Cocktail Classes in Wollongong

Getting Cocktail Classes Right in Wollongong

Two quite different cocktail classes run around Wollongong, and the choice mostly comes down to what else your group wants from the night.

Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms keeps its cocktail bar tucked out the back of a Crown Lane venue in the CBD. Groups mix three drinks of their own choosing alongside a bartender, and the same door leads to five themed escape rooms and two soundproof karaoke rooms. That makes it simple to build a longer night – a puzzle first, cocktails after, then a few songs – without leaving the building. Group packages start from 10 people.

South Coast Distillery, in Mount Saint Thomas, approaches it from the spirit up. Its cocktail classes take up to 12 people through three house cocktails, with private classes for larger groups. Because it's a working craft distillery, the class can sit beside a gin-making workshop or a guided Australian whisky tasting, and the bar can be hired for a self-catered function on a minimum spend.

Ways to decide between them:

Want more than drinks – Breakout adds escape rooms and karaoke on site
Curious about how spirits are made – the distillery runs gin-making and whisky tastings too
A small group of 12 or fewer – the distillery's standard class fits
Ten or more wanting a package deal – Breakout's group packages start there
Staying on for a party – the distillery bar can be hired on a minimum spend

Cocktail classes make a natural start to a hens party, and both venues also host birthday parties.

Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms – three cocktails of your own choosing, mixed with a bartender in a hidden back bar
South Coast Distillery – three house cocktails, with up to 12 people in a standard class
Private distillery classes are available for bigger groups

Making a night of it

Start with one of Breakout's five linked escape rooms, from a haunted asylum to a jungle temple
Finish in a karaoke room with more than 10,000 songs and drinks brought to the door
Add a gin-making workshop at the distillery and take home 700mL of your own gin
Book a guided Australian whisky tasting for the whisky drinkers in the group

Answers to Common Cocktail Class Questions

How many people fit in a cocktail class at South Coast Distillery?

Standard classes take up to 12 people making three house cocktails. Larger groups can book a private class.

Can we combine a cocktail class with an escape room in Wollongong?

Yes. Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms on Crown Lane has five themed escape rooms and a hidden cocktail bar under one roof, plus two karaoke rooms.

Do we get to choose which cocktails we make?

At Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms groups mix three drinks of their own choosing with a bartender. South Coast Distillery's classes cover three of its house cocktails.

Is a cocktail class a good idea for a hens night in Wollongong?

Both venues list hens parties among their occasions. Breakout suits a group wanting games and karaoke as well, while the distillery suits a group interested in gin and spirits.

Can a cocktail class lead into a private function?

South Coast Distillery offers self-catered function hire at its bar on a minimum spend, so a class can continue as a private event.

Where are the cocktail classes held?

Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms is at 5 Crown Lane in the Wollongong CBD, and South Coast Distillery is on Drummond Street in Mount Saint Thomas.

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