by Angela Prosper | Oct 5, 2022
Learn about the original American-made spirit, fruit brandy. Apples grown in the colonies were not for pie but for drinking. And not just apples. Fruit brandies were made with apple and pear in the north and peach in the south. Early mixed drinks used this local...
by Angela Prosper | Sep 30, 2022
What is absinthe, and why the bad reputation? This class explores the story of the ingredient that Hemingway described as “that opaque, bitter, tongue-warming, brain-warming, idea-changing liquid alchemy.” In the late nineteenth century, absinthe enjoyed...
by Angela Prosper | Aug 14, 2022
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...
by Angela Prosper | May 30, 2022
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...
by Angela Prosper | Mar 10, 2022
What is vermouth? How did it get to America and become an essential ingredient in so many classic cocktails? These are the questions we’ll be answering. Not only will you learn the history of Italy’s most famous drink, but you’ll also make classic...
