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| Photo courtesy of DeVonia Singleton |
Our sponsors - Bluecoat Gin, High West Whiskey, and Chairman’s Reserve Rum - were put to some really good use.
The Old Fashioned was the opening for our three cocktails. The strongest of the trio, Dana and I felt it would be a great introduction to the "cocktail" and an great opportunity to talk a little history.
The format of the event was fairly simple - talk about sweetening agents like syrups, shurbs, grenadines and such.
Then, once all of the attendees had their drink, I'd step from behind the stick and explain the medley of booze they were holding.
Towards the end, everyone had a chance to mix their own flavored syrups using essential oils and a personal bottle of plain, neutral simple syrup.
The involvement of the attendees wasn't just entertaining - it took the application of knowledge from my hands to theirs.
