Mixologist/Cocktail ponces

[GTIR]

Hello everyone!

I was hoping the good people of PH could give me some advice on the above subject. I am looking at doing a course in mixing cocktails/bar work soon and was wondering if there are people on PH who do this?

I've been looking at courses mainly in London (as I live near there) with some even throwing in accommodation! I would like to get the thing done all in one go so will probably go for an intensive course like this;
http://www.londonbarschool.com/English/welcome.htm... 4 week course for £795

Or
http://www.basbartendingschool.co.uk/

Any advice welcome.

(It's not for a job per se, just an interest: Did you know that Absinthe was only made legal in the USA in 2007 and it's still illegal to import it into Australia! (only fake home made grown is allowed))

[Mr Roper]

No advice sorry but If your knocking up a Long Island ice tea any time soon i'll gladly be a test subject

And please don't forget the egg whites like some pretend cocktail makers in a near by town....."Egg whites! you sure mate.....

[Wadeski]

There are dozens of bartender courses out there, but whats your end goal? Do you want to work in a cocktail bar?

because i tell ya, they will look a LOT better at some experience as a bar back in a well-known bar than waving around a diploma from the Oxbridge College of Mixology

[mattdaniels]

wtf?

Are you seriously saying there are "courses" where you learn to bung some booze in a glass and shake it? What is the world coming to....

[H_Kan]

mattdaniels said:

wtf?

Are you seriously saying there are "courses" where you learn to bung some booze in a glass and shake it? What is the world coming to....

I've heard there are courses where they teach you to bung food in a pot and cook it!

Seriously there can be a lot of depth to cocktail making. A well considered and executed cocktail is one of summers great pleasures.

Mr Roper, I'm also a big Long Island Iced Tea fan, though I've not knowingly had it with egg white. What is the purpose of the egg white?

[Webber3]

H_Kan said:

Mr Roper, I'm also a big Long Island Iced Tea fan, though I've not knowingly had it with egg white. What is the purpose of the egg white?

It's normally used as a sort of frothing agent.

[Wadeski]

Webber3 said:

It's normally used as a sort of frothing agent.

I dont think he was suggesting egg whites go in an Long Island. Its usually used in sours (e.g. whisky sour, pisco sour etc) to get a froth, as was said above. Pineapple juice froths well if people are squeamish about eggwhite.

[Mr Roper]

The egg whites are used to give the drink a slightly silky texture.