Upgrade Your Cocktail Game: Make Your Own Bitters, Tinctures, and Extracts
- Ages 21+
Join us in exploring how to make and blend bitters, tinctures and extracts and for a tasting of their use in summer cocktails
Date and time
Location
Freda
801 Seneca Avenue Queens, NY 11385Agenda
Learn about What Tinctures, Bitters, and Extracts are
See a Demo of how to make a tincture, bitters, or extract
Try 3 Summer cocktails featuring different bittering agents / tinctures
Make you own - start your own tincture from scratch with dried herbs
Blend your own - Try different pre-made flavors and blend your own 2oz bottle
About this event
- Event lasts 2 hours
- Ages 21+
$60 | 2 Hours | Age 21+ | Includes hands-on blending, tastings, and take-home tinctures
Tickets Can Be Purchased Here (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/generationpunk/1700788)
Join us for a deep dive into the world of botanical flavor infusions — also known as extracts, tinctures, and bitters. Whether you’re building a better cocktail, boosting your tea game, crafting custom ingredients for your home bar, or getting inspired to make fun herbaceous editions to your bar’s summer cocktail menu, this class will show you how.
What’s included:
- Learn about tinctures, extracts, and bitters — their similarities, differences, and how to use them in drinks, desserts, and more
- Watch a demo on how to make your own tinctures using alcohol and herbs / spices of your choice
- Sample a variety of infused cocktail creations and flavor pairings
- Blend your own custom 2oz bitters tincture to take home
- Make your own flavor infusion from scratch to complete and bottle at home
- Taste and purchase additional bitters tinctures to take home for your own experiments
Summer inspired cocktails may include:
- Herb lemonade cocktails
- A fun twist on a gin and tonic
- A spicy twist on a classic old fashioned
- Bloody Mary / Savory drinks
- And more botanical surprises!
Flavored "bittering" agents available in class include:
- Herbs - Basil, Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme
- Herbal / Rich Flavors - Anise, Cinnamon, Clove, Cocoa, Coffee, Chinese 5 spice, Fennel, Horehound, Licorice Root, Nutmeg, Sarsaparilla, Turmeric, Vanilla
- Citrus - Coriander, Lemongrass, Lemon Balm, Tarragon
- Floral - Bay Leaf, Cardamom, Chamomile, Juniper, Lavender, Saffron
- Spicy - Allspice, Ginger, Grains of Paradise, Horseradish, Szechuan Peppercorn, Red Pepper, Mustard Seed, Mace
- Savory - Old Bay, Bloody Mary, Tomato, Sumac
- Bitter - Angelica Root, Astragalus Root, Gentian Root, Rhubarb Root
- Additional flavors to take home can be pre-purchased with ticket, or during class at rates of: $5 for 1/2oz bottle, $8 for 1oz bottle, or $14 for a 2oz bottle
About your host:
Frequently asked questions
At this time we are working with bittering agents made with a base of alcohol. In the future I hope to expand to be inclusive of non-drinkers. That said - like bitters or vanilla extract, small amounts of these liquids are used in cocktails, and the cocktails themselves can be made sans alcohol
No, the class is 21+
Yes! This class would both make a good gift as an experience, and also could be an opportunity to make a loved one a gift or purchase flavored bittering agents at the class
You can contact Brandy at: Gener8tionpunk@gmail.com