An Online Cocktail Class Series
I’m pleased to announce that this spring, for the first time ever, I will be hosting a weekly cocktail seminar online!
For ten Fridays from March to May, I’ll walk participants through the history and preparation of foundational classic cocktails, covering three recipes in each lesson for a total of thirty. You can come to any class for an entertaining and informative evening, or come to all ten for a comprehensive grounding in mixological theory!
We’ll cover the core techniques of shaking, building, and stirring; chilling, dilution, and Arnold’s Fundamental Law of Traditional Cocktails; David Embury’s six basic recipes; and eleven dimensions of flavor and texture which can be used as the building blocks of mixed drink recipes, from sweetening and bittering to lengthening and effervescing. There will be time at the end for a Q&A each week.
Each session will begin at 8pm, and will be conducted over Zoom. Tickets to individual sessions are $35; you can also get a multi-class pass for $90 and pick any three to attend. Register here for the kickoff lesson on March 5th, and here for subsequent classes!
The course will roughly follow the first chapter of my forthcoming book, The Cocktail Seminars, and will conclude just in time for its publication. Seminar all-stars who come to all ten classes will get a free signed copy of the book when it comes out!
Upon registration, you will receive the Zoom access information and a list of ingredients and tools to have ready for the class. If you would like additional assistance, get in touch using this site’s contact page and I can help you set up a spirits delivery order through Drizly and/or a bitters, syrups, and bar tools order through The Boston Shaker.
The full course syllabus is as follows:
March 05 - Built Drinks (Old Fashioned, Mint Julep, Hot Toddy )
March 12 - Stirred Drinks (Martini/Gibson, Manhattan, Rob Roy)
March 19 - Shaken Drinks (Whiskey Sour, Daiquiri, Sidecar)
March 26 - Flavorful Sweeteners (Bee's Knees, Jack Rose, Gimlet)
April 02 - [Good Friday; No Class]
April 09 - Blending Ingredients (Ward Eight, Bronx, Corpse Reviver No. 1)
April 16 - Dessert Drinks (Stinger, Grasshopper, Brandy Alexander)
April 23 - Long Drinks, Part I (Scotch & Soda, Bourbon Highball, Screwdriver)
April 30 - Long Drinks, Part II (Gin Rickey, Tom Collins, Gin Fizz)
May 07 - Long Drinks, Part III (Champagne Cocktail, French 75, Mojito)
May 14 - Salty, Savory, and Piquant (Margarita, Moscow Mule, Bloody Mary)
Can’t make a session? Not to worry: they'll all be recorded, and you can purchase asynchronous access to the videos of past classes here.