Love trying new drinks at your favorite cocktail bars, but get home and find yourself drinking another sad gin & tonic? Worried that your $14 cocktail habit is going to get you in financial trouble? Want to finally make an Old-Fashioned you’re proud to call your own?

Take matters into your own hands with veteran cocktail instructor April Wachtel and entertaining maven Allison Hamlin. In this two hour crash course, you'll learn everything you need to know to start making both classic and signature cocktails at home. We'll discuss the boozy secrets of cocktail history, tools & techniques, and how to build a versatile spirits collection without burning through your hard earned ca$h money. Most importantly, we will demonstrate methods and ratios for proper balance by making (and drinking!) a range of delicious drinks in class. Finally, you'll take home a guide to classic recipes and an easy-to-use framework so you can start creating your own cocktails for any occasion.

Details:

This class is interactive and hands-on. Each student will learn to make 4 cocktails using various preparation methods. Snacks will be provided, but we'd recommend you eat something substantial before class to ensure you have the best of experiences. While we teach "serious" content, we always have a blast, love to get to know all our students, and love to keep in touch to see what you're working on afterwards:)

While we support celebrating every season with an adult beverage, we confess we have a special affection for fresh ingredients, and summer is the best time to bring gorgeous local fruits, herbs, and vegetables into your cocktails.

Join veteran cocktail instructor April Wachtel and entertaining maven, Allison Hamlin for this super seasonal class featuring ingredients you can source from the farmers market. In this two-hour class, you'll learn how to find and use fresh ingredients and incorporate them by juicing, muddling, infusing and making syrups. You'll also learn tips to prepare cocktails for a crowd, maximizing your party potential. Together we’ll drink a range of refreshing cocktails including a peach bourbon basil smash, a strawberry, rum and black pepper sour, a spicy jalapeño margarita, and a savory, briny roasted red pepper martini.

Details:

This class is taught in demonstration format. Instructors will show the class how to make each cocktail and appetizer from scratch, and prepare them for students to enjoy. A series of small bites will be provided but we'd recommend you eat something before class to ensure you have the best of experiences. While we teach "serious" content, we always have a blast, love to get to know all our students, and love to keep in touch to see what you're working on afterwards:)

The cocktail party is the height of sophistication: think the seamless perfection of Martha Stewart meets the over-the-top extravagance of the Great Gatsby. They're our spirit guides in the art of entertaining, and we're going to channel them to help you throw a killer cocktail party (mansion in Long Island not included.)

Join entertainers and professional party people Allison Hamlin and April Wachtel to learn how to make the party happen. Learn tips and tricks for creating simple menus, pre-party prepping, and batching cocktails, so you aren’t stuck slaving over the bar, or worse, running to the store for emergency back-up supplies. Allison and April will demo how to make a sample menu of food and cocktails, and students will snack, sip, and leave with easy-to-use menus to make your next party an affair to remember, rather than a night to forget.

Details

This class is taught in demonstration format. Instructors will show the class how to make each cocktail and appetizer from scratch, and prepare them for students to enjoy. A series of small bites will be provided but we'd recommend you eat something before class to ensure you have the best of experiences. While we teach "serious" content, we always have a blast, love to get to know all our students, and love to keep in touch to see what you're working on afterwards:)

Love trying new drinks at your favorite cocktail bars, but get home and find yourself drinking another sad gin & tonic? Worried that your $14 cocktail habit is going to get you in financial trouble? Want to finally make an Old-Fashioned you’re proud to call your own?

Take matters into your own hands with veteran cocktail instructor April Wachtel and entertaining maven Allison Hamlin. In this two hour crash course, you'll learn everything you need to know to start making both classic and signature cocktails at home. We'll discuss the boozy secrets of cocktail history, tools & techniques, and how to build a versatile spirits collection without burning through your hard earned ca$h money. Most importantly, we will demonstrate methods and ratios for proper balance by making (and drinking!) a range of delicious drinks in class. Finally, you'll take home a guide to classic recipes and an easy-to-use framework so you can start creating your own cocktails for any occasion.

Details:

This class is interactive and hands-on. Each student will learn to make 4 cocktails using various preparation methods. Snacks will be provided, but we'd recommend you eat something substantial before class to ensure you have the best of experiences. While we teach "serious" content, we always have a blast, love to get to know all our students, and love to keep in touch to see what you're working on afterwards:)