Upcoming Classes & Events

Fortified wines are key to many classic and modern cocktails. Vermouth gets all the love, but sherry and port offer unique character and awesome depth to cocktails. Learn about what they are, how they are made and how to use them in this class.

For a lot of people, summer is about lighter white spirits, like vodka or gin. But bourbon can be a great summertime mixer. Join Rebecca Morrow of Tammy’s Tastings for a fun and interactive class at Straight Farmhouse. You'll explore the lighter side of bourbon cocktails with fruity farm-to-glass creations, tropical Tiki drinks, and refreshing sours.

It’s nearly summer and the Farmer’s Market is beginning to burgeon with goodness. This class is about incorporating all of our wonderful local produce – herbs, cucumbers, berries, tomatoes – into cocktails. We’ll learn all about muddling, infusing, and even shrubs. June is strawberry season here in Michigan, so we’ll be putting extra focus on that berry for the fruit section of the class.

It's nearly summer and the Farmer's Market is beginning to burgeon with goodness. This class is about incorporating all of our wonderful local produce - herbs, cucumbers, berries, tomatoes - into cocktails. We'll learn all about muddling, infusing, and even shrubs. June is strawberry season for me in Michigan, so we'll be putting extra focus on that berry for the fruit section of the class.

Join Tammy's Tastings and The Newton of Ypsilanti for a unique cocktail, food, architecture, and history event at the The Newton of Ypsilanti, a historic home turned bed and breakfast and community gathering place. You'll start your journey in the actual 18th century tavern located in the basement, where you'll mix up a libation and learn about the pre-history of the cocktail in America. Then you'll venture upstairs to the beautifully decorated parlor to learn ...

From classics like Mimosas and Bloody Marys to modern creations with eccentric ingredients, this class will explore those drinks best drunk with friends in the middle of a lazy weekend day. What makes a drink a brunch drink? Join Anne Cahalan from Tammy's Tastings as she leads you through mixing and tasting a bunch of examples and developing a unified theory of the brunch drink.

Cocktails as we know them today are fundamentally American creations, although they are now made round the world. In this class, get ready to celebrate Independence Day by taking a cross country trip in your glass. We'll explore the regional classic cocktails of America, from New Orleans to Kentucky to California and beyond.

Explore the world in your glass! In this class we’ll circle the globe in search of delicious regional spirits and cocktails. Learn the stories behind drinks from Cuba, Jamaica, Singapore, Argentina, Canada and more. It’s a like a summer vacation you don’t have to leave home for!

Join Tammy's Tastings and The Newton of Ypsilanti for a unique cocktail, food, architecture, and history event at the The Newton of Ypsilanti, a historic home turned bed and breakfast and community gathering place. You'll start your journey in the actual 18th century tavern located in the basement, where you'll mix up a libation and learn about the pre-history of the cocktail in America. Then you'll venture upstairs to the beautifully decorated parlor to learn ...

Most home bartenders have lots of base spirits, like vodka or bourbon or rum. But the key to making great drinks at home is all the OTHER bottles. In the first of our new "Build Your Bar" series, Anne Cahalan of Tammy's Tastings will introduce you to two liqueurs - the orange liqueur Cointreau and just barely bittersweet Aperol - that will take your home mixing to the next level. You'll get to taste each ...

Looking for a special gift for a cocktail lover or Michigander on your holiday list? My book Cheers to Michigan is a toast to the state’s flourishing craft cocktail and distillery movements. Based on Cheers!, my popular cocktail segement with Lester Graham on Michigan Radio (NPR), this book gathers forty-five of our favorite cocktail recipes celebrating the Great Lakes State—its history, its people, its culture, even its weather! Throughout, we mix in dashes of Michigan’s ...

Looking for a special gift for a cocktail lover or Michigander on your holiday list? My book Cheers to Michigan is a toast to the state’s flourishing craft cocktail and distillery movements. Based on Cheers!, my popular cocktail segement with Lester Graham on Michigan Radio (NPR), this book gathers forty-five of our favorite cocktail recipes celebrating the Great Lakes State—its history, its people, its culture, even its weather! Throughout, we mix in dashes of Michigan’s ...

Buy in bulk and save! Save $9 per class when you purchase 3 classes at once. To redeem your credits, just email me and let me know when you see a class you want to attend.

Buy in bulk and save! Save $20 total when you purchase 5 classes at once. (And don't forget, pricing is per computer connected, not per person.) To redeem your credits, just email me and let me know when you see a class you want to attend.

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