Want to make this bartending thing really work?

Join Canada’s only premiere bartender training and certification program.

You’ll learn world-class techniques, the art of unforgettable drinks, how to create “theater” at your bar…and most importantly, how to go from “just another bartender” to “irreplaceable.”

Our proven hands-on curriculum—delivered by industry experts—gives you the skills and knowledge to be successful in this competitive industry.

Space is limited. Apply to the Nimble Bartending School today. Courses available in Victoria, BC and London, ON.

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What You'll Learn

How To Pour

There’s more to pouring than you might think. From free pouring to cutting a pour, mastering methods can make the difference between an amateur and a professional.

How to Build a Drink

Where exactly do you build the drink? Do you build it in the glass to be served? In a tin? In a julep cup? In a mixing glass? In which order should you build your drinks? Have no fear; we’ll cover this, too.

How to Mix Cocktails

Learn techniques like cocktail dilution, aeration, and emulsification. We’ll teach you to elegantly guide the ice around the glass with a stir, shake the bejeezus out of a drink that needs to be woken up, and aerate a viscous drink with a throw.

How to Make the 50 Most Ordered Classic Cocktails to Perfection

Master the recipes and preparations of the 50 most important and frequently ordered cocktails. You’ll leave our program knowing how to make these drinks deliciously and with panache.

How to Use Functional Flair

Dazzle your guests with flips and tricks that enhance experience without wasting time.

How to Master Professional Bartending Tools

A craftsperson is only as good as they know how to use their tools.

How to Garnish Drinks

Gone are the simple days of lonely wedges and twists. Welcome to the world of swaths, flowers, birds, wheels, planes, and more. Our program will teach you to creatively garnish your drinks and impress your guests.

How to Create Cocktails On-The-Fly

With the renaissance of cocktails now in full-swing, guests expect custom drinks. Our program teaches you how to easily create unique drinks that customers will love.

Efficiency of Movement and Speed

You can learn a lot by how much (or how little) a bartender moves. Learn how to setup your station so that you can operate with purpose and flow.

How to Develop Your Palate

We’ll help you develop and refine your palate through educational tastings of wine, spirits, beer, and cocktails.

How to Talk About, Taste, Discover, Sell and Serve Wine

You’ll walk away with a fundamental understanding of important wine varietals, and how to sell wine through sommelier-led training

Develop Spirit Mastery

What if you could tell stories about 95% of bottles on any back bar in the world?

How Beer is Made and How to Sell It

Learn a framework that helps you quickly understand beer, how to describe it to a guest, and how it's made through an on-site brewery training and tasting.

Culinary & Advanced Cocktail Techniques

Learn how to use the same 'gee-whiz' techniques that high-performance bars around the world have on their cocktail menus. Custom bitters, tinctures, infusions, foams, smoke, and more.

How to Communicate With Guests and Be Assertive

Learn key tools and mindsets for being a great host, and disarming difficult situations.

Responsible Alcohol Service

Learn to take ownership for the well-being of your establishment and its patrons through responsible alcohol service.

And More...

A proven program to help you become the most valuable bartender in the room, create world-class guest experiences, increase profitability, and gain an edge over your competition.

What You'll Get

A Training Methodology That Works

The Nimble Bartending School distills decades of experience into a course that will shorten your learning curve, save you time, and money. You’ll get the strategic insight and guidance to help you reach your goals.

Specialist Instructor-Led Training

Leading experts will guide you through a proven cutting-edge curriculum designed to help you become a high-performance bartender.

Access to the Nimble Private Vault

An ever-expanding online resource that will be there for you from bartender, to bar manager, to bar owner, and beyond. Continuously updated with fresh material.

Nimble's Proprietary Cocktail Guide

Nimble Cocktail Guide

There are 50 essential cocktails that you need to know to thrive behind modern bars. The Cocktail Guide gives you battle-tested recipes, and short punchy stories that you can share.

Nimble's Hgh-Performance Bartender Certification (Optional and Subject to Successful Completion)

Get a certification that shows you’re part of a vanguard group of bartenders who’ve put in the work and are on-track to becoming high-performance bartenders. You’re committed to continuous, never-ending improvement, and adding value to any bar you step behind.

Proof: What Others Say

"What I learned is that bartending has helped me value my time more, and now I don't have to work doubles anymore. It's changed my life."

Emily Pollock

Alumni & Bar Operations Lead

The course was better than what I had expected. It's difficult to pinpoint specific areas that blew me away, but across the board I felt it was more valuable than I had predicted. There are so many self-proclaimed "professional" bartenders out there who are doing it all wrong. Learning best practices in person from Nate and Kyle has given me a ton of confidence, and solid edge over my competition.

Michael Morris

Alumni & Bartender

This is an antidote to the classic bar school stigma. Courses are comprehensive, fun, and challenging with homework and fieldwork designed to help round out your skills and knowledge. Both Kyle and Nate have an incredible skill sets and a wealth of knowledge which they are enthusiastic to share with everyone. Would highly recommend to anyone who is interested from a complete beginner to current bartender.

Evan Riggs

Alumni & Bartender

Much, much more professional and comprehensive than I had expected, from the bar skills to the liquor knowledge and palate development. Quite hard (in a good way). In many ways as challenging as any university course. Very impressed.

Leigh Phillips

Alumni, Author, Bartender

Highly recommend this school to friends and family! Outstanding instructors!! Very helpful course. The instructors come prepared with lots of helpful cocktail knowledge, and answer questions with patience. They bring many helpful guest speakers for the students, and extend their knowledge about beer, wine and spirits. They encourage students to work on many different styles of cocktails and help them create their own. Overall, it was a great experience!

Suki Wu

Alumni & Bar Manager

I've been a server for over 10 years with both extensive management and serving experience. I took the Nimble Bar School to raise my confidence and my ability to have more fun with guests and help them have a better drinking experience (and raise bill averages). The Nimble Bar School helped me to quickly develop a concrete base to succeed and perform as a badass bartender in the new age cocktail culture.

Neeraj Kunder

Alumni & Hospitality Professional

First off, they really did earn this five stars. Taking this course was easily the highlight of my summer. Kyle and Nathan are very knowledgeable and energetic instructors, and so learning in their “classroom” was both fun and engaging. As someone with no bartending or service experience, I was a minority during this course. This lack of experience was in no way an hindrance, as Kyle and Nathan were able to guide me along without slowing the pace of instruction. This course helped me to develop the skills needed to rock my home bar with confidence.

Ryley Mackin

Alumni & Home Bartender

Forest Johnston

Alumnus & Bartender

"Being in this environment of high quality and high performance, I truly realized the potential and where it could take you. You can move quick."

Sebastian Lopez

Alumnus

Course Dates and Locations

Choose the date and location that's best for you when you apply.

Victoria, BC, Canada

Jun 22 – Jul 28, 2024 | Victoria Weekend Course | Saturdays & Sundays | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Aug 3 – Sept 8, 2024 | Victoria Weekend Course | Saturdays & Sundays | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

London, Ontario, Canada

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Your Investment

Upon acceptance of your application, we require a $97.00 non-refundable deposit to secure your spot in the program.

$ 847

CAD

Full Hands-on Nimble Bartending School Course
The Nimble Private Vault
The Nimble Proprietary Cocktail Guide
Nimble High-Performance Bartender Certification (Optional + Subject to Successful Completion)

$ 1,027

CAD

Full Hands-on Nimble Bartending School Course
The Nimble Private Vault
The Nimble Proprietary Cocktail Guide
Nimble High-Performance Bartender Certification (Optional + Subject to Successful Completition)
Nimble Curated Kit of Professional Bar Tools