Mixology Classes with an award-winning bartender.

Experience The Best Bartending Experience:

  • In your kitchen

  • At your new bar

  • In your meeting area

  • At your office

  • we can provide the location too!

We bring all the stuff.

You have all the fun.

Sunshine Consulting’s Cocktail Classes will lead your group on a fun-filled experience of conversing and cocktail-making. We’ll show you how to make different cocktails (and mocktails) at home using professional bartender techniques.

The 90-minute hands-on presentation is filled with humor, fun facts, stories, history, and, of course, cocktail making! As a group, you will experience different flavors, smells, and visuals. Think basil, mint, lemon, lime, sparkles, bubbles, tropical fruits, baking spice, and even breakfast cereal!

We’ll shake and stir our way through class while building lasting friendships.

We use the spirit of your choice (gin, bourbon, vodka, rum), incorporate your theme (Team-Building, New Home Bar, Birthday, or Bachelorette Party), and give you and your guests a life-changing experience.

This is excellent for office-based teams, apartment or condo tenants, civic-based organizations like whiskey clubs or country clubs, and holiday or family gatherings with your adult children.

Pricing.

Classes are $44 per person.

Thursday-Saturday: $599 minimum.

Cocktail Kits are also available. Everyone keeps their bar tools—$97 per person.

Scroll down to inquire, book your date and time, or read FAQs.

Learn more about our In-Person Cocktail Classes. Watch Sunshine Consulting’s founder, professional bartender, Jon Robinson, give you an overview and show you videos and pictures of previous events.

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“We hired Dr. Sunshine to lead 40 people through one of his cocktail classes for our nonprofit's fundraiser. From the event planning perspective, Jon and his team were incredibly attentive, organized, detail-oriented, and well-prepared. He also brought a sense of humor, fun, openness, respect and incredible expertise in all of his interactions with our patrons. Our organization cannot recommend Dr. Sunshine highly enough! If I could give more than 5 stars, I would - hire him for events of any size and scale and you won't be disappointed.”

— Joanna, Founder: Alternative Motion Project

IN-PERSON COCKTAIL CLASS INQUIRY

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • We will provide the following:

    1. Compostable drinkware for each cocktail.

    2. Syrups and elixirs for each cocktail.

    3. Ice.

    4. Garnishes for the cocktials.

    5. Bar tools including: Shaker, strainer, bar spoon, tweezers, cocktail jigger, and a spill mat.

    6. Optional black disposable tablecloth.

    7. Optional tables that fit up to 24 people.

    8. Certificate of completion with the recipes of the cocktails we make and learn about.

    9. A super-fun, entertaining, professional, highly educated, and insured bartender.

    10. We can bring spirits to the class for a $99 delivery charge plus the cost of spirits. You will be given this option when registering for your experience.

  • Dr. Sunshine will show up with all the necessary items for you and your group to make 3 cocktails together.

    You will need to provide the alcohol unless you have arranged for Dr. Sunshine to bring it along.

    The class includes history, science, trivia, entertainment, and - of course - cocktail-making.

    Every class is tailored with information geared toward the questions being asked by the participants.

    This is a 100% 5-Star rated class that your participants will be raving about for years to come.

    It will be WAY MORE FUN than everyone expects. You are hiring THE BEST cocktail experience company in the Twin Cities. Check our reviews if you have any doubts.

  • Click “Reserve My Date” above.

    Once you’ve selected your time zone, a calendar will appear. Choose your date and time.

    Next, the payment option will come up: pay with your credit card or Pay Pal. You may change your date or time in the future for free. You are required to pay the minimum to ensure your date and time.

    Feel free to contact us with any questions. The balance is due the day after your event.

  • You will only need to provide the spirits for each person.

    Dr. Sunshine recommends 6 oz of Spirit per person.

    Recommended Spirits are Bourbon, Rye, Cognac, and Gin.

    All spirits - Tequila, Mezcal, Rum, Brandy, Scotch or Irish whiskey will work great too.

  • Yes, all classes have non-alcoholic options for every cocktail we make.

    Non-alcoholic spirits such as Lyre’s and Seedlip work great.

    Unsweetened and oversteeped tea are great substitutes as well.

    All non-alcoholic participants will be involved in class 100% of the time.

    Classes can be entirely non-alcoholic as well.

  • Yes. Dr. Sunshine can shorten the length of the experience to accommodate your timing needs. This will not affect the price.

  • No problemo. Dr. Sunshine can bill you after class for the additional participants. If you are doing an In-Person Event, we will do our best to accommodate your extra guests. The per-person rate will not change.

