True Mix Masters · The original field guide

The craft,
in your hand.

Q: Is this a physical or digital product?

This edition is a digital guide, so you can begin reading immediately and keep the handbook close wherever you work.

Q: Does it cover more than drink recipes?

Yes. The handbook covers responsible alcohol service, bar mechanics, tools, liquor knowledge, communication, career skills, and 50 popular drink recipes.

Q: Can I use it to train a team?

Absolutely. Section questions and an answer key make it useful for onboarding, refreshers, and team conversations about the True Mix Masters standard.

Learn the bar. Understand the craft. Build your confidence.

The True Mix Masters Bartender's Handbook brings years of real bartending and hospitality experience straight to you. From essential tools and techniques to cocktail knowledge, service, and the details that separate simply making a drink from creating an experience.

Whether you're exploring bartending, developing your skills, or bringing more confidence to your home bar, this is your guide to understanding what happens behind the bar—and why it matters.

Learn the technique. Know the “why.” Develop your style.

This isn't just a recipe book. It's the foundation of the craft.

Built from real service · For new and experienced bartenders

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43 pages · Section questions · Answer key included

The TMMStandardSafety · Mechanics
Service · Recipes

43 pages
The field
guide

01 / What's inside

Learn the bar.
Own the room.

A practical training handbook that starts with safety and fundamentals, then builds toward confident service, career readiness, and drink knowledge.

Safety before the first pour

Dram Shop responsibility, signs of impairment, BAC awareness, checking identification, and knowing when to stop service.

Mechanics and bar knowledge

Jiggers, pour counts, glassware, bar tools, liquor tiers, spirits, liqueurs, wine, beer, and station setup.

Service, career, and recipes

Communication, personality, quick thinking, finding gigs, 50 popular recipes, section questions, and a complete answer key.

A closer look

See what you'll
learn inside.

Explore the actual edition: meet the author, scan the full chapter list, and preview the recipe section before you begin.

From the people behind the bar

Meet the
Mix Master.

Quinten Coles founded True Mix Masters in 2014 after working across high-end hotels, nightclubs, weddings, and major events. He created this handbook to equip bartenders with the legal, practical, and people skills that protect guests and build careers.

Learn the True Mix Masters standard

Meet the Mix Master page about author Quinten Coles

Founded
in 2014

The useful good gift

For the bartender
ready to grow.

First service job, a new event team, or a serious next step — give them practical training they can study, test, and return to.

Give the standard

“The best bartenders never stop paying attention.”

— The TMM standard

The TMM field guide

Raise your
standard.

Safety · Mechanics · Service · 50 recipes

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The complete 43-page guide delivered digitally, including section questions, the answer key, and 50 recipes.

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Paperback handbook

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A physical copy of the handbook to keep at your station, use during training, or give to a bartender.

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Good questions

Before you
start the shift.

Who is the handbook for?

It is written for bartenders, hospitality teams, aspiring professionals, and serious home hosts who want a stronger foundation behind the bar.

Is this a physical or digital product?

Does it cover more than drink recipes?

Can I use it to train a team?

The craft,in your hand.

Learn the bar.Own the room.