Drink

Ahoy matey.  World Rum Day is coming and ’tis the perfect time to drink…  Why yes me hearties. After all, rum is the tropical sun of the Caribbean converted into sugar, captured in barrels to age.  But to get the rum to our glass, those barrels have to sail the high seas through cold stormy rain and high winds.  Join us to explore rum cocktails – the dark side of sunshine in a bottle.

We have pillaged recipes for some rum cocktails and best of all, you’re invited to share in the booty with tastings of the grog.  Shiver me timbers what are you waiting for?

Home bartending is a great opportunity to show off a bit to your partner, family and guests!  If you want to be even better at making delicious drinks at home, come join us for a discussion of key knowledge, tips and tricks to making classic drinks at a high level of quality with the limitations of home setups and budgets.

Learn the age old art of fermenting Kombucha at home, you’ll go home with your own jar of kombucha that you have flavoured yourself! Come along for an informative, fun and interactive class. In this class you will learn how to make a black tea Kombucha in a “first ferment” and then a flavoured Kombucha in a “second ferment”. You’ll learn all you need to know to continue fermenting at home and the potential benefits of this tasty, fizzy drink! Think pineapple and mint is a winning combo? then try it out! Or how about orange and passionfruit? Maybe that’s your jam. You’ll be able to choose from many flavour combinations and take home your very own version of this sweet fermented tea.

Have you had a breakup with tequila?  Perhaps you were one of the lucky ones that skipped the messy teenage and university years of poor quality tequila in Taco Bill fishbowls.  Internationally, craft cocktail bar menus now feature more and more tequila cocktails.  Meanwhile, agave spirits are gaining traction as a new focus area for high quality spirit production to compete with boutique gins and rums.  Come join us on a tasty but classy trip to try some refreshing tequila drinks.

Move over Quarantinis, this session is about whiskey sours.  A highly adaptable 3 ingredient drink that is easily made and goes down easy.  Join us for this  informative happy hour celebrating a drink that has survived through many pandemics so you can too.

If you’ve ever been to Spain, the humble Spanish tortilla or omelette needs no introduction. However if you haven’t, you might be wondering is that a mexican tortilla? is it a Spanish fritatta? Well no…  it’s made with simple ingredients, potatoes and eggs and it’s a staple in any tapas bar, party or gathering. Grandmas have their own recipes and we all swear our grandma’s is the best. Come and learn how to make it home and it will soon be the star of all your gatherings!

“You can’t buy happiness, but you can prepare a cocktail. And that’s kind of the same thing”. Learn the basics for equipping your home with the necessary tools and knowledge to make some great cocktails.  Advice from a cocktail aficionado on how to setup for cocktails anywhere – at home or even while travelling – so you can share “happiness” with friends and family.

Spicy ginger has a key role to play in a number of great cocktails that gifts both cold refreshment on a sunny afternoon and warm sipping on a cool night.  Just as tonic is the dance partner to gin, ginger tangos with darker spirits of rum, tequila and whisky.  Join us to explore 3 tasty cocktails with great names that you can order in most cocktail bars around the world: Dark & Stormy, El Diablo and the undisputed modern classic, the Penicillin.

Ever wanted to make your own Kombucha at home but have a bunch of questions or don’t know where to start? This theory session is for you! From brewing to bottling and everything in between, we’ve got you covered in this fun class.

Join Simon to celebrate World Cocktail Day which marks the first published definition of the word cocktail on 13 May, 1806.  Despite the current travel bans, we can still drink our way around the world!

Starting in Australia we will take a cocktail journey around the world stopping in NZ, USA, Canada, UK, Italy, Germany, France, Japan.  No passport, visas or quarantine required!

Learn a cocktail chosen by Simon for each stop.  Every drink will come with a recipe and a demonstration as well as reasonable substitutions to save you a trip outside.  You may not have all the ingredients for every drink but you should be able to make a few with minimal shopping or spend!