The Fall semester for Tipsy Tech Advanced course has been set. All classes will be held at Twin Liquors at the Hancock Center, unless otherwise noted. Locations for the off-campus courses will be announced as the information becomes available. While there is not pre-requisite for the Advanced course, Tipsy Tech 101 is recommended.

September 27: Bourbon Trail

October 4: Fortified Wines

October 11: Prohibition/ Speak Easy

October 18: Spirits of Texas (Off campus)

October 25: French Spirits Intensive (Off campus)

November 1: Making your own syrups and bitters (Off campus)

November 8: Coast to Coast Cocktails: Modern trends in American Mixology

November 15: L’huere verte–Absinthe Intensive (Off campus)

November 22: Off

November 29: The Martini: from the Martinez to Bond to the Chocotini

December 6: Retro Holiday Imbibing! (Off campus)

Format: Space is limited, sign up soon here at Blue Ruin (tipsytech.net coming soon). $500 for the full course, $50 per class. “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day. Email info -at- tipsytexan.com with questions.

The Fall semester for Tipsy Tech intro course has been set. Not all of the guest speakers have been confirmed but this is the basic outline:

September 14: Introduction and Cocktail History from Ancient Times to Prohibition

September 21: Cocktail History–Repeal to the present

September 28: Tools, Techniques, Introduction to Distillation & Tasting Distilled Spirits

October 5: Rum & Cachaca

October 12: Brandy & Cognac

October 19: North American Whiskey, with Adam Harris, Maker’s Mark Distillery Diplomat

October 26: Scotch, Irish and Japanese whisk(e)y

November 2: Gin and Vodka

November 9: Aperitivo, Digestivo and Bitters

November 16: Spirits of Latin America

November 23: Off getting Tipsy with family for the holidays

November 30: Testing Out–Written (Practical is scheduled on one-to-one basis)

December 7: Class “Project”–4th Annual Drink Local Night featuring Tipsy Texan Cocktail Contest. Brought to you by Edible Austin magazine, sponsored by Peche/Cedar Street

When: Tuesdays from 6-8pm

Where: Classes will be held at the Twin Liquors Marketplace at Hancock Center in the Training Room

Format: Space is limited, sign up soon at www.theblueruin.com (tipsytech.net coming soon) “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day. Email info -at- tipsytexan.com with questions

Please join us for another culinary cocktail excursion with the final installment of the Tipsy Tech Summer Class series! This week’s topic: the exciting and eclectic world of brunch cocktails.

When: Wednesday August 11th, 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Twin Liquors Marketplace at Hancock Center
Cost: $35
Payments: made via Paypal (the widget in the column). Please note that when paying for classes, it is important to state which class you are signing up for. You will receive email notification to confirm registration and payment. “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day.

Please join us for another culinary cocktail excursion with the 3rd installment of the Tipsy Tech Summer Class series! This week’s topic: the rich tradition and unique flavors of Japanese cocktails.

When: Wednesday July 28th, 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Twin Liquors Marketplace at Hancock Center
Cost: $35
Payments: made via Paypal (the widget in the column). Please note that when paying for classes, it is important to state which class you are signing up for. You will receive email notification to confirm registration and payment. “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day.

Tipsy Tech, Austin’s original spirits education class, is proud to introduce the summer cocktail class series. Here’s a preview video for the first class, which will be held on June 30 at the Twin Liquors in the Hancock Center. If you’d like to attend, please register and pay using the PayPal widget on the right. Hope to see you there.

The first semester of Tipsy Tech was a great success. We’re continuing the educational series with a shorter summer session. Here’s the summer schedule, so you can plan ahead for all the fun we have in store for you.

(Photo: Adam Harris of Maker’s Mark teaches how to craft a traditional Mint Julep.)

Punches and Batches
Wednesday, June 30th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Tiki Tiki Tiki
Wednesday, July 14th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Japanese Cocktails
Wednesday, July 28th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Brunch Cocktails
Wednesday, August 11th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Location: Twin Liquors Marketplace at Hancock Center
Cost: $35 per class (space is available)
Payments: made via Paypal (the widget in the column). Please note that when paying for classes, it is important to state which class you are signing up for. You will receive email notification to confirm registration and payment. “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day.

Here’s some good news.  Twin liquors is hosting our Tipsy Tech classes, God bless ‘em, and that means we have more space, so we’re extending the deadline for registration until Feb 15, 2010.  So, if you are intersted, do not fret, you’re in the clear.  Sign up today here.

Lara

We are pleased to announce that Twin Liquors Marketplace at Hancock Center will be hosting us in their training room.

Due to the expanded size of our meeting place we are able to increase enrollment and so have postponed the registration date for the full course to Tuesday, February 9.

Updated Class Info
Time: Tuesdays 6-8 pm
Location: Twin Liquors Marketplace at Hancock Center
Cost: $350 for the full course ($250 for members of the United States Bartender’s Guild); For students not seeking program certification, individual classes may be audited for tuition of $35 per class, when space is available ($25 USBG. For more information on USBG, visit the national site here. Special $50 discounted membership is available through the local chapter by contacting Lara Nixon at boxcar@me.com)
Payments: made via Paypal at here. Please note that when paying for individual classes only, it is important to state which class you are signing up for. You will receive email notification to confirm registration and payment.
Course Schedule: Listed here
Registration Deadline: Tuesday February 9th for the full course; “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day

Austin’s Tipsy Texans Present:
“The History and Practice of Cocktail Mixology,”

The First in a Series of Ongoing Academic Programming:

Austin, TX—The Tipsy Texans, an Austin-based beverage consultancy, bartending team, and well-known voice in the blogosphere, have announced a 12-week intensive academic program covering all aspects of recreational tippling. Led by award-winning bartenders David Alan and Lara Nixon, the course begins on February XX, 2010. The course will begin with the origins of alcohol in pre-modern medicine, travel through cocktail history from the golden age of the 19^th century to the “noble experiment” of Prohibition and its aftermath, then conclude with the modern cocktail revival of the last decade.

Also included in the curriculum will be a class on each major category of spirits, with a lecture on the history and styles of the spirit followed by a hands-on discussion and demonstration of cocktails featuring that spirit. Other classes will cover such topics as Molecular Mixology and Garden-to-Glass bartending. Participants in the full course will be treated to field trips, special lectures and workshops covering diverse topics in cocktail mixology and hostpitality.

Classes will be taught by the team of Alan and Nixon with special guests such as Dorsey Barger of Eastside Cafe, Addie Broyles of the Austin American-Statesman and renowned bartender Bobby Heugel of Anvil Bar & Refuge (Houston.) Class size will be limited to twenty students. A limited number of interns will also be accepted for enrollment in a specialized independent study track.

Details:

• Registration deadline for full program is January 15, 2010.
• Regular classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7:30 at various locations
• Student enrollment fee is $350 for the full course, $250 for members of the United States Bartenders Guild.
• For students not seeking program certification, individual classes may be audited for tuition of $35 per class, when space is available.
• “Walk-in” registration for single classes may be made up until noon of the class day

If you are interested please fill out the form above under the tab “spirits class”, and you can e-mail me at boxcar@me.com.  See you there! And if you want to go ahead and enroll, just pay here with paypal!