Cocktails: The Art of the Mix
Learn to mix professional-quality drinks at home by mastering the 'Golden Ratios' that define almost every classic cocktail.
Like Duolingo, but for Cocktails: The Art of the Mix. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
A short one: 9 levels across 2 sections, about 18 minutes end to end, roughly 4 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Foundation of Flavor and Mastering the Craft. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Cocktails: The Art of the Mix
- The ratio uses equal parts of the sweet and sour components
- Sugar creates a 'heavy' or 'thick' mouthfeel that needs to be broken up
- The base spirit should be double the volume of the individual modifiers
- Citrus provides the sharp acidity required for a crisp finish
- Deviating from 2:1:1 usually results in a drink that is too boozy or too cloying
- Without acid, a cocktail tastes flat and sugary
- Applying the Golden Ratio to balance a new cocktail
- The role of citrus acid in balancing sugar
- Shaking introduces tiny air bubbles that create a frothy texture
- Granulated sugar does not dissolve easily in cold alcohol
- The motion chills the liquid much faster than stirring
- Simple syrup ensures every sip of the drink has the same level of sweetness
- The physical effects of shaking a cocktail
- Small ice chips melt rapidly and over-dilute the drink
- Pulp and seeds from fresh citrus can ruin the texture of a refined drink
- Why simple syrup is preferred over granulated sugar
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You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Cocktails: The Art of the Mix the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Beyond just being sweet, what physical sensation does sugar contribute to a cocktail?
Get it right to open this lesson and 8 more in the app.
How to learn Cocktails: The Art of the Mix, step by step
Go in order. 9 short levels across 2 sections, about 18 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
The Foundation of Flavor
- The Three-Ingredient Sour
- The Spirit-Forward Stir
- 2
Mastering the Craft
- Customizing with Confidence
2 sections · 3 units · 9 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Cocktails: The Art of the Mix
How do I learn Cocktails: The Art of the Mix?
Go in order: start with The Foundation of Flavor, then Mastering the Craft. On Tomo that's 9 short levels, about 18 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Cocktails: The Art of the Mix?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Cocktails: The Art of the Mix is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Cocktails: The Art of the Mix course free?
Yes. Cocktails: The Art of the Mix is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Cocktails: The Art of the Mix?
9 levels across 2 sections, about 18 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Cocktails: The Art of the Mix?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
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- What you get
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- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
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Cocktails: The Art of the Mix is taught in the Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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