It’s officially summer so let's celebrate together with a very Happy Solstice! Whether you’re a rough and rugged camper or a tried and true glamper, these three cocktails will take you from pitching the tent, to sitting around the campfire singing songs and telling ghost stories. Don’t worry, we’ll even add in a little morning rescue cocktail to make sure you’re ready for all of your summer time adventures! SIGNUP HERE!

Suggested 3 Btl Combo (pre-purchase here, or pickup from our tasting room W-S)

Oak Aged Plum, Pear Brandy, Coffee Liqueur

None Rhine Hall Substitutions:

Bourbon/Rye or Gin/Vodka

Ingredients:

1 can IPA

½ a cup Granulated white cane sugar

Lemon Juice

Lemon Wheel

Cold brew or instant coffee

SOME KIND OF BITTERS

Tonic Water

Ice

Optional:

Whipped cream 

Tools:

Jigger

Cocktail Shaker

Bar Spoon

Hawthorn Strainer

Can Opener

Glassware:

Collins Glass or Beer Can

Rocks glass, thermos top, or flask

Coffee mug or mason jar

Let’s get NEAT! Sipping spirits on their own is something that takes a bit of practice, but is a unique and fun way to understand the how’s and why’s of spirits making and how we at the distillery get to the final product.

Join members of the Rhine Hall team in a virtual open discussion and guided tasting of 4 unique spirits from the distillery. We’ll go over some of the things that make Rhine Hall eau de vie’s special, all the ways to smell, sip, and enjoy, as well as discuss different aging systems and how they change the spirit over time.

CURBSIDE PICKUP ONLY! 

By purchasing this class you will receive a kit which includes:

• Four 2 oz bottles of featured Rhine Hall Spirits

• Tasting Map

• Information guide on the distillery and the spirits

• Zoom link to join the tasting discussion on 6/04 at 7pm CST

*The kit changes every week! On 6/04 we will be sipping on Rhine Hall La Normande, Rhine Hall Coffee Liqueur, Rhine Hall Fernet Lola, Rhine Hall Reserve Cherry Brandy!

CLICK HERE TO BOOK!

Rhine Hall Virtual Cocktail Class - Around The World 

Saturday, May 30th at 5pm CST

This week's virtual cocktail class we will talk about how to pair cocktails with food! And it is going to be boozy! We will make 4 cocktails that are inspired by and pair amazingly with cuisines from around the world.

You will need: 

Cocktail 1 - Rhine Hall Pear Brandy

Cocktail 2 - Rhine Hall Oak Aged Grappa

Cocktail 3 & 4 - Rhine Hall Plum Brandy

Substitutes from your own Cabinet:

Cocktail 1 -Pisco, Cachaca, Grappa, or Reposado Tequila

Cocktail 2 - Aged Rum, Cognac, Brandy, or Reposado Tequila

Cocktail 3 & 4 - Slivovitz, Sake, Plum Wine, or a floral Gin

*Rhine Hall bottles for the class are only available for curbside pickup, no shipping - 2010 W Fulton St. Chicago, IL 60612 *

Basic Tools For The Class:

Ice

Cocktail Shaker 

Cocktail Strainer

Small Mesh strainer

Jigger

Tbsp/Tsp Measures

Blender

Knife

1 Highball Glass

2 Rocks Glasses

1 Martini/ Coupe Glass

Ingredients For The Class:

Honey Syrup 2:1 (Ingredients + Recipe Below. From Backyard Bash - May 23rd) 

Jalapeño Syrup (Ingredients + Recipe Below. From All Fizzed Up - May 9th)

3 oz Lime Juice or More Per Person

1/2 Cup Fresh or Frozen Mango Per Person

2 Tablespoons Plain Yogurt Per Person

2 Tablespoons Milk or Sweetened Coconut Milk Per Person

1 Cucumber

1 Egg or 3/4 oz Egg White Per Person

Plum Jam or Other Stone Fruit Jam

Optional Ingredients But Worth It:

1/4 tsp. Tumeric Powder

Seeds of One Cardamom Pod, or 1/2 tsp. Ground Cardamom

Small Handful of Basil or Kaffir Leaves

Peychaud’s Bitters 

Syrups For The Class:

Honey Syrup (2:1 ratio)

1 Cup Honey

1/2 Cup Water

Instructions:

Boil 1/2  Cup of water, turn off heat and add 1 cup  of honey. Stir until the honey and water are fully incorporated together. Store in a sealed bottle or container and refrigerate when not in use.  (This is for a pretty small amount, if you think you'll like this syrup feel free to make a larger batch!)

