Bar Training & SOPs
Personalised bartending and mixology training for beginners, working bartenders and hospitality teams. Build practical skills, standardise recipes and turn service routines into clear SOPs, with online or on-site sessions adapted to your goals.
One-to-one coaching or small-team training, adapted to your current level.
Practical technique, recipe consistency, prep, workflow and service standards.
Online sessions or on-site training by arrangement in Kuala Lumpur.
Training adapted to your level, team and service goals
AT A GLANCE
Coaching
Personalised practical training
Format
Online or on-site by arrangement
Price
Tailored proposal before booking
Materials
Supporting notes and SOPs as agreed
For
Individuals and hospitality teams
A personalised training and SOP development service led by Riccardo Grechi. Build confidence behind the bar, improve team consistency or prepare staff to launch a new drinks menu. The content, format and supporting materials are agreed around your needs.
A focused assessment of your goals, experience and working environment.
Tailored coaching and practical exercises, with recipe specifications, preparation notes, checklists or SOPs according to the agreed scope.
A clear training plan, with duration, participants, delivery format and project fee confirmed before booking. Follow-up or refresher sessions can be included by agreement.Beginners: tools, station setup, shaking, stirring, dilution, balance and core cocktail structures.
Working bartenders: recipe control, batching, syrups, infusions, clarification and troubleshooting.
Venue teams: consistent builds, mise en place, handovers, guest service and menu rollout. Topics are selected for your current level and priorities.Replace inconsistent drinks, unclear preparation routines and improvised onboarding with shared standards and practical coaching. Focus on the specific skills or service problems that matter to you, rather than a generic course.
1. Share your goals, current level, number of participants and preferred format.
2. Agree the topics, schedule, deliverables and fee.
3. Work through tailored sessions and practical exercises.
4. Apply the agreed recipes, checklists and routines in your own setting, with follow-up if included.Complete beginners, individual bartenders, hotel and restaurant bar teams, venue managers and businesses preparing a new opening or menu launch.
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BUILT BY INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Created by Riccardo Grechi, working beverage manager, bar consultant & trainer.
The Double Strainer is built by Riccardo Grechi, an Italian head mixologist, bar consultant and trainer with 10+ years of hands-on experience across Europe and Southeast Asia. His work combines cocktail R&D, menu engineering, cost control, SOP development, training and beverage-program design, with a focus on practical systems that can be used in real service, not just theory.
10+ years of bar and hospitality experience
Award-winning head mixologist
Menu development, training & operations systems
Luxury hotel, cocktail bar & multi-venue experience
Founder of The Double Strainer, read by 100,000+ people yearly
Build Your Bartending Foundations
EXAMPLE TRAINING FORMAT
For beginners and junior bartenders who want a structured starting point.
PRACTICAL FOCUS
Tools, station setup, shaking, stirring, dilution and balanced cocktail structures.
TAKEAWAY
Clear practice goals and supporting notes tailored to the agreed sessions.
Prepare Your Team for Service
EXAMPLE TRAINING FORMAT
For hotel, restaurant and bar teams aligning their standards or launching a menu.
PRACTICAL FOCUS
Recipe specifications, prep, batching, handovers, service routines and menu execution.
TAKEAWAY
Agreed recipes, checklists or SOPs that staff can use after training, according to scope.
WHAT'S INSIDE
The Framework
Assess your starting point → agree practical goals → train and practise → document the agreed standards → apply them during service.
Practical Tools
Recipe specifications, prep and batching notes, opening and closing checklists, service routines and simple SOPs. Materials are selected to match the agreed training scope.
Real Examples
Beginner foundation: learn to set up a station and prepare core cocktail structures consistently.
Team consistency: practise shared recipes, station setup and handovers.
Menu launch: rehearse builds, presentation and service before introducing a drinks list. These are example training formats, not named client case studies.
Pro Checklist
Tell us who will attend, their experience, the skills to improve, your location and equipment, preferred dates and whether you need online or on-site delivery. Training can be discussed in English or Italian.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Start with a clear brief: your current level, the skills you want to improve and the format that works for you. The training scope, supporting materials and fee are agreed before you book.
A tailored proposal
Clear scope · Practical goals · Agreed fee