By Ashley Eames
Capital Cooking Contributor
There are some basic life
skills that everyone should learn: know how to do laundry, know how to make at
least one signature dish, and perhaps most importantly, know how to make a
perfect martini. This weekend I learned just that, in addition to helpful tips
on how to stock your home bar.
Marshall Fawley, one of
the masterminds behind the blog Scofflaw’s Den, designed his “Home Bartending
101” class to help you understand what tools are really necessary for creating
perfectly mixed drinks. By day he’s a lawyer, but on the weekends you can find
him crafting delicious cocktails in his 250+ bottle home bar. He is certainly
qualified to teach you a thing or two about throwing a fun cocktail party.
“To impress your friends, good
technique paired with high-quality ingredients are always the way to go. Creating
exceptional drinks aren’t that different from cooking a well-made dish –
starting out with the right ingredients will usually produce better results.” –
Marshall Fawley
In this class we learned how to make a classic martini
and the perfect daiquiri. With the right tools and ingredients these recipes
are foolproof. Can’t spend a lot of money on high-end liquor? Marshall recommends
just buying the ingredients for your favorite drink first. Become an expert on making
that one drink. From there you can branch out, trying a different gin or adding
bitters to create new drinks without a large up-front investment.
Classes are held on select Saturdays at the Green Pig Bistro in
Arlington. The cost is $65 per person and includes three cocktails that complement
the week’s class theme. For more information, visit http://scofflawsden.com/blog/classes/class-schedule/.
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