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Basic Cocktails And Mixology 101

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    Thu, February 8, 2018 (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

Fridley Liquor
264 57th Ave NE
Fridley, MN 55432
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Cost: $5.00 (ticket price is applicable to purchase that night)

Join us in store as Jeff Rogers from Negoce MN pours his way through three basic cocktails; the Stirred, Soured, and Long drinks. During this lively seminar you will learn the basics of these three cocktail styles which will allow you to make dozens of other cocktails. While preparing the cocktails Jeff will discuss the basics of cocktail making, including when to shake, stir, muddle as well as additional ingredients that will make your cocktails shine. This is a limited seating event and you will get to sample the cocktails Jeff makes.

 

About Jeff

Jeff Rogers has spent his 23-year career dedicated to the bar industry.  With a strong focus on the guest experience, Jeff has applied his knowledge of cocktail technique, recipes, spirits and liqueurs, bar efficiency, and entertainment to over 86 bar and restaurant openings.  He has been involved with cocktail bars, lounges, flair bars, casual dining restaurants, nightclubs, sports bars, and everything in between.  These experiences have taken Jeff on a colorful journey, not only around the US, but around the world.  From Europe to the Caribbean and Mexico, he has visited countless distilleries to learn from the producers themselves.  With this all-encompassing background in bars and spirits, he is able to apply his experience and expertise to any bar or restaurant environment.  Taking a step out from behind the bar four years ago, Jeff stepped into the distribution world as an educator, which led him to his current position of Spirits Specialist with Négoce of Minnesota.

During his career, Jeff has competed in over 80 cocktail and flair competitions with much success all over the world.  As a founding member of the North Star Bartender’s Guild of Minnesota and active Vice President of the Minneapolis/St. Paul, United States Bartender’s Guild, he taps into his passion for education to “raise the bar” of the cocktail landscape in the Midwest. Recently became chairman of the National USBG Master Accreditation Committee, received his B.A.R. Ready Certificate from Beverage Alcohol Resource, Certified Spirits Specialist through Society of Wine Educators, and Spirits Professional and Advanced Bartender from the U.S.B.G.  He has been featured in multiple publications and various TV programs, including The Star Tribune, Vitamin, City Pages, Perk at Play, Fox Morning, Twin Cities Live, www.flairbar.com, www.eater.com, Mike’s Mix, and The Discovery Channel.  Jeff was born and raised in the Midwest and currently resides in South Minneapolis.

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