THE INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY PRESENTS
COCKTAIL CRAFTING WITH 1933 GROUP MIXOLOGIST, AARON STEPKA
At Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, August 7th and 9th
Michael Hepworth
Beverly Hills,CA(Spiritsman)7/31/12/—The Institute of Domestic Technology presents Cocktail Crafting, an inaugural class in partnership with the City of Beverly Hills. Instructed by Oldfield’s Liquor Room/ 1933 Group Mixologist, Aaron Stepka, Cocktail Crafting will take place at the secret speakeasy hidden inside the historic Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills.
Stepka will lead this artisanal cocktail lover’s dream class. Participants will be gathering ingredients ranging from the apothecarian’s cabinet (bitter herbs, flowers, roots etc) for mixing and manifesting the perfect recipe. The class will cover the history behind bitters making, as well as some common and not so common ingredients that make up traditional and new essences. Each participant will get to create a unique bitters formula to take home plus they’ll get to incorporate them into a personalized signature cocktail. Participants will also use pure grain spirits to make their own unique liqueur infusion from a citrus flavor bar.
“Triple Sec will forever be banned from your liqueur cabinet after this class! For those of you with an adventurous palate, we’ll also be infusing coffee beans and lavender just to shake things up!” comments Stepka.
Stepka will also show the basics as well as the tricks and secrets in creating what is takes to create the perfect balanced cocktail. The fruits of labor will be played out by enjoying cocktails together with a selection of artisanal cocktail snacks. http://vimeo.com/46391837
EVENT DETAILS:
Cocktail Crafting with 1933 Group’s Lead Mixologist, Aaron Stepka
Presented by the Institute of Domestic Technology
WHEN:Tuesday, August 7, 6p.m. to 8p.m. OR Thursday, August 9, 6.p.m. to 8p.m.
PRICE: $95 {Beverly Hills Resident} includes ingredients, supplies and cocktails
$119 {Non-Resident} {includes ingredients, supplies and cocktails
WHERE:Greystone Mansion
905 Loma Vista Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 285-6830
To Register: This class is held at the historic Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Registration must be made online through the City of Beverly Hills.
Easy Phone Registration– Call: (310)285-6850 Or Register Here: http://bhreg.beverlyhills.org/econnect/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=1201
About the Instructor:
Aaron Stepka is a Lead bartender at 1933 Group (Thirsty Crow, Big Foot Lodge, La Cuevita, Oldfields). Aaron has been experimenting with infusions, tinctures, bitters, liqueurs, gastriques and drams with the likes of Brian Butler (A-Frame, Sunny Spot, Alibi Room, The Brig) as well as 1933 Group’s soon to open Sassafras in Hollywood. The new southern-styled bar will feature barrel-aged cocktails, house-made bitters, liqueurs and flavored ginger beers.
About the Institute
Established in 2011 the Institute of Domestic Technology’s mission is to reignite the passion of how we make food, the ingredients we source and the farms on which they originate.
Through classes, workshops, tours and events the Institute will be a resource to discover lost arts, invent new ones and explore the domestic technologies you already know even further.
Michael Hepworth
287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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