Jalapeno Simple Syrup (1:1 ratio)

1 cup hot water

1 cup white granulated sugar

½ of 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (If you want less spice, remove the seeds! Also, adjust the amount of jalapeno to your own taste buds) This amount will yield a syrup that will be a medium amount of spice. If you like things less spicy, decrease the amount of Jalapeno. For all palates, I would taste things the way they are before adding more!

Once the water and sugar are fully incorporated turn your syrup down to low heat. Add your jalapenos and allow it to steep for 10 minutes. Taste your syrup and assess the spiciness, you can add more jalapeno and steep for another 5 minutes, or remove your syrup from the burner. Strain all of the jalapeno pieces out of the syrup. Store syrup in a sealed container or bottle and keep refrigerated until you need it.

You'll also be sent an email at the end of the day you book in preparation for your class with this list of necessary at home bar tools, ingredients, alternative spirit substitutes, and the link to tune in. We're stoked for this, so be sure to tune in & bring some light to your Saturday night!

BOOK HERE!

We’re now offering weekly virtual distillery tours on Wednesdays at 3pm CST! Join us for our classic distillery tour, getting an inside-look at every step of the production process! Tours will be held on Zoom and last approximately 45 minutes 🍎 $7/person, sign up HERE!

Join us on Saturday May 23rd at 5pm CST for this week's virtual cocktail class is: Backyard Bash – fun cocktails to amp up your holiday weekend! Whether you have plans to BBQ, or are thinking of future deck parties, these cocktails will help you feel transported to a truly epic backyard hang! We'll also be joined by a special guest, Meredith Barry, a long time Chicago bartender who has recently relocated to St. Louis!
This class will showcase cocktails that highlights three of our favorite aged spirits:

Rhine Hall Reserve Cherry

Rhine Hall La Normande

Rhine Hall Reserve Plum

Link here to save your seat — $15 entry, or free with curbside bottle purchase – tasting room open this week for pickup M-SUNDAY 12-5pm (closed for Memorial Day)! 
 
You'll receive an email with the Zoom information, ingredients, and spirits you'll need for the class. Join the party at the time of the class, where we will go through bar basics & cocktail history, and then you’ll make 3-5 craft cocktails, all with the guidance and recipes provided by our Brand Advocate, Sarah. 

Ingredients:

Suggested 3 Bottle Combo: Reserve Cherry Brandy, La Normande, Reserve Plum

Substitute Spirits: Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, Cognac (AGED STUFF!!!)

Lemon Juice (½ oz in 1 cocktail, add more if making more than one)

Honey Syrup 2:1 (recipe below) (¾ oz TOTAL for 2 cocktails, make more if you’re making more cocktails)

Angostura Bitters 

Pineapple Chunks (2-3 per cocktail)

Nutmeg (whole or ground)

Salt (A dash per cocktail)

Cayenne Pepper (A dash per cocktail)

Unflavored Yogurt ( preferred is Chobani Whole Fat, but use what works for you)- ½ oz per cocktail

Strawberry Jam (Sub any jelly or fruit preserves you have in house) No jam? Just use berries! 1 oz per cocktail

Optional: Lemon Marrakech Bitters (SUBS- Agno or Orange)

Ice

BBQ Wood Chips (We’re going to smoke a cocktail! This is optional but super fun, you can find wood chips in most BBQ sections of the grocery store. If you don’t want to use wood, you can smoke herbs like sage, lavender, or rosemary)

Lime La Croix (Feel free to use regular soda water, or any lime flavored bubble water if you have a preferred brand)

Tools:

Shaker

Mixing Glass

Jigger or measuring cups/ teaspoons

Strainer

Fine Strainer (let us know if you need options for this)

Bar Spoon

Muddler

Can Opener

Honey Syrup (2:1)

Boil 1 Cup of water, turn off heat and add two cups of honey. Stir until the honey and water are fully incorporated together. Store in a sealed bottle or container and refrigerate when not in use. 

We’re now offering weekly virtual distillery tours on Wednesdays at 3pm CST! Join us for our classic distillery tour, getting an inside-look at every step of the production process! Tours will be held on Zoom and last approximately 45 minutes 🍎 $7/person, sign up HERE!

Rhine Hall Virtual Cocktail Class - Fruit Forward!

This week's virtual cocktail class celebrates boozy brandy cocktails that showcase the fruit base of our newly released brandies. The cocktails will be low sugar, not too sweet, and absolutely deliciousness! This is going to be the best class yet!

