The world's most recognised bartending course — now in Manchester
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Four weeks.
Real bar.
Real job.

The world's most-recognised bartending course just moved into Double Down — a proper Manchester cocktail bar.

  • Just 12 per class — hours behind a real bar, not a back row
  • Plug into Manchester's bar scene — meet the people who hire
  • Two globally recognised certificates that bars respect
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Why EBS Manchester

Your way into Manchester's bar scene

Manchester runs on hospitality — hundreds of bars across the Northern Quarter, Ancoats and Deansgate, all after people who can actually work a shift. This is the fast way in.

Works here and abroad

The certificate Manchester bars already trust — and the same one recognised in 20+ countries when you want to bartend your way around the world.

A real Manchester bar

You train inside Double Down, a proper city-centre cocktail bar, on the exact kit Manchester's venues run on. Never a classroom.

Just 12 per class

Twelve students, not fifty — taught hands-on by people working Manchester bars right now. Real feedback, no back row to hide in.

Know the scene

Your instructors run real Manchester bars. By the end you'll know the owners and managers across the city who actually do the hiring.

What you get

Here's exactly what you walk away with

One course, four weeks, no filler. You walk out able to actually work a bar — skills, kit and two certificates in hand.

4 weeks that change your CV

4 weeks full-time 2 certificates 12 in your class

Skills you'll master

  • 72 cocktails — classic to advanced
  • Shake, stir, build, muddle & layer
  • Speed, service & rounds of three+
  • Flair, flavour & menu building
  • Beer, wine & spirits knowledge

Stuff you keep

  • 2 globally recognised certificates
  • A pro bartender toolkit — yours to keep
  • The 300-page EBS manual + app access
  • Lifelong Matchstaff job access
  • A graduation night & bar crawl
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After the course

You don't just finish. You get hired.

Finish, and you're in the EBS network for life — 80,000+ bartenders worldwide, jobs on tap, and references that actually count.

95% hired

of EBS graduates are working within three months — with references and placement help from day one.

Matchstaff

Free, lifelong access to EBS's own jobs platform — matched to top bars and events in Manchester and worldwide.

Grad benefits

Keep the EBS app, the recipe database and free refresher courses at any EBS school. Forever.

EBS Stay

Need a place for the month? EBS Stay sorts subsidised digs near the bar so you can just focus on the course.

Student stories

Rated 4.9/5 by graduates

★★★★★

“Walked in never having made a cocktail. Four weeks later I had a job two streets from the school.”

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Jordan M.Now bartending in Manchester
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“Tiny class, real bar, proper instructors. It felt like working a shift from day one.”

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Priya S.IBC graduate, July intake
★★★★★

“Used Matchstaff to land work the week I finished. Bartended across three countries since.”

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Liam O.EBS Manchester alumnus
Pricing

One course. One price. 12 seats.

Pay in full or split it interest-free. A small deposit holds your seat.

International Bartender Course
£1,845 all in
or £369/month · interest-free
Only 3 of 12 seats left for July
  • 4 weeks full-time · 72 cocktails
  • 2 globally recognised certificates
  • All tools, spirits & exam fees in
  • EBS app, manual & graduation night
  • Lifelong Matchstaff job access
Reserve my seat — £150 deposit Not ready? Get the free guide
Full refund up to 30 days before you start
Interest-free instalments · no credit checks
Globally recognised — work anywhere
Find us

Your classroom is Double Down

We've set up inside Double Down — a proper city-centre cocktail bar just off Albert Square. By day it's where you train; by night, it's where Manchester drinks.

Double Down Bar

EBS Manchester · at Double Down

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Bartending school · Vocational training
Double Down Bar, 7 Jacksons Row, Manchester M2 5WA
Open · Closes 6pm · Mon–Fri 9–6, Sat 10–4
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Run by Gavin Wrigley — EBS head of education, host of the Pre-Batch podcast & co-founder of Speak in Code & Double Down
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Dates

3 intakes a year. 12 seats each.

When an intake's full, the next is months away. Move early or hop on the waitlist.

01
Spring intake
9–27 March 2026
Done
02
Summer intake
13–31 July 2026
3 seats left
03
Autumn intake
5–23 October 2026
Booking now
04
Spring 2027
March 2027
Waitlist
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FAQs

Still thinking?

Updated June 2026
Do I need experience to take the bartender course?
No experience is needed. Most EBS Manchester students have never worked behind a bar. The International Bartender Course starts with how to hold a shaker and finishes with you running a full service.
Will the course help me get a bartending job?
Yes. 95% of EBS graduates are employed within three months. Every graduate gets lifelong free access to Matchstaff, the EBS jobs platform, plus references and placement support.
Is the Manchester course the same as other EBS schools?
Yes. It is the identical International Bartender Course, with the same syllabus, exams and globally recognised certificates taught at EBS schools in over 20 countries. You simply complete it in Manchester.
Why are there only 12 seats per intake?
EBS Manchester runs out of a real working bar, and small classes mean every student gets serious hands-on time. Twelve is the maximum per intake, with three intakes a year, so places fill quickly.
What does the course cost, and what if I change my mind?
The International Bartender Course in Manchester costs £1,845, or £369 a month interest-free. A £150 deposit holds your seat, and you can get a full refund up to 30 days before your intake starts.
Can EBS help with accommodation in Manchester?
Yes. EBS Stay arranges subsidised accommodation near the bar for students who need somewhere to live during the four-week course.
Only 12 seats per intake

3 seats left for July.

Four weeks behind a real Manchester bar. Two globally recognised certs. A career that travels.

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