About us

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Marinelli Bartender Academy MBA was founded in Siena as the first bartender school recognised by the Ministry of Economic Development through the Federazione Baristi Italiani (Italian Bartenders Federation).

The school's aim is to bring out the potential of every bartender, so that their skills can be put to work in any venue or event.

Filippo Adriano Marinelli at the counter of the Marinelli Bartender Academy
Portrait of Filippo Adriano Marinelli: black jacket, white shirt and tie, arms folded, against a warm bronze backdrop.

Filippo Adriano Marinelli

Students are followed by Filippo Adriano Marinelli, a bartending professional, trainer and federal inspector for the Federazione Baristi Italiani (Italian Bartenders Federation), with ten years of experience as a bartender and bar manager.

Federazione Baristi ItalianiItalian Bartenders Federation

Recognition

  • Winner of the Apetime contest
  • Placed among the top 8 in Italy at the BarGiornale/BarItalia competition in Florence
  • Awarded in 2023 as emerging trainer-inspector in Tuscany by the Federazione Baristi Italiani (Italian Bartenders Federation) in Milan
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