Learn Mixology & Bartending in New York City

Honest level: Beginner -> Master mixologist — ask the school exactly how far that goes in the time you have.

Masters & lineage

• Dale DeGroff ("King Cocktail")
• Audrey Saunders (Pegu Club lineage)

Schools in New York City

Honest note: this one is still provisional — I'm verifying it. Treat it as a lead worth checking, not a verdict.

• BarSmarts (Pernod Ricard / Beverage Alcohol Resource)
  BarSmarts (Basics and Professional)
  BarSmarts is an online bartender education program created by Pernod Ricard USA with Beverage Alcohol Resource, offering Basics and Professional tiers covering spirits knowledge, cocktail technique and service, with a flat registration fee and a completion certificate.
  https://www.barsmarts.com/
• European Bartender School New York
  International Bartender Course
  European Bartender School's New York campus in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, runs an intensive four-week International Bartender Course of hands-on training for beginners and working bartenders, leading to the internationally recognised EBS certificate.
  https://www.barschool.net/barschools/new-york
• Columbia Bartending Agency & School
  School of Mixology Certification Class
  The Columbia Bartending Agency and School of Mixology is a student-run school operating at Columbia University since 1965 that teaches public mixology classes using real alcohol, covering bar setup, classic and contemporary drinks and service, with a certificate awarded on passing a performance and written exam.
  https://columbiabartending.com/

The credential

EBS International Bartender Certificate (and the WSET Level 3 Award in Spirits) · Certifying body: European Bartender School (EBS) / BarSmarts / WSET (Spirits)

A recognised qualification an outside body stands behind is not the same as a certificate a school prints itself. We name which it is — you should ask the school the same.

Also for Mixology & Bartending

What I check before I send you anywhere

I'm Arnaud. I cook for a living, and I've spent fifteen years on the water — so I know the difference between a real school and a good-looking website. I built the Atlas because I got tired of the second kind. Here is what a place has to clear before it goes on here, and what I'll tell you straight when it doesn't.

• The craft is actually alive there. A working scene, with people who do this every day — not a demo put on for visitors.
• There's a real teacher behind it. Named, still practising, and certified where the craft has certificates.
• The credential is what it claims to be. A state diploma and a certificate a school prints itself are not the same thing. I check which, and I say which.
• I tell you how sure I am. Most pages here are verified by hand. A few say "still checking" — I'd rather admit that than pretend.
• Nobody pays to be here. No commission, no selling the trip. The order on this map is the strength of the community, never the size of the wallet.
• If I wouldn't send a friend, it isn't on the map.