San Diego · Little Italy

Pour. Flip.
Own the bar.

San Diego's hands-on bartending school. Learn the fundamentals, master craft cocktails, and pull off real flair — taught behind a working bar by pros who've done the shifts.

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TIPS® / ServSafe prep

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Little Italy · behind a working bar

Next class · Craft Mixology

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6–12

Students per class

120+

Recipes in Core

Programs to choose

TIPS®

Cert prep included

Programs

From first pour to full flair

Three core tracks, plus private, corporate, and kids' classes. Start anywhere — most students begin with Core.

Core Bartending

Zero to behind-the-bar ready in two weeks.

2-week course 8–12 students

$595 $495 per student

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Flair Bartending

Bottle flips, stalls, spins — the moves that turn a shift into a show.

2-day intensive 6–10 students

$299 $249 per student

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Some experience

Craft Mixology

Build balanced, menu-worthy cocktails from scratch.

4-day intensive 6–10 students

$295 per student

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The flair difference

Turn a shift into a show worth tipping

Bottle flips, stalls, spins — done right, flair turns an ordinary shift into a show people remember. Our 2-day intensive breaks down 70+ working moves you can actually use behind a busy bar.

70+ moves, broken down step by step
Practice bottles & tins provided — never glass
Slow-motion video of your routine to review
Optional fire-flair intro, safety first

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How it works

Behind the bar in three steps

Pick your class

Choose a program and a start date that fits your schedule — day, evening, or weekend.

Learn behind a real bar

Small groups, hands-on every session. You build real drinks, not slideshows.

Get certified & placed

Earn your certificate, prep for TIPS®, and get resume + job-placement help.

Your instructors

Taught by working pros

Meet the team

Dax Romero

Head Flair Instructor

Signature: Smoked Old Fashioned

Nadia Okafor

Lead Mixology Instructor

Signature: Yuzu Paper Plane

Theo Bautista

Fundamentals & Events Instructor

Signature: Classic Margarita

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We're a new San Diego studio opening our doors with small, hands-on classes — capped so every student gets real reps behind a working bar. No fake reviews, no inflated promises. Just the fundamentals, taught right, from day one.

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