Essential Cocktails & Bar Foundations
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Essential Cocktails & Bar Foundations

Know the order. Measure with confidence. Make the drink.

Recognise common drinks, explain their ingredients and follow a clear preparation specification.

Who it's for
No bar experience required. Intended for adult learners.

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Course
Free, online, self-paced
Certificate
€7.99, paid only after you pass
Exam
20 questions, 75% to pass, free retakes
Verification
Unique certificate ID, publicly checkable at hospitalitycertificate.com/verify
Study time
About 65 minutes, 9 modules
Issued by
Hospitality Certificate (CertHub network)

Module 8 of 9

Alcohol-free service and shift practice

Check product ABV and restrictions. Deliver and reset a mixed ticket.

What you will be able to do

Check product ABV and restrictions.

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Deliver and reset a mixed ticket.

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Treat the order deliberately

Virgin Mojito and the house Alcohol-free Bitter Spritz have their own specifications. Check actual substitute products and labelled ABV against the guest’s requirement.

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Do not add alcoholic bitters to a strict no-alcohol order. Ask about sweetness, bitterness and restrictions without promising a generic product category meets every need.

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Work through a shift

Read and clarify the whole ticket, prepare glasses and garnishes, and finish temperature-sensitive drinks close together. Follow the designated process for an allergen order before prioritising speed.

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Reset tools, report low stock and follow venue storage and cleaning procedures. Written study can be completed without drinking alcohol.

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Virgin Mojito — house recipe

Alcohol-free mint highball. Minty, lime-led, lightly sweet and sparkling.

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Recipe: 20 ml fresh lime juice · 15 ml simple syrup, 1:1 by mass · 8 leaves fresh mint · 120 ml chilled plain soda water

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): fresh lime juice 12.9032%, simple syrup, 1:1 by mass 9.67742%, chilled plain soda water 77.4194% of 155 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Virgin Mojito — house recipe. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Alcohol-free Bitter Spritz — house recipe

Alcohol-free aperitif. Bitter-sweet orange and grape notes; exact balance depends on selected products.

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Recipe: 60 ml bitter aperitif explicitly labelled 0.0% ABV · 90 ml sparkling white grape drink explicitly labelled 0.0% ABV · 30 ml chilled soda water

Measured starting liquids (before ice dilution, not ABV): bitter aperitif explicitly labelled 0.0% ABV 33.3333%, sparkling white grape drink explicitly labelled 0.0% ABV 50%, chilled soda water 16.6667% of 180 ml.

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AI-generated illustration of a Alcohol-free Bitter Spritz — house recipe. Follow the written recipe, not the picture.

Practise and check yourself

Exercise: Sequence a built, shaken and alcohol-free order and complete a closing checklist.

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Does an alcohol-free label alone prove a product is labelled 0.0%? No. Check the actual declared ABV and the guest’s requirement.

What comes before speed when an allergen order needs a designated process? The venue’s ingredient-checking and cross-contact procedure.

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Quick Shift Check

A strict no-alcohol guest asks for the bitter spritz. What must happen before recommending it?

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