The Need to Know in The Burrow
Everything you need to know to make your virtual cocktail evening a success.
What's on the menu?
The Fuzzy Wombat
Something light and bright... a little sweet and a lot of bubbly! Learn to make the perfect cocktail for those hot summer days coming up!
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Wombat in the Sun
A delicious cocktail that will impress everyone! From its bright colours to its vibrant taste that is perfectly balanced. It will hit just the right spot on those beautiful sunny evenings or late night drinks.
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~ Non-Alcoholic alternatives will also be included.
What to expect?
The Cocktail Burrow is a virtual cocktail making class in support of The Wombat Foundation. The event will include a professional follow along cocktail masterclass, a key note speaker to discuss everything wombats and a charity raffle for all attendees.
When and Where?
The Cocktail Burrow is a virtual event that will be held over zoom on Sunday October 10th at 5 pm. The day before the event all ticket holders will be sent a zoom link to access the event. Please ensure you use the same email to log into the zoom event that you used to purchase your ticket. Once you've got your shaker ready on October 10th the link will open up 15 mins prior to event start. Just click the link and your cocktail masterclass will begin.
What will I need?
Are you a Beginner Cocktail Maker? Don’t have any professional cocktail making tools? No need to worry, Olly will be teaching us how to make professional tasting cocktails using things you have lying around your kitchen. But here are a few thing you'll need!
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Mystery Cocktail 1: The Fuzzy Wombat
60 ml Your choice of Sparkling White Wine, we recommend this one!
30 ml Elderflower Cordial or Liqueur (depending on how strong you want your drink)
1/4 Cucumber
Lemon juice
Mint for garnish
Ice
Mocktail Alternative: please substitute the sparkling wine with your preference of Soda or Tonic Water, and purchase the Elderflower Cordial.
Mystery Cocktail 2: Wombat in the Sun
45 ml Vodka
15 ml Aperol
15 ml Pineapple Juice
15 ml Sugar Syrup (or you can try making it yourself!)
Lime juice
1/2 Fresh Passionfruit
Ice
Mocktail Alternative: purchase the same ingredients listed above, excluding the vodka and Aperol.
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You'll also need a wine glass and a highball or collins glass.
(Or if you don't have these any glass from the cupboard)
Do I need a Ticket?
The link to access our virtual event will be sent via the email attendees register with when buying a ticket. So without a ticket we can't send you the event link! Plus when buying at ticket you go in the draw to win lots of prizes from Wine, Skin Care, Hats and more, all from our generous sponsors!
Meet our Amazing Bartender!
Olly Hedges is 26, originally from Chester in England. He started bartending as soon as he could and not long after came right here to Australia to pursue his passion further. Through Olly’s career he has worked in some of the best cocktail bars in Sydney and has made his way up as bar manager in one of Australia’s largest hospitality groups. Olly specialises in cocktail-making and loves experimenting with new drinks all the time. His favourite drink however is a classic martini.