Raising the Bar

July Camp Cocktail Class: Cocktail Time at the World's Fair
2024-07-14 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Hogwash Whiskey Den, 304 W. Pacific Ave, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
From icons like the Ferris Wheel to the Golden Gate Bridge, inventions like the telegraph and the zipper (yes, the zipper), and foods from the hot dog to soda pop, American World’s Fairs showcased ingenuity and invention to millions of visitors. For thirsty fairgoers, cocktails had their moment in the spotlight.
America’s first World’s Fair celebrated the nation’s 100th anniversary, and for cocktail culture, 1876 landed during America’s Golden Age of the Cocktail. Sip a nostalgic journey to the early American expositions and learn the stories around iconic drinks served at the fairs.
This interactive class combines history and mixology. Hogwash Whiskey Den’s master mixologist, Simon Moorby, guides you through making three cocktails. Your mixology lessons include the techniques and correct use of the barkeep’s tools and techniques. Historian Renée Cebula with Raising the Bar shares how the fairs celebrated American cocktail culture to the world.
Shake, stir, and sip in style as you hear the stories, learn the techniques, and enjoy the drinks. Enjoy appetizers, and take home your recipe booklet to continue your cocktail explorations at home.
Class set-up includes bartending stations with all the necessary tools, fresh-made syrups and juices, prepped and ready ingredients, and vintage glassware. Tickets are $75 per person. Your ticket includes the following:

Three crafted drinks
Mixology and history lessons
Appetizers
Cocktail recipe booklet

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!
MUST BE 21 and over. The class is limited to 30 guests.
If you have any questions, please email Renée at owner@raisingthebarNW.com.
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Havana Nights Cocktail Class with Commellini Estate
2024-07-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Commellini Estate, 14715 N. Dartford Dr. Spokane, WA, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
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 drinks. Word of drinks like the Cocoyage, Queen’s Park Swizzle, and the ubiquitous Daiquiri spread.
Enter Prohibition in the 1920s, which boosted the tropical rum craze. Tourists from the dry states flooded Havana, drinking daiquiris and fizzes and creating the cruise line industry. The 1940s and 50s brought a flood of Americans to Havana to enjoy the drinks, music, and tropical paradise.
This rum-focused interactive class will enlighten the cocktail enthusiast while mixing and sipping a chronology of 3 drinks that tell the history of Havana. Immerse yourself in the world of mixology with our hands-on class set-up. You’ll find bartending stations equipped with all the necessary tools, fresh-made syrups and juices, prepped and ready ingredients, and vintage glassware. Shake, swirl, and sip in style as you deepen your knowledge of cocktails and develop your palate.

Inspired by the Havana Conference of 1946 — rum, apricot, pineapple, lime, fizzy water, allspice bitters float, mint
Presidenté Mario García Menocal inspired the drink enjoyed in Havana in the early 1900s — aged rum, dry vermouth, curaçao, orange bitters, grenadine, orange oil
A Cuban cocktail class wouldn’t be authentic without “Papa’s” fav — silver rum, maraschino liqueur, lime, cran bitters, grapefruit, brandied cherry

The evening begins with dinner, followed by the cocktail class.
On the Menu for Dinner: Focaccia Bread, Commellini Caesar Salad, Pasta Bar Buffet Featuring three of the Commellini Estate Historical Sauces, including our Spaghetti with Gina’s Vegetable Marinara, Fettuccine & Albert’s White Wine Alfredo, and Rigatoni & Leda’s Meat Sauce.
Full details and to purchase tickets are at Commellini Estate –>> Click HERE!
Email Renée if you have any questions at owner@raisingthebarNW.com
