Last week I had the absolute pleasure of attending a cocktail masterclass hosted by Currys at Revolution Newcastle with a host of fellow bloggers to celebrate UK Coffee Week. The theme for the night was coffee, in the form of the cocktails and the two fantastic prizes... a Nespresso machine with built in milk frother and a Tassimo, both with a generous supply of pods. The best tweet and photo tweet of the night secured a prize! Cue: happy snappy tweeting bloggers! We arrived to an introduction from the lovely team from Joe Blogs and these delicious cocktails, the name of which I did't quite catch, but as Fay from Food Fables said they tasted just like Tiramisu and I had to agree.
After chatting with Sam (xoxo-sam.com) and Natalie (nataliediver.com) we moved to the bar area to start the masterclass and met the two mixologists from Revolution who would guide us through the cocktail making process. They did comment that they weren't used to having quite so many cameras pointed at them during a masterclass!
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The mixologists had planned some coffee cocktails especially for us and we took turns in small groups to make a variety of concoctions. We made a Honey Fee (recipe to follow) and as we had gone first, we had the pleasure of sipping our cocktails whilst we watched the others!
My partner in cocktails, Sam from XOXO, Sam
Shaken, stirred AND brewed! Honey Fees
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Honey Fee
2 shots Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey 1 shot gomme syrup 2 shots coffee 2 shots cream Shaken and served over ice in a jam jar Dollop of squirty cream to finish |
Sarah from sarahbosson.com pouring like a pro!
We watched some brave bloggers, including Carley from beauty sauce.com, attempting a three-martini-at-once pour and then a shot train featuring some of Revolutions own flavoured vodkas, before retiring to the Stoli lounge for some pizza, mezze and mini pokes of chips. The winners of the competition were announced (well done Rachael and Lucy) and Sam and I enjoyed a few cheeky wines before calling it a night.
Revolution Newcastle's chic surroundings
It was a relaxed, fun evening chatting with #nebloggers and I can't thank Currys enough for the experience. You can read more about Coffee with Currys here or by exploring the #CoffeewithCurrys hashtag on Twitter and Instagram.
The chic surroundings, mixologists and yummy food were thanks to Revolution Bars Newcastle.
The event was brought together by Joe Blogs, and you can read more about their blogging network here.
The chic surroundings, mixologists and yummy food were thanks to Revolution Bars Newcastle.
The event was brought together by Joe Blogs, and you can read more about their blogging network here.
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