Rhine Hall Spirits Needed For The Class: Rhine Hall Reserve Cherry, Rhine Hall Reserve Pear, Rhine Hall Pineapple Brandy

Substitute Spirits Needed For The Class: Vodka or White Rum (for 1 cocktail), Cognac or Dark Rum or Anejo Tequila (for 2 cocktails)

Basic Tools For The Class: Ice, Cocktail Shaker, Strainer, Jigger, Bar spoon, Citrus Peele,r ½ Teaspoon Measurement,

Ingredients For Cocktails & Syrups:

½ pint Raspberries, white/granulated sugar, water, 4 bags of earl grey tea, Simple Syrup , Fresh Lemon Juice ( at least 2 oz ), 1 Lemon for garnishing, Orange Juice ( at least 4-6 oz ), 1 Orange for garnishing, Coconut Milk or Creamer ( at least 2 oz ), Soda water, Vanilla Extract and Artificial Vanilla ( at least a tablespoon ), Orange Bitters, Angostura Bitters

Earl Grey Syrup (1:1 ratio) – Make ahead of class!

Ingredients:

1 cup hot water

1 cup white granulated sugar

4 bags of earl grey tea

Instructions:

Pour water and sugar into a medium saucepan and bring to a low simmer over medium heat. Once both ingredients have fully integrated (approximately 2 minutes), remove from the heat. While still hot, steep 4 earl tea bags in the syrup for approximately 15 minutes. Be sure to squeeze the tea from the tea bags into the mixture before tossing away. Place into a clean capped bottle and store in the refrigerator for up to 12 weeks. You can also put the sugar into a heat-safe container and pour hot water from a kettle in. Stir until both ingredients are fully integrated, and then add the 4 tea bags. Cool and store.

Simple Raspberry Syrup - from last week’s class (1:1 ratio) – Make ahead of class!

½ pint Raspberries

1 cup white/granulated sugar

1 cup water

Instructions:

Mash raspberries in a saucepan, add sugar and water. Heat on low, to incorporate sugar and water, should simmer not boil! Once the sugar is dissolved remove from heat and let the syrup sit for 1 hour. Strain (depending on the strainer you have, you may want to do this more than once.) The final syrup should not have any seeds or pieces of raspberry in it. Place into a clean capped bottle and store in the refrigerator for up to 12 weeks. Cool and store.

Simple Syrup from previous week’s classes (1:1 ratio) – Make ahead of class!

Ingredients:

1 cup of hot water

1 cup of white/ granulated sugar

Instructions:

Pour water and sugar into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Once both ingredients have fully integrated (approximately 2 minutes), remove from the heat, and allow it to cool to room temperature. Place into a clean capped bottle and store in the refrigerator for up to 12 weeks. You can also put the sugar into a heat-safe container and pour hot water from a kettle in. Stir until both ingredients are fully integrated, and then cool and store.

A Spritz-tastic Mother's Day Celebration

Join us on Saturday May 9th at 5pm CST for this week's virtual cocktail class celebration: All Fizzed Up – A Spritz-tastic Celebration for the Moms! In this class, we'll  make cocktails that are light, refreshing, and fun –– and that would be fantastic for a Mother’s Day brunch or dinner! Better yet, buy Mom a ticket to class & make them together! Link here to save your seat — $15 entry, or free with curbside bottle purchase (tasting room open for pickup M-S 12-5pm)! 
 
You'll receive an email with the Zoom information, ingredients, and spirits you'll need for the class. Join the party at the time of the class, where we will go through bar basics & cocktail history, and then you’ll make 3-5 craft cocktails, all with the guidance and recipes provided by our Brand Advocate, Sarah. 

"The cocktails are wonderful and imaginative - and delicious! Love learning the presentation as well. Nice job!"

Here is a list of ingredients that you can purchase before the class to make our delicious cocktails!
Rhine Hall Spirits: Rhine Hall Plum Brandy, Rhine Hall Mango Brandy and Rhine Hall La Normande
Spirits Substitutes: Gin, Blanco Tequila, Vodka, Mezcal (Espadin)

Ingredients For Cocktails & Syrups: Lemon Juice, Lemon, 1 egg per cocktail, or 1 oz per cocktail Egg White from Carton, Fresh Raspberries, Ginger Beer, Soda Water, Tonic Water, Salt, Sparkling Wine (optional), Orange Blossom Water (optional)

See here for syrup recipes to make beforehand.

Rhine Hall Cantina - A Kitchen Cinco De Mayo Party! This class will showcase some truly tasty cocktails to help you celebrate Cinco De Mayo at home! Signup HERE!

Explore cocktail-making basics regarding barware and techniques to make great drinks at home!

