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Advanced bartending techniques

Advanced bartending techniques

Basic equipment & glassware Basic techniques

Advanced bartending techniques

Fridge & pantry essentials Swizzle

Advanced bartending techniques

Basic equipment & glassware Basic techniques Advanced bartending techniques Fridge & pantry essentials Swizzle

Basic equipment & glassware
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Advanced bartending techniques
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Advanced bartending techniques

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Shaking tips & myths

I'm guessing you're reading this page because you're already an accomplished cocktail mixer and are interested in the fineries of the art or you've just

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The Hard Shake

Perversely the hard-shake is not hard, it’s gentle; although this choreographed shake is hard to master. Invented by Japanese bartender, Kazuo Uyeda,

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How to throw a cocktail

As the name suggests this method of mixing a cocktail is achieved by pouring the ingredients from one vessel to another, ideally pouring from one vessel

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