Star Bartenders Institute:
Situated in the heart of Troy NY, just 5 minutes from Downtown Albany, Star Bartenders Institute is a New York State-licensed bartending school that offers a quality 40-hour bartending & mixology course. Our in-depth, state-of-the-art course has study options in the day, evening, and at weekends.
40-hour Bartending & Mixology Course:
Participants have a choice of study options - Day, Evening & Weekends, and our course is taught by an experienced bartender, bar manager, and bartending instructor originally from New York State’s Capital District.
Study Options / Class Schedules:
- Day: Monday-Thursday, 10:30 am - 3:00pm (2 weeks 40 Hours)
- Evening: Monday-Thursday, 6:00pm - 11:00pm (2 weeks 40 Hours)
- Weekends: Saturday, 11:00am- 7:00pm (5 weeks 40 Hours)
Lesson One (5 Hours)
- Bar Items
- Bar Terminology
- Bar Tools
- Calculate ABV+Proof
- Closing Procedures
- Drink List 1
- Glassware
- Highball Drinks
- How to Build Drinks - Demonstration
- Lowball Drinks
- One Liquor Drink List Known by Name or Brand
- Opening Procedures
- Pouring
- The Bar Layout
Lesson Two (5 hours)
- Aperitifs, Digestifs, Absinthe
- Classifications of Liquor
- Cognacs & Brandies
- Demonstration: Multiples of Same Drink (Dragging)
- Drink list 2
- Fermentation and Distillation
- Long Island Ice Teas
- Up-selling
- Varieties & Brands of Liqueurs & Cordials
- Varieties & Brands of Liquors
Lesson Three – 5 hours
- Alcohol Awareness
- Blood Alcohol Content
- Cash Handling, Point of Sale
- Customer Service
- Drink List 3
- Food Service at the Bar
- Garnishes
- Glass Rimming
- Layering + Fruit Flies
- NYS Serving Law
- Serving Responsibly
- Shots, Shooters & Bombs
Lesson Four (5 hours)
- Beer
- Bloody Marys and Specialty Drink List Instruction
- Drink List 4
- Drink List 5
- Flavored Martinis
- Manhattans
- Martinis, Gibsons
- Rob Roys
- Wine
Lesson Five (5 hours)
- All Frozen Drinks
- Changing a Keg
- Changing a Keg Diagram
- Changing Soda Bag-In-A-Box
- Cleaning Ice Bin + Soda Gun
- CO2 Gauge Diagram
- Coffee Drinks + Non-Alcoholic Drinks
- Margaritas
- Mojitos
- Placing CO2 Canister
- Point of Sale Training on in house Future POS System
Lesson 6 (5 hours)
- Full day review
- Mock finals practice
- Pouring mock practical exam
Lesson 7 (5 hours)
- Full course review
- Mock finals practice
- Pouring mock practical exam
Lesson 8 (5 hours)
- Makeup exams
- Pouring exam
- Practical exam
- Written exam
- Graduation & Certification