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Impress Your Guests with Your Cocktail Making Skills at Shaker Bar School

Shaker Bar Schools are the UK and South Africa’s leading bartending schools, dedicated to providing bartending, cocktail and coffee related training courses.

Shaker Bar Schools offer a host of bar and barista courses for those seeking a career in the hospitality industry as well as fun sessions for cocktail and coffee enthusiasts.

The most popular course is the Afternoon Cocktail Masterclass. If you are a keen home chef wanting to impress your friends with your cocktail making skills, then this is the course for you.

The courses are designed to be fun and hands-on. Numbers are limited to eight per class so you will always have the attention of the trainers.

Afternoon Cocktail Master Class at Shaker Bar School

This is a one-day course covering four hours on a Saturday afternoon from 1 to 5pm. It is a great way to spend a fun and informative afternoon with your partner or group of friends, learning how to make refreshing cocktails.

The course is suitable for novices or cocktail enthusiasts, as well as for bartenders without cocktail experience.

The course covers an exciting introduction to the world of cocktails. It offers a practical foundation in the mechanics of mixology and cocktail preparation at work and at home.

You will learn different steps to building a drink: stirring, shaking, layering, muddling, smashing, straining and, of course, tasting!

You will prepare and make a range of classic contemporary cocktails, including Collins, Margaritas, Daiquiris, Caipirinhas, Sours, Mojitos, Martinis and more.

Shaker School’s training academies offer a range of accredited and vocational hospitality courses from cocktail masterclasses to professional and advanced bartender, barista and wine courses. All courses come with a certificate of completion.

Contact Details

For more information or to make a booking, call 010 448 0860 or email info@shaker.co.za Follow them on Facebook and Instagram

Shaker Bar School may be found at:

Johannesburg: 28 6^th Avenue, Parkhurst, 2194

Find their Johannesburg Branch on Google Maps, click here.

Cape Town: 235 Bree Street, 8001

Find their Cape Town Branch on Google Maps, click here.

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