The Prepare and serve cocktails credential covers the skills and knowledge required in understanding how to both prepare and serve cocktails. At the heart of every great cocktail, there must be a perfect balance. Prepare and serve cocktails that cover the cocktail ingredients and tools and methods used when mixing and serving cocktails.

The Cocktail essentials comprise 2 micro-credential stacked courses of learning, followed by completion of assessment tasks at the end of each skill level, to test the learner’s knowledge and understanding.

Course Series: 2 of 2

Course Award: Micro-Credential 

Course Duration: 6 Hours Course 

Complexity: Foundation

It comprises 11 lessons of learning, followed by a completion quiz to test your knowledge and understanding.  By the end of this course, you will demonstrate understanding in:

  • The preparation of classic, popular, and contemporary cocktails.
  • Understanding how to balance flavour, texture, and aroma.
  • Steps you can take om experimenting in the creation of new cocktails.
  • Your social responsibility in waste minimisation
  • Importance of visual appearance and quality before serving.




Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Prepare and serve cocktails
  • 2

    Lesson 1

    • Cocktail preparation methods
  • 3

    Lesson 2

    • Balance flavour, texture and aroma
  • 4

    Lesson 3

    • Classic and contemporary cocktails
  • 5

    Lesson 4

    • Mocktail recipes
  • 6

    Lesson 5

    • Classic and popular mocktails
  • 7

    Lesson 6

    • Experiment to create new cocktails
  • 8

    Lesson 7

    • Check quality before serving
  • 9

    Lesson 8

    • Maximise visual appeal
  • 10

    Lesson 9

    • Garnishes
  • 11

    Lesson 10

    • Minimise waste
  • 12

    Lesson 11

    • Social responsibility with waste
  • 13

    Test your knowledge

    • Instructions before taking the test

    • Test your knowledge

    • Next steps
  • 14

    The boring stuff

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