Beverage Tastings and Seminars - Prices & Reviews

[owensjro]

On that same EBTA there was a whiskey tasting as well if I remember correctly. I didn't manage to make that one since the timing didn't work.

Jim

 

[mommy2tati]

Tequila/Margarita Tasting - $15

Martini Tasting - $15

Mojito Tasting - $15


This was on the Magic last summer.

 

[Jessica_of_FL]

Tequila/Margarita Tasting - $15

Martini Tasting - $15

Mojito Tasting - $15


This was on the Magic last summer.

Thank you!! I'll add this info to the first post

 

[nannylori]

DH & I did the new wine/chocolate tasting two weeks ago on the Fantasy. It was great!!! Took the server/presenter(forgot his name), two hours to set it up and when you saw it,you could see why. It was so precise, so beautiful. I took a picture of our table, but I don't know how to post pics here. I'd do it again in a second. Don't remember if it was $15 or $20.
DH has done wine and mixology and loved them both.
Definitely fun, different,interesting!!!!!!

 

[I❤MICKEY]

DH did the Whiskey Tasting on the Magic in February. The cost was $20 and the session was at 10 PM. There were 3 other people who participated. They tasted 5 different whiskeys - one from each region. The Castmember was very knowledgable. DH is a scotch/whiskey drinker and he felt it was worth the cost for the amount you received. He had a very good time and would recommend it to others.

 

[Silverfox97]

DH & I did the new wine/chocolate tasting two weeks ago on the Fantasy. It was great!!! Took the server/presenter(forgot his name), two hours to set it up and when you saw it,you could see why. It was so precise, so beautiful. I took a picture of our table, but I don't know how to post pics here. I'd do it again in a second. Don't remember if it was $15 or $20.
DH has done wine and mixology and loved them both.
Definitely fun, different,interesting!!!!!!

Oh Lori I so wanted to do that one (& the champagne tasting); spent the money on Remy brunch instead w/champagne pairing. Was it all wine? I had heard they paired various things with chocolate, not just wine.

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[Yokelridesagain]

I've done several of these.

The cognac tasting ($20, Fantasy, 11-2012) was the best value. Had the entry level Courvoisier, Hennessy, and Remy Martin pours, and was going to finish with Courvoisier XO--but one participant asked the bartender to pour Hennessy XO instead...which is close to a $200 bottle. And he did it! Not sure if you'll get the same experience, but doesn't hurt to ask.

Whisky tasting was much better on the Wonder (9-2010) than the Fantasy (same bartender as the cognac tasting, oddly enough). Wonder had a bourbon, rye (Crown), Irish, blended Scotch, and single malt...none were very good products but there were five or them and bartender poured an extra round at the end. Fantasy had only four pours, blend, single malt and two ryes, if memory serves. It's not a bad value for what you get, but if you know much about whisky it's not going to break new ground.

Similar theme on beer, boring, also an OK value (5 eight oz. pours)...they probably won't serve Bud Light but there's no 'exotic' beer on the boat if you're a craft beer aficionado. They did give me two free beers for answering trivia correctly, however!

Martini tasting is fine, but it's really more of a cocktail tasting. 3 of the 5 drinks were what I would consider dessert 'martinis'...apple, 'chocotini' and some thing with Chambord. The other two were an (OK) dirty martini with vodka and an 'original' martini with gin based on the classic 3 parts gin to 1 part vermouth recipe...which is universally acknowledged to be way too much vermouth.

 

[nurse2011]

Our DIS meet group did a private mixology class which was very fun. I also thought it was quite a bargain at only $15.

 

[lizzyb]

The chocolate tasting sounds awesome but $30 is kinda hefty. I wonder what it entails...

 

[PrincessTrisha]

Martini tasting is fine, but it's really more of a cocktail tasting. 3 of the 5 drinks were what I would consider dessert 'martinis'...apple, 'chocotini' and some thing with Chambord. The other two were an (OK) dirty martini with vodka and an 'original' martini with gin based on the classic 3 parts gin to 1 part vermouth recipe...which is universally acknowledged to be way too much vermouth.

I agree that the martini tasting is more of a cocktail tasting - still very good. We also had a dry martini though because I don't like gin and it was a small group so our bartender mixed things up a bit.

The tables were set before we got there - I sat at a table for 4 (ended up by myself - the bartender had set up extra places because it was raining outside and we were leaving port and he said that often he has last minute people but not this time so we all got to enjoy a few extra pre-poured drinks):



There were also smaller tables set to the left and right - each set for 2 people - it ended up that a single couple sat at these two tables:



Pictures of the drinks (well, 4 of the 5):

 

[Jessica_of_FL]

DH & I did the new wine/chocolate tasting two weeks ago on the Fantasy. It was great!!! Took the server/presenter(forgot his name), two hours to set it up and when you saw it,you could see why. It was so precise, so beautiful. I took a picture of our table, but I don't know how to post pics here. I'd do it again in a second. Don't remember if it was $15 or $20.
DH has done wine and mixology and loved them both.
Definitely fun, different,interesting!!!!!!

DH did the Whiskey Tasting on the Magic in February. The cost was $20 and the session was at 10 PM. There were 3 other people who participated. They tasted 5 different whiskeys - one from each region. The Castmember was very knowledgable. DH is a scotch/whiskey drinker and he felt it was worth the cost for the amount you received. He had a very good time and would recommend it to others.

