I’m sure it has a technical term but it’s the shaking, smacking and pouring with a cocktail shaker thing that the experts make look easy and us mere mortals suddenly discover is a real skill. Ice breakersĪfter some brief introductions, Paul showed us a few demonstrations on the various cocktail-making techniques, like muddling and so on – my favourite was on the “shaking” method. Phew! I recognised the number but couldn’t remember which flavour I was, and ended up chattering like a fool: “ Yes, Me! Oh, Shot? Uh. (Thankfully, when my number was called I just about managed it. Then you have five seconds, if it’s your number, to shout the right flavour back. they’re not pop! Drink responsibly folks! It starts with a gameĪt the start of the class we were told we all be playing in an ongoing game (Flavour Bingo) that was easy but quite nerve wracking at the same time, since the forfeit was a chilli vodka shot! Basically, you have to remember a number and a flavour each at the beginning, and then the cocktail masterclass (ours was a really friendly guy called Paul) guru shouts out numbers throughout the class.
Although, that is also dangerous because…. I couldn’t even taste the vodka, so it went down very easily since I like my cocktails sweet and as pop like as possible.
Our Bubblegum Daiquiri Vodkaccino’s tasted almost like actual bubblegum, which delightfully matched the colour. Tip: eat the saucers before they get soggy! With these, I was additionally impressed by the flying saucers on top – they made the drinks more silly and set the tone for 90 minutes of fun. I thought it was also a great touch to get everybody a drink in their hand straight away – usually at cocktail classes I’ve been to in the past, you have wait until your turn. They were bright, electric blue and really enticing to look at. All parts of me love cocktails! So, the chance to attend a class on making them? You bet I was there, and I’ll break it all down for you so you can read for yourself what such a class entails.īefore we even got started making drinks, our very own cocktail-making guru presented each of us with own ‘Vodkaccino’ – a twist on the usual iced frappuccinos, with vodka. Now, if you follow me on Snapchat you probably already know, but if you don’t…. I was lucky enough recently to be invited to try out the new, revamped cocktail masterclass at Revolution in Birmingham.
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