Understanding Drink Texture
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Date
16 Sep, 2026 -
Time
12 PM PT / 3 PM ET -
Event Type
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Open for
Registration Required
Understanding Drink Texture
WATCH THE RECORDING HERE.
ABOUT THIS CLASS:
Aroma and flavor are familiar topics to every bartender, but how well do you understand weight, viscosity, fluffiness, density, or heaviness?
On September 16th, we’re joined by drinks-science expert Dave Arnold (Cooking Issues Podcast, Bar Contra), bar owner Mike Capoferri (Thunderbolt, Semiprecious, Night on Earth) and Campari Academy Director Jessamine McLellan for an online class that is equal parts science, service, and psychology.
We’ll explore texture in cocktails and spirits: What it is, how it works, and how to get creative with chemistry and physics to unlock better drink making.
This talk will go deep into advanced concepts like working with hydrocolloids, fixing broken specs, and what the heck glop is.
It might get complicated. It will definitely go off on some tangents.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Fundamentals: Traditional tactics and the science behind texture.
- Definitions: Understand viscosity, density, and the role of sugar.
- Hacking! Modern techniques and ingredients for perfectly textured drinks.
WATCH THE RECORDING!
CLASS DETAILS:
Where: Online
When: Wednesday, September 16
Time: 12PM PT / 3PM ET
How does this work?
- This is a 1 hour digital class open to 21+ US bartenders.
- After you RSVP, you’ll get the class Zoom link via email, plus reminders, bonus teacher Q&A, and more!
About Your Teachers:
Dave Arnold
Dave Arnold is a bartender, inventor, author, and tinkerer of the highest order. If you don’t know him from his massively influential bars such as Contra, Existing Conditions, and Booker & Dax, you’re probably familiar with tools like the Spinzall, his podcast Cooking Issues, or his book Liquid Intelligence.
Follow Dave at @cookingissues.
Mike Capoferri
Mike Capoferri is a 23-year hospitality-industry veteran with extensive work experience all over the country. After years of bartending in world-class cocktail bars, he pivoted his focus to consulting and curating unique bar experiences and bespoke cocktail programs.
Mike is now the owner/operator of several bars in LA and Denver, racking up nods in World’s 50 Best Bars among many other industry awards.
Follow Mike at @mfcapoferri.
Jessamine McLellan
Jessamine McLellan is the Director of Campari Academy and Trade Advocacy at Campari Group, where she leads education strategy and trade advocacy programming that builds capability across the beverage industry and brings portfolio priorities to life in culturally relevant, commercially grounded ways.
With more than a decade of experience spanning bartending, beverage management, and brand ambassadorship, she blends her deep passion for learning with expertise in curriculum design, cocktail development. Today, she drives this work at scale, overseeing all education and trade advocacy strategy for the wider organization.
Follow Jessamine at @countessofcampari.
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