Salvatierra – Whiskey Classics – Tasting & Cocktail Class
Welcome to Home Bar Network!
Hi Salvatierra family! Looking forward to meeting you guys for our first in-person class of February! We’ve put together a well-rounded WHISKEY LOVERS CLASS + TASTING covering classic techniques and cocktails plus riffs. We can’t wait to share these with you and your friends! Before we get shakin’, we want to make sure everyone is as prepared as possible to make cocktails on Feb. 6th, so we’ve compiled a shopping list of booze you will need for class. Home Bar Network will provide all the fruit, mixers, bar tools, simple syrups, garnishes, clear ice, etc. We provide everything needed for class except the booze.
First portion of class – We’ll start with a blind tasting of four unique whiskies along with a custom tasting mat and nosing kit which we will use to teach y’all how to properly nose, taste and enjoy each sip of whiskey. Get ready for the jelly bean experiment – our favorite part!
Second portion of class – We’ll dive into classic whiskey cocktails like the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Whiskey Sour and Boulevardier. We’ll teach all the proper techniques, discuss cocktail history, and you’ll walk away feeling like a total pro, ready to host a cocktail party for all your friends.
SHOPPING LIST:
- 1 bottle of Templeton Rye (secondary option: Rittenhouse Rye)
- 1 bottle of Michter’s Small Batch (secondary option: Old Forester 1920)
- 1 bottle of Weller Special Reserve (secondary option: Makers Mark 46)
- 1 bottle of Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth 375ml (secondary option: Cocchi Vermouth di Torino)
- 1 bottle of Campari (you can go for the smaller size if you like – 375ml)
- 1 bottle of Angostura Bitters
- *Optional Purchase* (for use in fun recipe variations) – Amaro Lucano (secondary option: Amaro Ciociaro)
COCKTAILS WE’LL BE TEACHING IN CLASS:
- Old Fashioned
- Manhattan
- Boulevardier
- Whiskey Sour
- plus variations!
RECIPES:
HBN OLD FASHIONED
2 oz Bourbon or Rye
1/4 oz Rich Turbinado Syrup* or Demerara sugar cube
1 Orange peel
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Orange Peel
DIRECTIONS: Drop an orange peel, sugar cube and 4 dashes
of bitters into a mixing glass. Muddle. Add 2 oz of bourbon or rye,
add ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain over large cube. Express
a fresh orange peel over glass, wipe rim and drop in glass.
*Rich Turbinado Syrup: Add 1 cup Turbinado sugar and 1/2 cup water to a pot. Bring to a low boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Bottle and refrigerate up to two weeks.
HBN WHISKEY SOUR
2 oz Wheated Bourbon
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
.5 oz Simple Syrup*
.5 oz Fresh OJ
1 egg white
Garnish: Luxardo cherry
DIRECTIONS: Add all ingredients to a shaker. Add ice. Shake hard for 10 seconds. Strain into a glass. Dump ice. Add liquid back into shaker and shake again for 10 seconds. This is called Reverse Dry Shake and is meant to whip the egg white to get a supreme velvety mouthfeel. Strain into coupe. Garnish with a cherry.
*Simple Syrup: Add 1 cup white sugar and 1 cup water to a pot. Bring to a low boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Bottle and refrigerate up to two weeks.
HBN MANHATTAN
2 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Luxardo cherry
DIRECTIONS: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain over new ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry.
HBN BOULEVARDIER
1 oz Rye Whiskey
1 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari
Garnish: Orange Peel
DIRECTIONS: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain over new ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel.
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