Exploring the Tropics: Rum Classics

Rum - the real cure for seasonal depression. Rum cocktails often get a bad rap for being "too sweet". Many of the original tiki recipes created cocktails that are more boozy & bright than sweet & juicy. During this experience you'll get to taste these cocktails as they were originally intended - all while learning about the history of Rum through mid-century America's enduring fascination with Polynesia and Tiki bars. Choose two cocktails for your experience: - Trader Vic's Mai Tai (Original 1944 recipe) - Pina Colada (1964 Recipe from Senor Pico's Bar in San Francisco) - Jungle Bird (1977 Recipe from the Kuala Lampur Hilton Hotel Bar) - Daiquiri (Early 1900's Recipe from the Cuban city of Daiquiri) This experience can also be adapted as a cocktail party with your expert handling the mixology.

Mastering Modern Classics: NYC Cocktails

Without knowing it - a handful of bars opened at the turn of the century in NYC that would revitalize cocktail culture around the world. Notable bars like Milk and Honey, Death & Co., Employees Only, Pegu Club originated or popularized cocktails we now consider Modern Classics. In this experience we will dive into these cocktails as well as celebrate the history of these bars, bartenders and their legacy. Choose two cocktails for your experience: - Gold Rush; Milk & Honey, T.J. Siegal - Oaxaca Old Fashioned; Phil Ward, Death & Co. - Penicillin; Milk & Honey, Sam Ross - Paperplane; Milk & Honey, Sam Ross/Toby Maloney - Old Cuban; Audrey Sanders, Beacon - Ready, Fire, Aim; Steve Schneider, Employees Only This experience can also be adapted as a cocktail party with your expert handling the mixology.