StretchLearn Course

Mix Like a Pro From Your Home Bar

Master the ratios, techniques, and ingredients behind every great cocktail — no experience required.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This beginner course covers every pillar of modern mixology: the major spirit categories, the golden ratios behind Sours, Old Fashioneds, Highballs, and Daisies, and the tactile techniques bartenders use every shift. You will build house syrups and infusions from scratch, learn how ice affects dilution and texture, and create elegant mocktail alternatives that stand on their own. By the final module you will be able to read any cocktail menu, reverse-engineer recipes, and host confidently.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Identify the six core spirit families and select appropriate base spirits for any cocktail template

Apply the classic 2:1:1 Sour ratio and its variants to construct balanced original drinks

Demonstrate correct shaking, stirring, and muddling technique with proper dilution control

Produce three house syrups and a DIY aromatic bitters from pantry ingredients

Adapt any alcoholic recipe into a flavour-matched mocktail using non-alcoholic substitutes

Design a well-stocked home bar under a defined budget using a prioritised spirits list

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Spirits, Families, and the Home Bar

Map the six spirit families, understand how production shapes flavour, and build a smart starter bar on any budget.

3 lessons

The Six Spirit FamiliesContent · 45 min

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Reading Labels and ProofContent · 45 min

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Building a Starter Bar on a BudgetContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Classic Cocktail Families and Ratios

Learn the five foundational cocktail templates and the ratios that make each family work, so you can build any drink from a single formula.

3 lessons

The Sour Family: 2:1:1 and Its VariantsContent · 45 min

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Spirit-Forwards: The Stirred WorldContent · 45 min

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Highballs, Cobblers, and PunchesContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Technique: Shaking, Stirring, Muddling, and Ice

Perfect your physical technique — every gesture behind the bar affects dilution, texture, and the final flavour of the drink.

3 lessons

Shaking and StrainingContent · 45 min

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Stirring, Muddling, and the Role of IceContent · 45 min

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Garnishing and PresentationContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: House Syrups, Bitters, and Mocktail Adaptations

Build a flavour toolkit from scratch — make three essential syrups, a DIY aromatic bitters, and adapt any recipe into a compelling alcohol-free alternative.

3 lessons

House Syrups: Three Essential RecipesContent · 45 min

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Bitters: The Bartender's Spice RackContent · 45 min

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Mocktail Adaptations and Zero-Proof DesignContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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