Stop memorising.
Start understanding
how cocktails work.
8 logic templates. 64 classic recipes. One short guide that finally makes it click — whether you're just stepping behind the bar or you've been there a while and something still feels missing.
✦ You just started bartending and feel overwhelmed by hundreds of recipes.
✦ You've been behind the bar but still rely on memory instead of understanding.
✦ You want to build real confidence — not just fake it until you make it.
The problem — and the fix
Most bartending guides dump information.
This guide gives you a concrete system.
Memorising recipes doesn't make you a bartender
- ✕Hundreds of recipes to remember — and new ones every week
- ✕You freeze when a guest asks for something unfamiliar
- ✕You know what goes in — but not why
- ✕Confidence behind the bar still feels like a performance
- ✕Thick bartending books that cover everything except the essentials
Understand 8 templates. Every cocktail falls into place.
- ✓Learn the logic behind cocktail families — not just the recipes
- ✓64 classics broken down so you see the pattern
- ✓A quick, clear spirits overview — what matters, nothing extra
- ✓Short and focused — read it in a weekend, use it for years
- ✓Written by someone who learned the hard way, not in theory
What's inside
Five things you'll walk away with
The 8 cocktail families — understood, not memorised. Once you see the templates, every recipe you encounter fits somewhere.
64 classic recipes broken down by logic. Not a recipe dump — a structured walkthrough of why each cocktail is built the way it is.
A working knowledge of spirits. The essentials — what you actually need to know behind the bar, without the noise.
Core bar techniques explained clearly. The methods that appear across classic cocktails — shaken, stirred, built — and when to use them.
How to construct a cocktail — not just recall one. Change one element of a template, you get a different drink. Change two, you get another. You'll leave knowing how to build, not only remember.
Launch Bonus · First month only
The guide comes with something else.
Two weeks of Cocktail Architect — free. It's a professional recipe and menu development tool for balancing drinks: ABV, acidity, dilution, and pour cost. All in real time, before you pick up a jigger. Regular price — €10/month.
The Architect is in early access. You'll be among the first to use it — and your feedback directly shapes what it becomes. This isn't just a bonus. It's a chance to help build a product that makes bartenders' lives easier.
The person behind the guide
Written by someone who started at zero — and figured it out the hard way.
"WHAT IS A NEGRONI?! WHAT IS A WHISKEY SOUR?!"
I started behind a bar by accident — filling in for a friend at a vegan café. Then the café closed. Then I found myself interning at a French-Moldovan bistrot with a recipe spec I barely understood, staring at a list of cocktail names I'd never heard of.
- Learned to make cocktails under pressure — during party shifts, overwhelmed
- First time working with spirits, understanding the difference between categories
- Started to actually enjoy what I was doing — despite the chaos
One day you're nervous. Then a guest comes back just for your cocktails.
Casaroz was the most demanding place I'd worked — two bartenders who worked there had built bar's reputation from scratch, and me and my teammate had to keep it. Milk washing, fat washing, custom foams, author's cocktails, my own vermouth. Athens Bar Show. A guest who became my wife.
- Built a loyal following — regulars who came specifically for my cocktails
- Attended Athens Bar Show twice
- Started experimenting, building my own techniques and flavour systems
- Wrote Guide to the Classics, because I wished it had existed when I started
What readers say
Reviews
"A great book that, I think, will suit both an experienced bartender looking to refresh their memory and learn something new, and beginners. Gorgeous visuals, especially the proportion diagrams, and overall, the book's design is very tasteful. The language is quite accessible, without overly complex words. What I liked most is that everything is short and clear, cut to the chase. Essentially, the book can be used as ready-made notes on various topics instead of having to write them out yourself (since, again, it's straight to the point). In short, 9/10, I really liked it and recommend it."
Worked at Taqueria Bar, 1516 by RockScor Brewery, Julien Gastro Bistrot.
"I've read it carefully, and I'll be honest: I really liked what you've put together. The strongest part isn't the recipes themselves, but the logic behind cocktails and how the families work. For bartenders just starting out, this approach actually makes a difference: you stop memorizing and start understanding how everything connects. That's the most valuable thing here. The writing style stood out too: easy to read, natural, nothing like a dry textbook. The personal stories keep you engaged and make the material feel real. What stuck with me most: the breakdown of cocktail templates and structure, the sections on ice, dilution and temperature — you rarely see that explained properly for beginners — and the focus on the idea that a bar isn't just about alcohol, but about the guest's experience and drinking culture. Genuinely solid work. You can tell a lot of experience, thought and care for the craft went into it. For anyone starting out behind the bar, this will be useful — and respect for building an educational project for the industry."
Bar Manager at Covor Bar · Brand Ambassador Finlandia
Guide to the Classics · eBook
Understand how
cocktails work.
Finally.
8 logic templates. 64 classics. 1 tired bartender.
Buy until June 24th — the Cocktail Architect comes with it, free for two weeks.