Class overview: Receive an email with the Zoom information, ingredients, and spirits you will need for the class. Join our the party at the time of the class. Then we go through bar basics and cocktail history. We will teach you how to use all standard bar tools and what staples to get for a great home bar. You’ll make 3-5 craft cocktails during the class, all with the guidance of the instructor and a recipe. We promise it is so much fun!

Featured Rhine Hall Spirits: Mango Brandy, Pineapple Brandy, & Pear Brandy

Basic Tools + Ingredients For Cocktails & Syrups: Simple Syrup 1:1 or Agave Syrup 1:1, White/Granulated Sugar (for syrup), Agave Nectar (for syrup), Salt, Fresh Lime Juice, Red or Orange Bell Pepper, Rosemary, Grapefruit Juice (suggested juicing fresh), *1 Grapefruit or 2 if juicing , 1 Cucumber, Taijin (optional but worth it), Jalapeno (optional but worth it), Club Soda, Cocktail Shaker, Jigger, Strainer, Ice, Highball glass, Rocks Glasses

We’re now offering weekly virtual distillery tours on Wednesdays at 3pm CST! Join us for our classic distillery tour, getting an inside-look at every step of the production process! Tours will be held on Zoom and last approximately 45 minutes 🍎 $7/person, sign up HERE!

Basic B#tches! This class will showcase some revamped versions of commonly ordered “basic” drinks at bars.

Join Rhine Hall team members, Sarah & Adira, as they teach you tips & tricks on how to mix up delicious cocktails at home!

You will need Rhine Hall Cherry Brandy, Rhine Hall Pineapple Brandy and Rhine Hall Coffee Liqueur!

*Rhine Hall bottles for the class are only available for curbside pickup, no shipping - 2010 W Fulton St. Chicago, IL 60612 *

Basic Tools + Ingredients For Cocktails & Syrups:

Triple Sec or another Orange Liqueur (ex. Cointreau, Dry Curacao) 
Simple Syrup 1:1
1 Lime per Person
Cranberry Juice
Fresh Lemon Juice and/or Lime Juice
Coffee Creamer or Half & Half (Can be any type - Oat Milk, Coconut Milk, Real Dairy - just not Almond Milk)
Orange Bitters
Cocktail Shaker
Ice
Highball glass
Rocks Glass
Martini or Coupe Glass

Optional Ingredients:

Leftover Morning Coffee or Cold Brew or Freshly Pulled Espresso
Chocolate Bitters (ex. Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters)
Pineapple Chunks
1 Lemon

You'll be sent an email at the end of the day you book in preparation for your class with all necessary at home bar tools, ingredients, alternative spirit substitutes, and the link to tune in. We're stoked for this, so be sure to tune in & bring some light to your Saturday night!

SIGN UP HERE!

We’re now offering weekly virtual distillery tours on Wednesdays at 3pm CST! Join us for our classic distillery tour, getting an inside-look at every step of the production process! Tours will be held on Zoom and last approximately 45 minutes 🍎 $7/person, sign up HERE!

Join Rhine Hall team members, Sarah & Adira, as they teach you tips & tricks on how to mix up delicious cocktails at home!

You'll be sent an email in preparation for your class with all necessary at home bar tools, and a link to tune in. We're stoked for this, so be sure to tune in & bring some light to your Saturday night!

This week Sarah will be walking you through 3 more classic cocktails utilizing Rhine Hall spirits. We're going to crush ice, whip egg whites, and shake things up!

Sign up HERE!

Time for some sunshine! We’ll be back again this Saturday, April 11th at 5pm CST with our fourth virtual cocktail class –– this time, Patio Pounders! Learn how to make some refreshing cocktails that will be sure to brighten up your day. $15, or free entry with curbside bottle purchase! BOOK HERE!

Here is a list of ingredients that you can purchase before the class to make our delicious cocktails!
Rhine Hall Spirits: Mango Brandy, Reserve Apple Brandy, Grappa

Spirit Substitutes (if you don't have/can't pick up RH at this time): Tequila, Whiskey, Gin

Basic Tools & Ingredients For Cocktails & Syrups: Ice, Cocktail Shaker, Muddler, Jigger, Blender, Simple Syrup Or Agave Syrup, Fresh Lime Juice, Arugula, Soda Water, Blackberries, and an Avocado

Agave Syrup 1:1
1 cup agave nectar, 1 cup water. Heat water and add agave, keep on stove until agave is blended with water (approximately 2 minutes). Do not boil!

Simple Syrup 1:1
1 cup white cane sugar, 1 cup water. Heat water, add sugar. Keep on stove until sugar is fully dissolved (approximately 2 minutes). Do not boil!