When you hear the word cocktail, you probably imagine a Boston Shaker being handled with impressive flair and shaken over the shoulder. But this isn’t the only way to make a delicious mixed drink. To master the art of mixology, bartenders have to become familiar with the three classic cocktail making techniques: stirring, shaking and blending.

Award-winning bartender Charlie Ainsbury shows you how each is done in this lesson on the essential cocktail making techniques.

Learn hospitality skills for today’s world, including:

• How to make stirred, shaken and built cocktails
• The tools required to make these drinks
• The impact of different mixing techniques on ingredients
• The cocktails that are made using the different techniques

Servers and bartenders, it’s time to up your cocktail game with tips from a champion bartender.