Hot Bartending How-Tos
How To: Do a 2 bottle exchange w/ a forearm bump & tin snatch
Learn how to flair bartend. This flair bartending video demonstrates the two bottle exchange with a forearm bump and tin snatch. Practice and you will soon master this flair bartending move.
How To: Pour a Black and Tan
Impress your friends by learning how to pour this classic Irish drink. This bartending video will instruct how to properly make a Black & Tan, pouring it correctly.
How To: Mix a cocktail with Mark Bittman of the NY Times
Mark Bittman of the New York Times, reveals the secret of the modern mixed drink. His theory is that a good cocktail consists of alcohol, something sweet, and something sour. Eighty percent of cocktails are made with this formula. Watch this video to see how this theory applies to several classic cocktails.
How To: Bartend & make cocktails
How to bartend and make a variety of alcoholic drinks; get expert tips on mixing cocktails in this free bartending video series.
How To: Be a bartender with these tips
Good bartending can earn a bartender big tips when serving drinks in clubs, bars or restaurants. Learn how to tend a bar and serve drinks from an award-winning bartender in this free bartending video series.
How To: Choose essential bar tools
Do you know what tools you need to make your favorite drink at home? On this episode of FoodGear you'll find out the five must have tools for you home bar. The most basic tools for the maximum number of cocktails you can make, you should think about getting a cocktail shaker, a strainer, a jigger (measuring cup), a juicer (with a built in strainer), and a corkscrew. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to pick out essential bar tools.
How To: Pick the right bar tools, select a good bourbon &mixer
Learn how to create the finest cocktails from Francesco LaFranconi, Vegas Master Mixologist and Bartender Extraordinaire! The right tools will make a big difference in the quality of a drink. Likewise, picking the right bourbon to suit the drink being made, or a mixer to suit the bourbon base is essential for making the best taste cocktail. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to choose the right bar tools for a bartending kit, the right bourbon for a cocktail, and the right mix...
How To: Cut an orange garnish for a cocktail
Learn how the pros cut an orange garnish. Bartender Blake shows a simple way to cut a wedge of orange that fits easily on a martini glass. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to make an orange garnish for a cocktail.
How To: Cut a lemon garnish for a cocktail
This video demonstrates how professional bartenders cut their lemons. Lemons can be cut either as half moons or wedges. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to make a fancy lemon garnish for a cocktail.
How To: Make a lime garnish for a cocktail
Learn how a professional bartender cuts a lime garnish. Limes can either be cut as a half moon or a wedge. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to cut a lime garnish for a cocktail.
How To: Cut a lemon twist for a cocktail
This is how the pro bartenders cut a proper lemon twist. You will need a knife, an ice pick, and of course, a lemon. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to peel a pretty and decorative lemon peel twist.
How To: Make Simple Syrup for cocktails
Simple Syrup is used in many drinks as a sweetner and is incredibly easy to make. Ingredients: 1 glass sugar
How To: Pack a cocktail or bartending kit
Not only must you stock your bar with the and most useful tools, you need to be able to take your act on the road. In this episode of "The Cocktail Spirit," Robert Hess shows how to be a traveling bartender. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to choose the right cocktail tools.
How To: Rim a glass with sugar or salt
The rim of the empty glass can be coated with salt, sugar or the dry ingredient of your choice. It can add an extra decorative touch and additional flavor to cocktails. This online video will show you step by step how to rim a glass.
How To: Frost a glass and chill a champagne bottle
Champagne is best enjoyed at a cool temperature and a frosted glass creates a festive mood for many drinks. In this how to video, see step by step how a create the perfect frosted glass and learn tips on how to have that perfect glass of champagne.
How To: Pour ounces when bartending
Measurement of the ingredients in a cocktail is very important. In this online video, our bartender shows you step by step how to measure ounces when pouring from alcohol bottles.
How To: Buy the right number of mixers for a party
From simple bartender etiquette to advanced skills like making your own flaming orange peel garnish, we’ve got cocktail tips for you.
How To: Set up a bar for beginners
Watch this video and learn beginner information for drink mixing and cocktails. This video explains the tools of the trade like glass and metal shakers.
How To: Frost a glass
A bartender shows how to frost a glass in order to keep a drink colder, longer.
How To: Make a lemon knot
Learn how to add style to your cocktail. Watch and learn how to make a lemon knot drink garnish. We think the classic "twist" has a better look, but it's always nice to do something different... Make a lemon knot.