Cocktail Classes in Northern Beaches

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Find the Right Cocktail Class in Northern Beaches

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 Northern Beaches

Brookvale is where the beaches go to learn about spirits, and both classes there happen beside working stills: Manly Spirits Co on Winbourne Road, and Goodradigbee Distillers on Orchard Road, in the Brookvale Arts District.

One is built around a mixologist and three shaken drinks, the other around teams competing to make the best gin, so the format matters more than the address.

Which Brookvale session fits the group:

A cocktail masterclass: Manly Spirits Co's mixologist teaches shaking, stirring and straining three signature drinks over a cheese and antipasto board, from $95 per person
A team contest: at Goodradigbee, the Gin-Off gives groups two hours to pick from 30 botanicals, fire up the stills and hand a recipe to the judges, in teams of at least four, from $80 per person
Distilling your own: at Gin School each guest works a small copper still and ends up with a 700ml bottle, for up to 16
Tasting rather than making: Goodradigbee pours seven gins or whiskies over an hour, or ten in a masterclass that walks through the distillery
A crowd of 15 to 30: Manly Spirits Co's private gin and whisky tours with tastings

Both distilleries can host the party afterwards as well. Manly Spirits Co hires out its Barrel Room or the full indoor venue, and The GoodBar at Goodradigbee, set among copper stills and Indigenous artwork, is booked outright for private parties and Christmas functions.

Manly Spirits Co lists hens and bucks groups, birthdays and work outings among the groups its classes suit
Goodradigbee pitches the Gin-Off at team building, and says it works for hens parties and birthdays too
A private masterclass for between 10 and 25 guests opens with a G&T
On Friday nights Manly Spirits Co holds its public cocktail class, an easy option for a couple or a few friends

Spirits made on the premises

Manly Spirits Co's Australian Dry Gin mixes marine botanicals, foraged sustainably, with Australian natives, and the classes use it as their base
Goodradigbee matures whisky and gin in cubes of Ironbark, Jarrah and Tasmanian Blackwood, not oak casks
Founder John O'Connor talks Goodradigbee groups through what each botanical brings, and a distiller guides the cuts at Gin School
Food at a GoodBar party can come from in-house catering, a preferred caterer or a food truck with burgers, tacos or pizza

Answers to Common Cocktail Class Questions

What does each guest take home from a Brookvale distillery class?

Everyone in Goodradigbee's Gin-Off leaves with a bottle of the gin they made, and the winning team also gets Goodradigbee's Freshwater Gin. Gin School at Manly Spirits Co ends with a labelled and sealed 700ml bottle each.

Can we bring our own DJ to a distillery party?

At The GoodBar, yes: groups bring their own DJ or band and choose long tables or lounges. Drinks there cover beer, house wine and simple cocktails.

How large a group can the two distilleries handle?

A private masterclass at Manly Spirits Co suits 10 to 25, Gin School 16 at most and a private tour 15 to 30. Goodradigbee takes bookings from three people, with Gin-Off teams of four or more.

Is food served during the classes?

A cheese and antipasto board is shared during Manly Spirits Co's cocktail masterclass. For a function at Goodradigbee, catering is arranged in-house, through a preferred caterer or with a food truck.