Cocktail Class - Ingredient Inspiration: Crème de Violette

For cocktail enthusiasts, there is a common problem: the “What Else Can I Do With This” bottle. Maybe you buy a bottle to make a specific drink but do not know other ways to use it, or maybe you were tempted by the exotic flavor of a new ingredient, but once you acquired it, you are stumped how to use it in a cocktail. It is precisely to address this issue of liquors languishing in your cabinet that we have concocted this series of cocktail classes - Ingredient Inspiration! In each class, we will explore a different ingredient, focusing especially on those that are most famous for a single cocktail, and show you how they can be used in a broad range of libations.

In this class, we will tackle the tempting and tricky-to-use bottle of Creme de Violette. This violet flavored liqueur is a historic one, and many may have acquired it to make the pre-prohibition classic the Aviation, where it contributes both the gorgeous color and subtle floral flavor that mark out this distinctive libation. Yet it can be a difficult ingredient in other applications - the intense floral flavor can leave a drink more reminiscent of hand soap than anything else if not used carefully. In this class, we will explore the many uses this liqueur can be put to, while avoiding the traps that accompany such a distinctly intense ingredient.

Must be 21+ to attend.

Host or Publisher Bridgeview Liquor