Looking to learn how to sling cocktails like they do at Kimball House and Ticonderoga Club or brew beers like Sweetwater and Creature Comforts? We've got five booze-filled courses to get you started down the path to success.
Cocktails and oysters, Grain, Saturdays in April, 3 p.m.
Grab a date for this two-fer oyster shuckin' and cocktail makin' class at Grain. First, learn to sling a sassy drink with whiskey, vodka or gin. Then sip your boozy creation while you shuck a few oysters with the chef. The $59 price includes admission for two, instruction, a cocktail for each of you, half a dozen oysters, light bites and discounted second drink. Sign up here . Grain, 856 West Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta. 404-881-5377, grain-bar.com.
Home brewing 101, Hop City Westside, Saturdays
Calling all craft beer nerds! Each Saturday, the fine folks at Hop City will teach you everything you need to know for home brewing success from the grains and hops to use to steeping and boiling to the equipment to get you started on your brewing ventures. The $29 cost includes instruction and a growler of beer. Sign up here . Hop City Westside, 1000 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta. 404-350-9998, hopcitybeer.com.
Brovo Spirits, 18.21 Bitters, April 12, 7 p.m.
Join the ladies of 18.21 Bitters at their Ponce City Market store and learn to mix with Brovo Spirit's liqueurs, amari and vermouths while honing your home bartending skills. Click here to register . 18.21 Bitters, Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-852-7023, 1821bitters.com.
All Roads Lead to Rum, Bar Margot, April 24, 1 p.m.
Have you taken our advice and grabbed a drink at beautiful Bar Margot? If not, here's your chance to consume fancy drinks while learning to concoct a few in the process. Resident bartender Joe Haywood will be your guiding light as you learn to create three rum-based cocktails for spring porch swilling. Cost is $52 per person. Sign up here . Bar Margot, 75 14th St. NE, Atlanta. 404-881-5913, barmargotatl.com.
Credit: Ligaya Figueras
Credit: Ligaya Figueras
Brandy cocktails, Ration and Dram, April 30, 4 p.m.
Join Ration and Dram's Andy Minchow for an afternoon of sipping and learning about all things brandy for the bar's April edition of its "Shaken or Stirred" monthly cocktail series. The class is $50 per person. Sign up here . Ration and Dram, 130 Arizona Ave. NE, Atlanta. 678-974-8380, rationanddram.com.
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