Over three hours we'll cover the practical foundations you need behind a bar, including:

- Setting up and working efficiently behind a bar

- Bar equipment and how to use it

- Pouring, measuring, shaking, stirring and building drinks

- The basic structure and balance of mixed drinks

- Making a selection of drinks yourself

- Practical tips

- How a real bar actually operates

You'll make the drinks yourself, taste what you're making and learn why we do things the way we do them.

Bartender Basics is designed for:

- People who want to get their first job behind a bar

- Travellers looking for hospitality work in Australia

- People already working in hospitality who want practical bar skills

- Anyone who wants to learn how to make drinks properly

You don't need any previous bartending experience.

3 hours

1pm–4pm, selected Thursdays

$160 per person

Lot Twenty, Perth Cultural Centre

Classes are deliberately kept small and practical.

Lot Twenty is open while we train, so you're learning behind the bar in a genuine hospitality environment rather than a training room.