Like passing the bar, tending a bar requires extensive knowledge, and in some jurisdictions, a fitting for a barrister's wig. Pursue a new profession with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $25 for an online bartending course (a $74.99 value)
$49 for an online bartending course plus $40 toward bartending accessories (a $114.99 total value)

Each online course guides the hands of aspiring barkeeps through a combination of 14 lessons, 16 timed exams, and more than 50 drink-recipe videos, plus access to the recipe book with more than 100 drink recipes. Students work their way through the self-paced course, capping off the lesson with a genuine bartender's certificate mailed to their home after passing the final exam. Students can opt to purchase accessories, such as a mixing kit ($38.95), which equips future hooch-hawkers with all the tools for successful countertop alchemy, including a pint glass, large mixing tin, bar spoon, strainer, six pour spouts, a jigger, and instructions on how to nod sympathetically and pour a beer at the same time.

The training course also includes access to the program on mobile devices. Students can use mobile devices to access lessons, videos optimized for mobile viewing, more than 100 recipes, bartender guides, quizzes, and newly added flash cards at no additional cost. Students can pull up drink recipes, study on the go, or take the test on their phones, which syncs progress across mobile devices and the online version. The mobile access works with most platforms, including iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, and Symbian.