Craft Cocktails

Master the Manhattan: two ounces whiskey, one ounce sweet vermouth, two dashes of bitters, stirred and served up; choose bourbon or rye and garnish with a cherry or lemon twist.

Learn to make an original old fashioned with whiskey, sugar, and bitters, including muddling, whiskey choice (bourbon or rye), proper stirring, and orange zest garnish.

Explore the martini's variations, choosing gin or vodka, vermouth levels, and garnishes, while mastering stirring versus shaking, dry rinse, and classic olive, lemon twist, or Gibson onions.

Explore margaritas from classic tequila and lime with sweeteners like triple sec, agave or simple syrup, to Cadillac variants with Grand Marnier and Cointreau or Quanto.

Explore how sours work across spirits, highlighting the classic whiskey sour with lemon juice, simple syrup, and egg white, and show how to adapt with rye, gin, vodka, or rum.

Explore three iconic Latin American cocktails—mojito, daiquiri, and Paloma—covering traditional build versus shake methods, muddling mint with lime, rum and tequila bases, and finishing with soda or salt rims.

Explore vintage american cocktails by mastering the Sazerac, mint julep, and sidecar, with absinthe rinses, rye and cognac bases, and classic bitters.

Explore vintage european cocktails from the 1920s, including Negroni and French 75, with practical mixing, shaking, and garnishing techniques. Learn about Americano, Boulevardier, and Irish coffee in european cocktail culture.

Explore modern shaken cocktails with lemon drop, cosmopolitan, gimlet, and east side, using vodka, gin, lime juice, and cranberry. Learn duo and trio drinks like Black Russian and White Russian.