Bartending Lessons
When a person attends bartending or mixology schools they are provided with training that will enable them to become successful in their chosen career. The bartending lessons will cover the methods of mixing; the different distilled spirits and glassware; bar tools and equipment; opening and closing procedures; cocktail additives; understanding wines and there history; beer system; the State and Federal Law that deals with alcohol and more.
Most schools try to make the lessons fun and easy with a lot of hands on training, which might even allow students to work behind a fully equipped bar. There are programs at some school that will allow highly trained instructors to utilize the first half of the day for classroom lectures and demonstrations, while the second half would be tailored for students to get behind the bars and practice their bartending skills. During the practical training students would be given bartending lessons that will help to understand the basics of shaking and pouring cocktails.
The shaking process is when you use a cocktail shaker to blend ingredients together and simultaneously chill them. In this process the drink would freeze while combining the ingredients. The ice cubes would then be added to the liquid in the container and shake vigorously with one hand on the base and the other on the top.
All cocktail shakers are sold with a strainer attached because some drinks will have some particles to be removed before serving. When this is required ice cubes should be used instead of crush ice, because crush ice will clog the strainer. Generally, drinks which require crush ice should not be strained.
Here are some additional things to know about mixing cocktails:
Cocktails can be stirred with a mixing glass or metal rod. The metal rod is used to prevent dilution of the ice and to strain the contents.
Muddling is the term used to extract most of the flavors from certain ingredients such as fruits or garnishes.
Blending is a good way to combine some ingredients that are used in some recipes which contains fruit and cannot be broken down by shaking. There are some recipes which required the use of crush ice to produce a smooth drink.
You can also a build a cocktail, this process involves pouring all the ingredients into the glass that the drink will be served in and then a swizzle stick is placed in the glass so that the ingredients can be stirred.
Flaming is the method in which a cocktail is set alight to enhance the flavor of a drink. However, one should exercise extreme caution when attempting this during training.
Layering is to float an ingredient such as cream or liquor on top of another.
The information provided above is just a tip of the iceberg to what you can learn during bartending lessons. You can find additional details online to know about school locations, cost for training, career opportunities, online courses and more.
