BAR 1200 Cocktail // Lab
Cocktail Lab at Bar 1200 provides an interactive environment where you can hang with your buddies or take that special someone out for a clearly unique date. “Hey honey, whaddya say we hit BAR 1200 for some drinking classes?”
During your instruction, you’ll be fully engaged in the mixology process with “creative director” Matt Salinas, who also moonlights as BAR 1200’s manager. Matt will give you a little lesson on the history of the “Booze du jour”, some popular drinks prepared with said alcohol, and then take you through the art of mixing the best drink, including things like when to shake instead of stir, what exactly is the difference between neat and straight up, and what bar tools are essential for the home. Oh, and don’t be afraid to ask questions! At the end of the day, 99.9% of us have no idea how to make drinks, we just know how to drink them! But this guy is here to teach you, and that cat sittin’ next to you, he doesn’t know a thing about mixing drinks either. So ask away and then, next time you’re with your peeps, impress them with your inside track on bartending.
Classes run every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, or by appointment. Recipes will be emailed to all who attend, but seating is limited to six students at a time, but we also offer private Cocktail Lab parties at no extra charge. Just hit Matt up with the date you’re thinking about, invite 5 of your favourite people, and let Matt handle the rest.
About BAR 1200 Manager, Matt Salinas.
Having worked at the famed restaurant P.J. Clarke's and other New York hot spots such as The Bowery Hotel and Hotel Gansevoort, Bar Manager Matthew Salinas brings something new to the bar scene here at BAR 1200 Cocktail // Lab.
Having observed the retro revival and culinary art of cocktail trends, Salinas has decided to turn BAR 1200 into an interactive classroom twice a month that will have you turning your averaged mixed drink at home into a chef-like cocktail.
