by Angela Prosper | Nov 5, 2024
Join Renée Cebula from Raising the Bar at the Commellini Estate for our fall cocktail class, which is all about apples, the rise of American whiskey, and how they led to the cocktail’s popularity. Fruit brandies were America’s first native-made spirits,...
by Angela Prosper | Sep 30, 2024
The first class sold out, so we’ve added a second class in October! Join us for a spooktacular October cocktail class! Embrace the Halloween spirit with us as we guide you through mixing three unique, spooky-inspired cocktails. We’ll use a variety of base...
by Angela Prosper | Sep 11, 2024
Join us for our festive cocktail class on December 15th with Hogwash Whiskey Den! Our holiday class sells out quickly, but we have a waitlist. Email Renée — owner@raisingthebarNW.com — subject line: WAITLIST for 12/15 CLASS. We’ll let you know if spots become...
by Angela Prosper | Sep 11, 2024
SOLD OUT! Thank you for your continued support! The Hogwash Whiskey Den and Raising the Bar team is excited to present a unique experience at our November cocktail class. Join us on Nov. 3rd at Hogwash Whiskey Den as we take a biographical look at the cocktail. The...
by Angela Prosper | Sep 11, 2024
This October 6th class is sold out. We’ve added a second class on October 13th. DETAILS AND TICKETS HERE! Join us for a spooktacular October cocktail class! Embrace the Halloween spirit with us as we guide you through mixing three unique, spooky-inspired...
by Angela Prosper | Jun 12, 2024
Join us at Commellini Estate for dinner and our summer cocktail class, Havana Nights! In the late 1800s, when not busy conquering Cuba or digging the Panama Canal, American engineers, military personnel, and laborers experienced both the tropical environs and exotic...
by Angela Prosper | Apr 18, 2024
Oh, tequila. You are many things to different people; as for your history, now that’s quite the story! Our May class is about tequila: its origins and how it came to America. We’ll make three tequila cocktails. Unknown to the first cadre of 19th-century professional...
by Angela Prosper | Apr 1, 2024
This gin-focused interactive class will enlighten the gin enthusiast while mixing and sipping a chronology of 3 gin-based drinks. Gin has a distinctive history, from the streets of Rotterdam to American bathtubs during prohibition and from gin houses to clubhouses....
by Angela Prosper | Jan 27, 2024
We’re excited to collaborate with Commellini Estate in north Spokane. Come join Renée Cebula, from Raising the Bar, and learn how to make “Cocktails with Love”. Renée is a historian. A history educator for 20-plus years, she researches American...
by Angela Prosper | Jan 27, 2024
The 2/11 class SOLD OUT, so we’ve added a second! Step out of the cold and into the world of Tiki culture with our first cocktail class of the year. Learn how the forces of 19th-century drinking culture, Prohibition, war, and tourism brought together the rise of...
