The first Camp Cocktail class is about the iconic drinks from New York. Learn, create, and taste around three story-worthy cocktails.

Simon and Renée felt that camp shouldn’t be just for kids, so we created a series of classes: Camp Cocktail. Each “camp” is about the history and stories of three great American cities. Our inspiration came from Tennessee Williams, who famously wrote, “There are only three great cities in the U.S.: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. All the rest are Cleveland.” We don’t know whether Williams had any cocktails in mind, but many, no numerous classic cocktails came to mind for a mixologist and a historian. We begin this summer series with New York!

Every camp has activities, and ours are stirring and shaking classic cocktails. In the late 1800s, New York City was at the center of America’s Golden Age of the Cocktail. June’s class explores (think: make and taste) those drinks invented and made famous in New York. Develop your palate and learn the mixologist’s techniques. Feast on appetizers, and take home your camp recipe booklet to continue your cocktail adventures at home.

This interactive cocktail class combines history and mixology. Hogwash master mixologist Simon Moorby walks guests step-by-step through the making of 3 drinks. Cocktail historian, Renée Cebula of Raising the Bar, tells the stories of how these drinks represent the history of New York City.

Class set-up includes bartending stations with all the necessary tools, fresh-made and prepped ingredients, and vintage glassware. Shake, swirl, and sip in style as you hear the stories, learn the techniques, and enjoy the drinks.

Tickets are $65 per person. Your ticket includes three crafted drinks, mixology and history lessons, appetizers, and a souvenir camp booklet. Purchase tickets HERE. 

Must be 21 and over. Each class is limited to 24 guests.

Heads up for classes two and three in this Camp Cocktail Series: July 31 — San Fransicso and August 21 — New Orleans (summer version) 

Find us on Instagram: Raising the Bar  and  Hogwash Whiskey Den