I've done several of these.

The cognac tasting ($20, Fantasy, 11-2012) was the best value. Had the entry level Courvoisier, Hennessy, and Remy Martin pours, and was going to finish with Courvoisier XO--but one participant asked the bartender to pour Hennessy XO instead...which is close to a $200 bottle. And he did it! Not sure if you'll get the same experience, but doesn't hurt to ask.

Whisky tasting was much better on the Wonder (9-2010) than the Fantasy (same bartender as the cognac tasting, oddly enough). Wonder had a bourbon, rye (Crown), Irish, blended Scotch, and single malt...none were very good products but there were five or them and bartender poured an extra round at the end. Fantasy had only four pours, blend, single malt and two ryes, if memory serves. It's not a bad value for what you get, but if you know much about whisky it's not going to break new ground.

Similar theme on beer, boring, also an OK value (5 eight oz. pours)...they probably won't serve Bud Light but there's no 'exotic' beer on the boat if you're a craft beer aficionado. They did give me two free beers for answering trivia correctly, however!

Martini tasting is fine, but it's really more of a cocktail tasting. 3 of the 5 drinks were what I would consider dessert 'martinis'...apple, 'chocotini' and some thing with Chambord. The other two were an (OK) dirty martini with vodka and an 'original' martini with gin based on the classic 3 parts gin to 1 part vermouth recipe...which is universally acknowledged to be way too much vermouth.

Our DIS meet group did a private mixology class which was very fun. I also thought it was quite a bargain at only $15.

I agree that the martini tasting is more of a cocktail tasting - still very good. We also had a dry martini though because I don't like gin and it was a small group so our bartender mixed things up a bit.

I've added all the prices you've shared and links to your reviews to the first post! Thank you so much!!

 

[ddeal1957]

Would love to do the chocolate tasting on our upcoming Wonder cruise!!!!!!

Have my fingers crossed......

 

[lilpooh108]

DH and I did the tequila tasting on the Wonder and it was good, but not great. The bartender was a little mellow, and he explained each tequila but the experience just felt average. The tequilas were good, though, even though we are NOT tequila people. That's why we signed up for it--- to see if someone can educate us on tequila. We enjoyed the drinks. I would probably do something different next time.

Is the Chocolate tasting on the Magic? My sis-in-law and I would probably do that....

 

[sorceressk]

Our DIS meet group did a private mixology class which was very fun. I also thought it was quite a bargain at only $15.

That's cool. How did u get that set up??

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Here are a link to my reviews:

Mixology:
2011: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39934502&posted=1#post39934502
2012:

Wine Tasting:
2011: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40108940&posted=1#post40108940

Whiskey Tasting:
2011: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40109049&posted=1#post40109049

Martini Tasting
2012: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=46242634#post46242634

Beer Tasting:
2012: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=47098284#post47098284

Cognac Tasting:
2012: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=46443790#post46443790

 

[C&Apriputin]

We were on the Wonder in May 2012... We did mixology, Bloody Mary, and DH did whiskey.... They were fun, and we certainly got our money's worth of alcohol -- not positive but think the first two were $15 and the whiskey was $20. I would love to try chocolate -- don't remember that being offered, but I have two chances for it in September 2014!

 

[jrabbit]

Jessica_of_FL - - - > YOU are so AWESOME for doing this and keeping it up to date!!

Thanks!

 

[nurse2011]

That's cool. How did u get that set up??

Someone in our DIS meet group had done one on a previous cruise, so she knew that we could do it. She called and talked to DCL about it, and had our names and states room numbers. We needed a minimum of 25 people. Although if we were a few people short, we could split the price difference amongst us. She just kept us updated on our DIS meet thread. We ended up in the OUtlook bar on the first sea day. We had so much fun that we were saying how we might want to do another mixology class. The bartender was accommodating and said that if we wanted to do a second mixology, he would be able to set it up and just learn different drinks. We did not follow through with the second mixology, but I really wish that we did!

 

[Jessica_of_FL]

Here are a link to my reviews:

Mixology:
2011: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39934502&posted=1#post39934502
2012:

Wine Tasting:
2011: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40108940&posted=1#post40108940

Whiskey Tasting:
2011: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40109049&posted=1#post40109049

Martini Tasting
2012: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=46242634#post46242634

Beer Tasting:
2012: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=47098284#post47098284

Cognac Tasting:
2012: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=46443790#post46443790

Thank you! I've linked to all your reviews in the first post!

Jessica_of_FL - - - > YOU are so AWESOME for doing this and keeping it up to date!!

Thanks!

Thank you! I figured this could be a resource for more people than just me

 

[lucyem]

Someone in our DIS meet group had done one on a previous cruise, so she knew that we could do it. She called and talked to DCL about it, and had our names and states room numbers. We needed a minimum of 25 people. Although if we were a few people short, we could split the price difference amongst us. She just kept us updated on our DIS meet thread. We ended up in the OUtlook bar on the first sea day. We had so much fun that we were saying how we might want to do another mixology class. The bartender was accommodating and said that if we wanted to do a second mixology, he would be able to set it up and just learn different drinks. We did not follow through with the second mixology, but I really wish that we did!

We set one up for our coming cruise. In our case we were told a limit of 20.