We Love Cocktails!

Earlier this month the talented bar staff from Cane & Grain’s The Liars Lounge, Emily & Joel, took to the bar for a special  blogger cocktail masterclass, which I was lucky enough to attend. The masterclass showcased how the team behind the bar create their popular – and always fun – tiki cocktails.

I loved watching Emily & Joel demonstrate their skills and knowledge to an audience with varying understanding about cocktails and rum. It was funny to watch everyone scribble down their notes as if we were going to be tested on what we’d learnt.

Emily took us through the ingredients and history of four cocktails while Joel was the cocktail master creating each concoction before our eyes. Working with a number of bars has taught me a thing or two and means I know a good cocktail when I taste it, but being able to watch the ‘magic happen’ so to speak was really interesting and gave me a brand new appreciation for cocktail making.

The session focused on four cocktails – Daiquiri, Mai Tai, Ray’s Mistake and Zombie, these cocktails (apart from the Daiquiri) are popular tiki drinks which The Liars Lounge have perfected over time. The Daiquiri is the original rum cocktail made with three simple ingredients sugar syrup, lemon juice and most importantly rum!

Cocktail Masterclass PR.

The art of cocktail making is all about balancing the drink I now know.  Something you don’t think about when throwing to contents of your cupboard into a cocktail at a party! I will now though.

My favourite cocktail was Ray’s Mistake which legend would have us believe was created completely by accident! As someone who loves history it was really interesting to learn the story behind the cocktail and how it has become the sweet, yet dangerous, rum filled drink we all enjoy today. This cocktail was attempted by the lovely Emma Pond from the blog Miss Pond who got very excited by the free reign of garnishes, which made the cocktail look very… unique.

I work with the bars (The Liars Club, Cane & Grain and Crazy Pedro’s amongst others) every day and know how seriously these guys take their drinks.  I would recommend anyone interested in learning about the origin of the cocktails give them a shot as their the skill and attention to detail is second to none.

All in all everyone has a great time – what’s not to like!  Drinking under the guide of learning… brilliant.  And I get paid to do this!