INDIA’S 1ST MASTERCLASS WITH DUSHAN ZARIC!

Founder of Employees Only bar-chain from New York City, counted among the World's Top 50 Best Bars, Dushan Zaric is calling out to all bartenders & cocktail enthusiasts for an unforgettable craft-bartending experience!

Date: 9th & 10th of October 2023

Venue: Elephant & Co,Kalyani Nagar,Pune

Time: 11am onwards

Bartenders, how will you grow? 

✅Gain confidence from bar basics to cocktail greatness

✅Create return business while improving service quality

✅Discover mixing techniques & recipes by Employees Only, NYC

✅Get world-class training on craft bartending

✅Secrets of the World's #50BestBars

✅American history of classic cocktails and the art of mixology

✅Dushan’s famous Negroni experiment

✅Create a TEAM of star bartenders

✅Opening your own bar? Plan your bar journey with the founder of Employees Only, NYC

Day 1 Itinerary:

11:00 - 13:00

Introduction to Classic American Cocktail History, Techniques, and Classic Cocktails, including demonstration and tasting

14:00 - 15:45

Banging out drinks like a maniac; Free pouring class, Best Practices, Advice in Bar Station Set up and Quick Execution

16:00 - 18:00

Tequila Class. The fastest growing spirit category in the world. Origins, History, Methods of Production, Tasting, Cocktails.

18:00 

Q/A session

- How to build bars

- How to handle star bartenders like Steve and Dev and build them up.

- Expanding into Asia with Singapore and Hong Kong

Day 2 Itinerary:

11:00 - 13:00

Hospitality training on Avoiding Burnout, Customer Service and Creating return business. Finding privilege in being of service to others. Dushan’s famous Negroni experiment. In depth discussion about the results of the experiment.

14:00 - 16:30

Training the palate class. Olfactory and palate training including various raw materials, fermented and distilled liquids. Learning how to build flavors to create a 3 dimensional cocktail. 

16:30 - 18:00

Home-Made ingredients and their importance. Joint real time collaboration between Dushan and the audience to create a locally specific home-made ingredient that can be used in cocktails immediately.

20:00 - 24:00: Employees Only NYC Pop-Up, Elephant and Co. Pune!

About your Mentor:

His legendary drink programs are super successful and beyond compare, while his lighthearted unpretentious approach to mixology is both refreshing and accessible. As a seasoned and trusted mentor – Dushan conducts staff training and workshops that are as powerful as his beverage programs.

In this two day masterclass, he will focus on his own journey from a bartender to the owner of one of the most successful chain of cocktail bars - Employees Only - and talk about modern cocktail techniques, bartending tips and tricks and tequila!

Seat price includes meals, snacks & hot beverage for both the days.