Cocktail Classes in Brookvale

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Goodradigbee Distillers cocktail classes in Sydney - group bookings

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Goodradigbee Distillers (Brookvale)4.6 (25)

From $80pp

Hire The GoodBar for a Christmas party or birthday and choose your own caterer, food truck, DJ or band for the night.

Manly Spirits Co cocktail classes in Sydney - group bookings

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Manly Spirits Co (Brookvale)4.8 (204)

From $95pp

Hands-on classes at the home of an Australian dry gin, from cocktail making to building your own gin recipe.

Getting Cocktail Classes Right in Brookvale

Brookvale has two working distilleries that open their stills to groups, and they take quite different approaches. Manly Spirits Co teaches cocktail making and runs a gin school from its Winbourne Industrial Estate site, while Goodradigbee Distillers, over on Orchard Road in the Brookvale Arts District, builds its sessions around a team gin-making contest and tastings.

Both suit hens, bucks and birthday groups as well as work teams, and both send guests home with gin.

Comparing the two:

The signature class: Manly Spirits Co's Cocktail Masterclass covers three drinks inspired by native botanicals; at Goodradigbee, the Gin-Off gives rival teams two hours and 30 botanicals to build a gin for judging.
Taking a bottle home: Gin School at Manly Spirits Co sends each guest off with a 700ml bottle they distilled themselves; every Gin-Off guest leaves with a bottle of the team's gin.
Group sizes: Manly Spirits Co books private masterclasses for 10 to 25 people, and the Gin-Off needs teams of at least four.
Prices: Goodradigbee Distillers is from $80 per person and Manly Spirits Co from $95 per person.
Who leads it: a professional mixologist at Manly Spirits Co, and founder John O'Connor at Goodradigbee.

Plan how everyone is getting home before the tasting starts, since both classes involve plenty of spirits.

Goodradigbee's one-hour tastings pour seven gins or whiskies from Australia and abroad.
Its masterclasses step up to ten pours, a distillery walk-through and tastes of spirits not yet released.
Groups of 15 to 30 can book a private walk through Manly Spirits Co with gin and whisky to taste.
Goodradigbee ages its spirits on cubes cut from Australian hardwoods, a much faster route to flavour and colour than a cask.

Turning it into a party

Goodradigbee's bar, The GoodBar, can be booked outright for private parties and Christmas functions, with long tables or lounges.
Food at The GoodBar comes from in-house catering, a preferred caterer or a food truck serving burgers, tacos or pizza.
Manly Spirits Co's Barrel Room and full indoor venue can be hired, with minimum spends set by the venue manager.
Lilly's Bar and the cellar door at Manly Spirits Co keep the group going after class, and guests get a discount on a full-sized bottle.

Answers to Common Cocktail Class Questions

Which Brookvale class suits team building?

Goodradigbee Distillers pitches its Gin-Off at team building: each team creates a recipe, lights the stills and dilutes its spirit before judging, and the winners also take home a bottle of Freshwater Gin.

Is there a straight cocktail-making class in Brookvale?

Yes. Manly Spirits Co's Cocktail Masterclass teaches three signature cocktails, and there's cheese and antipasto to pick at while you shake. The public class runs on Friday nights.

Can a group bring its own band to a Brookvale distillery?

At Goodradigbee's GoodBar, groups hiring the bar bring their own DJ or band.

How many can join the Manly Spirits Co Gin School?

Gin School takes up to 16 guests, with cheaper per-person rates for groups of four or more.