From a tasty tipple with whisky tasting workshops to sampling sweet, dry and full bodied vino in wine tasting courses, explore your new favourite flavours with drinks classes in Birmingham. If you want to impress your friends and guests with your ability to make cocktails like a bartender, then drinks classes in Birmingham will help you make cocktails worth sharing and showing off! We have put together a list of the top 10 best drinks classes in Birmingham, for you to discover your new favourite fabulous drink. Cheers to that!


Top 10 Best Drinks Classes in Birmingham:

  • Ale Tasting Masterclass
  • Cocktail Making Class
  • Hotel Chocolat Festive Cocktail Course
  • Premium Gin Tasty Class
  • Espresso Martini Masterclass
  • Cheese and Wine Tasting Course
  • Beginners Cocktail Making Workshop
  • A World of Whiskey Tasting Course
  • Craft Beer Masterclass
  • Mixed Spirits Cocktail Making Masterclass


Ale Tasting Masterclass

Location: Birmingham City Centre

Feel like an amateur when it comes to ales? This workshop is perfect for those wanting to taste all that ale has to offer! If you’re a fan of flavoursome ale, this masterclass gives you the opportunity to try many different ales in a relaxed and fun environment with your friends. Whereas, if you’re new to ale and feel overwhelmed and confused about which ones to try first, this workshop will help you learn which ale is for you. No matter the depth of your ale knowledge, this masterclass will help you mix up your usual order at the pub.

The Botanist is known for creating a fun and friendly atmosphere within their bars and restaurants. Their workshops are sure to help anyone and everyone discover their new favourite drinks, as they also offer a cocktail making workshop as well as their amazing ale tasting masterclass.


Cocktail Making Class

Location: Birmingham City Centre

Enjoy an hour and a half of cocktail making fun in this captivating class! If you’ve always been mesmerised by the bartenders ability to expertly make moreish cocktails, this class will teach you the tricks of the cocktail making trade. In this cocktail making class, you will learn how to make quirky cocktails from The Alchemist’s fascinating cocktail menu, including The Legal One, a Screwball and so much more! With the guidance of a specialist mixologist you will master making classic cocktails from The Alchemist, once you have made your masterpiece, you will get to sit back and taste the fruits of your labour!

The Alchemist is known for their drinks, which are equal parts daring and delicious. If you have experienced their famous flavourful beverages, learn how to make some of their most popular mouth watering cocktails in their welcoming workshops.


Hotel Chocolat Festive Cocktail Course

Location: Theatreland, Birmingham

Indulge in your favourite comfort food and drinks in the cold winter months. This cocktail making course combines two timeless comfort classics- cocktails and chocolate! If you’re a chocoholic and a lover of cocktails, then this festive workshop is sure to make you feel merry. In this course, you will learn how to make a rich and tasty Hotel Chocolat Christmas cocktail as well as a mint or clementine chocolate Martini and so much more!

All Bar One are determined to provide customers and students with delicious drinks and memorable social experiences. In their cocktail making masterclasses you will not only learn and develop your ability to make cocktails, you will also have fun in an exciting and friendly atmosphere.


Premium Gin Tasty Class

Location: Birmingham City Centre

Do you enjoy the sharp and crisp taste of gin? Discover the wide range of different gin flavours with this gin tasting class. As well as exploring new taste sensations in this gin tasting workshop, you will also learn about the history of gin and why it has become so popular in the UK in recent years. This two hour long class will explore gin tasting techniques such as smelling botanicals and sipping six premium gin samples.

Birmingham Wine School thrive when they are helping students explore new flavours, cocktails and beverages. They have a broad selection of workshops that celebrate delightful drinks, from wine and beer tasting to premium gin tasting courses.