  • Throughout class Dr. Sunshine asks random participants questions regarding their flavor preferences, favorite cocktails, and ends each section with an opening for questions regarding the topic discussed. “What did you like about your Old Fashioned?”

    This highly interactive experience is done more in a conversational format than lecturing.

  • Your team should expect to interact as much as they would like. If participants want to “sit back and watch the show,” that’s no problem, Dr. Sunshine will not engage with them. If your participants want to ask lots of questions and talk about different subjects, Dr. Sunshine will happily accommodate and incorporate those topics into his presentation. Dr. Sunshine aims to have participation and conversation flowing throughout the class.

  • As much as they are comfortable with. Dr. Sunshine engages with the group throughout class. This is an interactive cocktail making experience.

  • Yes. The host is live for 100% of the class. There are no recordings or videos. Everything is conducted in real time.

  • Cocktail, spirit, and flavor preferences are different for almost everyone. The beverages you consume and the flavors you prefer speak volumes regarding your upbringing, culture, and history.

    Team members will learn about different cultures, family histories, and geographic locations of their co-workers through discussions over cocktails and spirits - all led by Dr. Sunshine.

  • This is primarily a fun experience. Yes, we will make cocktails, learn about cocktail history, and become friends. But we will most of all have fun together.

    You can expect to be wowed throughout the class. The unexpected WILL happen. Your participants will genuinely be amazed at how much fun they have.

    Unique flavors, fun cocktails, team-building, and great conversations will all be present in this experience.

  • In-person classes are $44 per person with a $599 minimum.

    If your group has 12 people or more, the price will be over the minimum charge.

    A 10% office fee is applied to all events.

    Travel outside of 40 miles round trip is $2 per mile.

    For Example:

    An 8-person group will incur the daily minimum charge. However,

    A 19-person class is approximately $997. $299 is due at booking, and $698 is due the day after your event.

 

Professional Bartender Dr. Sunshine at a cocktail bar ready to teach his mixology skills.
The set up for your charity fundraiser. Host a cocktail class with Sunshine Consulting and this is how the event will appear. Everyone gets their own cocktail-making station.
The set up for a cocktail class. Hawthorne strainer, Boston Shaker set, different syrups and mixers, and fresh herbs.
A bachelorette party at a mixology class taught by the bartender Dr. Sunshine.
At a cocktail class with a bartender from Minnesota. Women having fun with cocktails. Cheers.
Mixology Class in Minneapolis with a professional bartender.
Bartender Dr. Sunshine with a mixology class in Eden Prairie Minnesota.
Dr. Sunshine teaches a group how to make cocktails. Photography: Bill Cameron
Bartender Jon Robinson teaches how to shake a cocktail at one of his mixology classes.
We bring all the bartender tools your mixology class will need. This shows the tools for at home bartending with the cocktail class.
The at home bartender setup for a mixology class in Edina, Minnesota. Fun bartending experience.
A margarita cocktail made with strawberries and lime at a mixology class in St. Paul Minnesota
Espresso Martini mixology class in Golden Valley Minnesota with a professional bartender.
A mixology class in Wayzata Minnesota with a professional mixologist.
Cocktail class in Minneapolis Minnesota with a professional bartender
Small group in person cocktail class. Learn to make drinks with your neighbors.
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CLASS STRUCTURE

Every In-Person Cocktail class has a story structure and a historical arc that explains the “how’s” and “why’s” of at-home cocktail making.

The 90-minute experience has four main sections.

In-Person Cocktail Class Overview:

  1. Tasting. We will learn the science behind tasting and how to implement it.

  2. Old Fashioned’s. We make an “Old Fashioned” style cocktail. Think Old Fashioned, Sazerac, or Wisconsin Old Fashioneds!

  3. The Sour. We make cocktails using spirits, syrups, citrus, and egg whites (optional). We cover proper techniques of shaking and making! Think Margaritas, Gimlets, Clover Clubs, Whiskey Sours, or a Pisco Sour!

  4. The Collins. We will make refreshing and bubbly cocktails. Think Mojito, Paloma, Moscow Mule, or French 75s!

Throughout the class, Dr. Sunshine will demonstrate everything and answer everyone’s questions. Do you have a specific cocktail or theme in mind? No problemo, reach out and we will make it happen!

When class is over, the participants will have made three different styles of cocktails, learned something about the other participants, and be able to make unique craft cocktails at home.

What are the damages? Three cocktails at most cocktail bars are at least $45 plus tax and tip. Not with Sunshine Consulting!

In-person Cocktail Classes start at $44 per person. Dr. Sunshine shows up with everything your group needs except the alcohol. Need him to bring it? We can do that too, for a small added cost. Large group discounts are available - please inquire.