Herbal Cocktail Class @ BCAE, Boston, MA

I LOVE taking classes and attending events at the BCAE
They are always well organized and executed!


Domingo-martin Barreres, bartender extraordinaire from Market by Jean-Gorges teaches an Herbal Cocktail Class at the Boston Center for Adult Education.  Domingo is super fun, uber talented and a wonderful instructor!  
Domingo is a real competitor and winner in a number of cocktail competitions!  He was recently ranked as one of the top 10 out of 3,500 contenders in a competition sponsored by Bombay Sapphire and GQ magazine in search of the nation’s most inspired mixologist.

The setup was beautiful, the tables draped in white linen and lined with fresh herbs. We each received a complimentary Bacardi muddler.

Domingo covered the origin of taste and what determines the flavor experienced by an individual.


We started by learning how to create and tasting a few classics such as the lemon drop, gimlet, and mojito.


Just the week before I decided to commit to purchasing Domaine de Canton, a beautiful French ginger liqueur with VSOP Cognac!  

http://domainedecanton.com/ginger-liqueur/

Well, Mr. Barreres served Stirrings' ginger liqueur and I immediately wanted to return my Canton!  Stirrings' ginger liqueur was reminiscent of raw, spicy ginger root!  Very nice!

https://www.stirrings.com/real-products/liqueurs/ginger

Then came the cooking!  

We learned to make infused simple syrups to use in cocktails we would create later when left to our own devices!  We used rosemary, lemon thyme, and basil syrups and infused oils (one Korean chili flake oil and one salted basil oil) which Domingo made at home in his Vita-Prep.  

Domingo pouring a simple syrup.

We had access to tequila, rum, champagne, and vodkas to play around with on our own.

My classmate and I teamed up create our own champagne cocktail!

We also created a cocktail using Ketel One Oranje, pink peppercorns, and rosemary simple syrup.  This was NOT a hit! 

Domingo then wowed us with gold flakes sprinkled into a flute of champagne!  It was simply beautiful!

I would attend a class taught by Domingo ANY day!  It was sooo much fun and very informative without being pretentious or stuffy. 
In fact, Domingo will be teaching another cocktail class, Art of the Cocktail, next month!  Hope to see you there!

I am also looking forward to hanging at the bar with Domingo, tasting and learning more about his creative ventures!

www.bcae.org