Unless you already have bartending supplies at home, we suggest adding a practice kit to your enrollment. We carry a full range of bartending practice kits.
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Bartending School Certificate
Be proud of this when you earn it. After passing the final online exam, your signed and numbered bartending certificate will be available for download and printing immediately!
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Resume and Letter of Recommendation
We show you exactly how to write a winning resume that highlights your strongest points, including your Bartending School Certification which tells employers that you are a motivated individual. We also provide a personalized, professional employment letter available immediately after passing the final exam! We are proud to vouch for our graduates!
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Job Assistance Program
We are happy to recommend graduates to employers! We also teach the first-time bartender exactly where to find work, and how to find the jobs that never get listed in the newspaper! Learn how to interview and where to look for the best jobs!
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Live Course Support!
Have a problem Just call us at 605 427 2912 and we'll take care of it! That's the benefit of enrolling in a school that really cares about what our students make of themselves!
+ Bartender Mixology Course Lessons The Bartender Mixology Course contains the following lessons. Each lesson will contain a mix of text, audio, videos, images, electronic flashcards for memorization and quizzes to verify you are learning the material. At the end of the course, there is a final exam that will provide your certification.
Bartender Mixology Course Lessons:- Start Of Course
- Equipment & Setup
- Cream Drinks
- Garnishes & Mixers
- Two Liquor Drinks
- Sour Drinks
- Martinis/Manhattans
- Highball & Juice
- Exotic Drinks
- Wine Drinks
- Hot Drinks
- Shooter Drinks
- Cash Register
- Customer Service
- Final Exam
- Bottle Tricks
+ How Old Do You Have to Be to Bartend?
How old do I have to be to bartend?
Minimum age required to bartend in the United States and Canadian provinces
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AL 21
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DC 21
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KS 21
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IL 18
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MD 21
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NH 18
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OR 21
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UT 21
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Canada
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AK 21
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FL 18
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KY 20
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IN 21
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MI 18
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NJ 18
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PA 18
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VA 21
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AB 18
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NU 19
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AZ 19
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GA 18
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LA 18
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IA 18
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MN 18
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NM 21
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PR 18
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VT 18
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BC 19
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ON 18
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AR 18
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HI 18
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MA 18
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KS 21
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MS 18
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NY 18
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RI 18
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WA 21
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MB 18
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PE 19
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CA 21
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ID 19
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ME 18
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KY 20
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MO 21
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NC 21
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SC 21
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WV 18
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NB 19
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QC 18
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CO 18
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IL 18
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MD 21
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LA 18
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MT 21
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ND 21
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SD 18
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WI 18
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NL 19
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SK 19
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CT 18
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IN 21
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HI 18
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MA 18
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NE 19
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OH 21
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TN 18
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WY 21
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NS 19
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YT 19
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DE 21
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IA 18
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ID 19
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ME 18
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NV 21
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OK 21
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TX 18
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NT 19
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Notice: You can take the Bartender Mixology Course at any age even if you haven't turned the required age to bartend yet. This way, you are ready to find a job when you do turn of age.
+ How Long Does the Bartender Mixology Course Take? The
Bartender Mixology Course is completely self-paced; you can take your time or push yourself through quickly. Rated at 40 hours and based on national standards, the course timeline breaks down as follows: 12 hours course instruction, 8 hours for drink recipe memorization and terminology, and 20 hours for mixing practice.
+ Do I Need a Home Practice Kit? Do I need a bartending practice kit?
Get hands-on practice with a bartending practice kit
The practice kit provides the right tools for the right job. That is why
bartending schools are set up like actual bars--it allows the students to practice their drinks. To get the most out of this course, we recommend adding a practice kit that includes the tools you will need. Our Super Deluxe bartender practice kit contains all the items needed including bottles, glassware, and store 'n pour containers. You can purchase our complete kits at a discount when you enroll in a
course combo package.
+ Do I Need Alcohol Server Certification to Bartend?
This certification is separate from
bartender or mixology training / certification.
Alcohol server certification training covers serving alcohol responsibly and state laws for serving alcohol. The
bartender license training is approved by state liquor control boards in most states. We offer the state-specific
alcohol server certification courses online that will satisfy the requirements in most areas.
Alcohol server certification is commonly called a "bartender license"
Check the map below to see if the Alcohol Server Certification Course is approved or recommended in your state.
Alcohol Server Certification Course
(Click "Add to Cart" to signup)
$18
Some areas require alcohol seller/server certification to ensure that employees understand the liquor laws in their state and serve alcohol responsibly. Anyone who sells or serves alcohol should take this training to receive their
bartender license, which may also be required in your state. This includes Bartenders, Servers, Bar Backs, Managers and Liquor Store Clerks.
Reasons to Take the Alcohol Server Certification Course
- The state requires everyone who sells or serves alcohol to have this certificate or permit
- The state offers reduced penalties for infractions related to serving alcohol if the seller/server has taken alcohol certification, responsible server training
- The bar or restaurant where you are trying to work requires it as part of their employment policy
- Businesses can receive benefits from the liquor authority or alcohol beverage control if all of their servers have this certificate
- Employers receive discounts on their liquor liability insurance if their servers have this certificate
- Businesses are required to have their servers certified as a result of past alcohol infractions (selling to underage customers, serving intoxicated customers, etc)
Contact Us
Professional Bartending School's step-by-step interactive bartending course will enable you to quickly master your craft! Sign up for the course to become a certified bartender and get resources to help you find the bartending job you want. 
