Cr(af)ted Academy
Short, free courses that teach you why a drink works, not just how to follow a recipe. Written in plain language, no accounts, no cost. Start with the fundamentals and build from there.
Cr(af)ted gives you the recipes, ingredients, tools, and techniques. The Academy brings them together into a more complete understanding of how great alcohol-free cocktails are built. Each course is designed to teach the fundamentals in a logical order, so when a drink is too sweet, too flat, too thin, or simply not quite right, you know what to change and why.
Everything is free to read, text-based, and designed to be worked through at your own pace. Start with the fundamentals below, then return whenever you need a refresher.
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The three ideas that separate a drink you assembled from one you actually crafted: balance, flavor structure, and technique.
Start the course →Stock your bar
What to actually buy and stock. A practical guide to the spirits, mixers, tools, and glassware that let you make almost anything.
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Take the great cocktails apart and put them back together without the alcohol. A method, and four families of drinks to practice it on.
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