Bartender game

Behind the Bar

Learn the specs, then lose the recipe card

A bartender game that teaches. Guests sit down and order. You pick the glass, add ice, measure, shake or stir, strain, garnish and serve before their patience runs out.

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Behind the Bar on a half-open iPhone Duo, with two guests on the top screen and the bench on the bottom screen
An Aperol Spritz being poured for a guest at the bar A guest orders a Blood and Sand while the drink is strained into a coupe A Tom Collins on the ticket while a table order waits A Hanky Panky ticket with the amounts hidden A guest describes a drink without naming it The list of shifts with stars earned

On shift

Learn by doing

Every drink is a classic recipe with exact measures. Each shift teaches one skill, from building a highball in the glass to double straining. The recipe card fades as you improve: first the amounts go, then the card, until you work from memory.

A Hanky Panky ticket with the amounts replaced by question marks

The guests

Guests who notice

Shake a drink that should be stirred and somebody will mention the bubbles. Every drink gets a review, so you know what to fix. Tables order through a waiter, and some guests only describe what they want.

Guest reviews after a shift, including a complaint about a shaken Martini

The course

A course with a certificate

Pass a shift and you earn a certificate with your name on it. Finish the course for the full one. Each certificate has a link that anyone can open to verify it. It records that you completed the game's course. It is not a professional licence.

A sample course certificate listing all 18 modules with their scores

The app

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Learn real cocktail specs behind a busy bar, one shift at a time, and earn a verified certificate.

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