The Art of shaking
TAOS Series III
Series III explores advanced cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending practices, storytelling and progressive bar thinking. Learners discover how to develop drinks with greater purpose, stronger presentation and a clearer connection between concept, flavour and guest experience. The course encourages bartenders to think beyond individual cocktail recipes, using thoughtful ingredients, responsible methods and creative direction to build original drinks that communicate a complete and memorable idea.
What Series III Is About
Advanced cocktail thinking with purpose, sustainability and story.
Series III takes learners inside the creative world of Paradiso and Giacomo Giannotti, exploring the ideas, methods and values behind one of modern bartending’s most distinctive approaches. Designed for bartenders ready to move beyond technical execution, the course shows how cocktail concepts, flavour development, sustainable bartending and presentation can work together to create more thoughtful drinks, stronger menus and more memorable guest experiences.
What You Will Learn
Advanced skills you can bring into real service, menu development and creative work.
Apply advanced cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending methods and storytelling to real service, stronger menu development and more considered drink concepts.
Refine expert bar technique.
Develop stronger bartending execution across shaking, stirring, layering, muddling, straining and building cocktails with greater control and consistency.
Create with more responsibility.
Explore how sustainable bartending can shape ingredient choices, cocktail design and the wider creative development process.
Build drinks with deeper meaning.
Understand how cocktail concepts, storytelling, presentation and flavour work together to create more memorable and engaging guest experiences.
Balance advanced flavour ideas.
Learn to work with cocktail flavour, ingredients and drink structure in a more intentional and professional way.
Think beyond the glass.
Understand how creative cocktail development connects with professional service, team standards and high performing bar environments.
Develop original liquid ideas.
Turn cocktail inspiration into a clearer concept, then shape that idea into a balanced drink with purpose, structure and creative direction.
Course Structure
Explore the Structure of Series III
Series III is structured around advanced bartending techniques, sustainable cocktail design and the creative process behind original drink concepts.
Expert Bartending Techniques
Break down essential bartending techniques including shaking, stirring, layering, muddling, straining and cocktail building to a more advanced professional standard.
Sustainable Cocktail Design
Go beyond standard mixology by exploring advanced cocktail design with intention, sustainable bartending methods, flavour balance and thoughtful ingredient selection.
Creative Process & Liquid Ideas
Explore the creative process behind cocktail innovation and learn how original drink concepts can be developed into more meaningful, balanced and memorable cocktails.
Skills Into Value
Why Series III matters for ambitious bartenders.
Series III helps bartenders move beyond technical execution and develop a more considered approach to cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending and storytelling. The course shows how stronger drink concepts, thoughtful methods and clear creative direction can improve cocktails, menu development and the overall guest experience.
Create drinks with intention.
Move beyond cocktails that simply look good and start creating original drink concepts with stronger meaning, storytelling and structure.
Make better ingredient decisions.
Use sustainable bartending as a creative tool to improve how you approach cocktail flavour, ingredient sourcing and waste reduction.
Think like an experience creator.
Understand how cocktail presentation, storytelling and professional service shape the way guests experience and remember each drink.
Who Series III Is For
A course for bartenders ready to push their creative and professional standards.
Push your creative standards.
For bartenders who already understand technique and want to create more purposeful, original and professionally developed cocktails.
Improve concept and menu thinking.
For bartenders involved in cocktail development, menu creation, drink concepts and building cocktails with a clearer professional identity.
Bring advanced thinking into service.
For bar teams looking to improve cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending practices and the overall quality of their drinks programme.
Learn With Giacomo Giannotti
Creative education from the founder of Paradiso.
Series III draws from Giacomo Giannotti’s approach at Paradiso, exploring how cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending, storytelling and operational thinking can shape more meaningful, memorable and professionally considered drinks.
Learn how purpose, flavour and experience come together behind world-class drinks.
The TAOS Pathway
Series III is where the pathway becomes more advanced.
Series III builds on the earlier TAOS bartending foundations and moves deeper into advanced cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending, storytelling and professional bar development.
Series I
Creative foundations, technique and liquid ideas.
Series II
Control, consistency and advanced bar technique.
Series III
Paradiso Edition, sustainability, story and creative development.
Series IV
Classic, professional refinement and cocktail creation.
Series V
Advanced thinking, execution and career-level growth.
Continue The Complete TAOS Pathway
If Series III is part of your bigger development, the full TAOS pathway may make more sense.
Series III forms an important part of the wider TAOS bartender training journey, developing the creative, sustainable and conceptual thinking introduced across the programme. For learners continuing through the complete pathway, Series I through V work together as one connected online bartending education.
Complete Pathway
TAOS I, II, III, IV & V - All Inclusive
£385.00Includes TAOS Series I, II, III, IV and V.
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Everything you need to know before starting Series III.
What is Series III about?
Series III is the Paradiso Edition, created to explore a more advanced and considered approach to modern bartending. The course focuses on cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending, storytelling, advanced techniques and the process of developing original drink concepts from initial inspiration through to final execution. Learners discover how creative ideas can be shaped into cocktails with a clear identity, stronger purpose and a deeper connection between flavour, presentation and guest experience. The course also explores how thoughtful ingredient selection, responsible bartending methods and creative direction can influence both individual drinks and wider cocktail menu development. Rather than simply teaching cocktail recipes, Series III reveals the thinking behind more original and meaningful drinks. It helps bartenders strengthen their creative judgement, refine their technical approach and develop cocktail concepts that feel distinctive, relevant and professionally considered.
Who teaches Series III?
Series III is taught by Giacomo Giannotti, founder of Paradiso and one of the most influential figures in modern cocktail culture. Throughout the course, Giacomo shares the creative thinking, sustainable bartending methods and professional cocktail techniques behind Paradiso’s distinctive approach. Learners gain insight into how cocktail concepts are developed, how stories are translated into original drinks and how flavour, presentation and guest experience can be brought together with greater purpose.
Is Series III for beginners?
Series III can be valuable for ambitious beginners, but it is primarily designed for bartenders who already understand the foundations of professional technique, flavour balance and cocktail construction. The course explores advanced cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending, storytelling and conceptual development, so learners will benefit from having some practical bar experience first. Beginners may prefer to start with Series I before progressing into the more advanced cocktail techniques, creative thinking and professional methods introduced in Series III.
What skills will I learn?
Series III develops advanced skills in creative cocktail design, sustainable bartending, storytelling and concept development. You will learn how to build original drink ideas, connect flavour with presentation and create cocktails with a clear identity, structure and purpose. The course also strengthens your understanding of advanced bartending techniques, responsible ingredient use, cocktail menu development and guest experience. By the end, you will be better equipped to turn inspiration into thoughtful cocktails, stronger concepts and more distinctive professional creative work.
Should I buy Series III or All Inclusive?
Series III is the right choice if you want to focus specifically on advanced cocktail creativity, sustainable bartending, storytelling and the Paradiso approach to developing original drinks. The All Inclusive Bundle is better suited to learners who want the complete TAOS bartender training pathway, with access to Series I through V as one connected programme. It provides a broader online bartending education across cocktail technique, flavour, professional service, creativity and long term career development.
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