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Espresso Martini Masterclass

Location: Birmingham City Centre

Want to make cocktails that will have you feeling energised? If you’re a coffee drinker, this is the perfect workshop for you! In this class, you will learn how to make the ultimate Espresso Martini. The skills you will develop when making this classic cocktail can be used to make many other popular beverages and timeless cocktails. Within this two hour long class, you will master making a Mocha Martini and salted caramel Martini with the guidance of an experienced bartender.

Dirty Martini are experts in making, you guessed it, Martinis! Their workshops will not only teach you how to make Martini cocktails, but they will also help you discover different variations of this classic cocktail. Get behind the bar with their hands- on and exciting workshops.


Cheese and Wine Tasting Course

Location: Birmingham City Centre

It is widely accepted in the culinary world that there is no better pairing than cheese and wine! If cheese and wine make your tummy rumble, then this workshop is for you. In this course, you will taste a broad selection of cheese and wine which will help you discover your new favourite combination of cheese and wine. Within this two hour course, you will treat your taste buds to seven different wine and cheese pairings as well as learn why wine and cheese go together so well.

Loki Wine has a range of wine and cheese tasting workshops led by expert wine and cheese enthusiasts. They are determined to help all customers in their wine bars and students in their tasting workshops find the right wine for them.


Beginners Cocktail Making Workshop

Location: Birmingham City Centre

Wish you knew everything there is to know about cocktails? This workshop gives you a complete understanding of your favourite classic cocktails. Learn about the history and origin of different cocktails as well as the broad range of sour and sweet flavours within the world of cocktails! In this two hour long workshop, you will be shown each step needed to make your favourite cocktails by your expert teacher. Fancy a cocktail tasting challenge? This workshop has a blind-cocktail tasting as well as other cocktail related games for you and your friends.

Bodega Cantina is a South American inspired cocktail bar and cantina. They feel inspiration when delivering memorable food and drinks for their customers and exciting workshops for their cocktail loving students.


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A World of Whiskey Tasting Course

Location: Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Looking for a workshop that will whisk you into an exciting whiskey adventure? This course is structured with complete whiskey beginners in mind. If you have never tried whiskey, or feel like you haven't tried the right whiskey for you, this workshop gives you the opportunity to try different whiskey and find which kind of whiskey works for you! This course is led by a whiskey whizz who will introduce you to whiskey from around the world.

Grain and Glass want to help everyone discover the wonderful world of whiskey. They pride themselves on their ability to provide rewarding whiskey experiences for anyone and everyone, no matter where they are on their whiskey journey.


Craft Beer Masterclass

Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

Explore the expert craft behind craft beer! If you have always wondered how breweries manage to make your favourite beer, this masterclass will enlighten you to the process of craft beer making. As well as learning about how beer is made, you will also get to taste eight different beers. Experts at Craft Inn understand that sampling different beers can be hungry work, that's why they also provide nibbles that compliment the beers in their tasting masterclass.

Craft Inn has a wealth of experience creating captivating craft beer tasting workshops for thirsty students. Their tasting masterclasses celebrate craft beer and have the aim of helping students find their favourite craft beers so they can do the same!


Mixed Spirits Cocktail Making Masterclass

Location: Birmingham City Centre

There’s no better way to bond with your family, friends or work mates than over a tasty drink! This cocktail masterclass is the best way to spend time with important people in your life. Whether you want a fun evening catching up with your friends over some cocktails or to break the ice with office colleagues, cocktail making is an exciting activity to learn together in a fun environment. This two hour long masterclass will teach you technical cocktail making methods and how to make your favourite flavourful drinks.

The Victoria runs exciting workshops that are equally informative as they are fun. As well as rewarding workshops which teach students impressive cocktail making skills, their interactive workshops also include competitive cocktail challenges.


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With drinks classes in Birmingham, you will learn how to make delightful drinks and tasty cocktails. Not only will you learn how to make a range of drinks, you will also expand and learn about your own taste palate. From cocktail making masterclasses to whiskey tasting and wine and cheese pairing, drinks classes in Birmingham will teach you the history of different beverages and help you find your new favourite flavoursome drink.

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