Festive Spirits

Four exclusive at-home cocktail masterclasses and food pairings

The perfect party at‑home

We know the holiday season might not feel the same this year and so to help get you into the festive spirit, we have curated a series of delicious at-home experiences exclusively for American Express® Gold Cardmembers.
Join us for Festive Spirits: four evenings of cocktail masterclasses and food pairings. From rarebit to smoked salmon and caviar to a taco fiesta, tantalise your tastebuds and eat, drink and be merry, this festive season.

Book onto any of our very special masterclasses below and the day before the event, you'll receive an exclusive mini-hamper with everything you need to create the perfect party at home. Each evening includes three cocktails and three food pairings per person. Prepare your own canapés and pairings with a specially designed recording, before joining an exclusive cocktail live-streamed masterclass 'live', hosted by a leading mixologist.

Minimum two tickets per order. If you would like to order for one please contact info@gastronomous.co.uk

Exmoor Caviar & Grey Goose Vodka: £23pp
Wednesday 9 December 2020, 7.30 - 9pm

It’s time to be shaken and stirred with cocktails and pairings from the exquisite Exmoor Caviar and Grey Goose vodka. Adam Handling, the GQ Restaurateur of the Year, will show you how to create three delectable canapés (or snacks, as Adam prefers to call them) with 20g of Exmoor Caviar – the country’s best loved caviar, found in over 80 Michelin-starred restaurants across the UK. You’ll then join a live-streamed class with Grey Goose to expertly make three premium cocktails to pair with your caviar: Chalet Spritz, Classic Martini and the Twinkle.

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La Fromagerie & Rémy Martin Cognac: £18pp
Thursday 10 December 2020, 7.30 - 9pm

A sophisticated evening with festive cocktail pairings from Rémy Martin and canapés from La Fromagerie, the UK’s leading cheesemonger and experts in artisan cheese. During this evening you will learn how to make three cheese canapés; Old Groendal Rarebit, Form d’Ambert Bon-Bon and Parmesan Crisp, and how to pair these with cognac cocktails. Join the live streaming hosted by Rémy Martin brand ambassador Jack Charlton and expertly mix a Rémy Fig & Ginger, Pear & Toasted Walnut Old Fashioned and a neat tasting of the supreme Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal.

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The Weald Smokery & Chase Gin: £18pp
Friday 11 December, 7.30 - 9pm

Gin and smoked salmon from two of the country’s finest producers. The Weald Smokery won Best Delicatessen in the 2020 Great Taste Awards and its traditional oak-smoking method produces exceptional smoked salmon, trout and hot roasted salmon. Chase Gin was created by the Chase family in Herefordshire – also famous for their Tyrell’s crisps. Enjoy an exclusive video from the founder of The Weald Smokery, showing you how to assemble three different delicious smoked canapés at home, before joining a live masterclass with James Chase to show you how to cleverly pair your creations with three festive Chase gin cocktails; Rhubarb & Bramley Apple Gin & Tonic, GB and Monin Gingerbread Bramble with and Sloe and Ginger.

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Corazon & Patrón Tequila: £18pp
Saturday 12 December 2020, 7.30 - 9pm

Corazon & Patron. One of the best Mexican restaurants in London and one of world’s greatest tequilas. Taco ’bout a party! For this very special evening, Corazon have prepared an exclusive ‘Mexican Fiesta‘ and video, so you can learn how to expertly prepare the pairings (which include pork belly carnitas and carne asada tacos) at home. There will then be a live masterclass with Gian Luca Pavanello Canella, Brand Ambassador at Patrón who will teach you how to fashion three legendary tequila-based cocktails: Paloma with Two Keys Pink Grapefruit, The Toreador and a neat tasting of the sublime Patrón Añejo.

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American Express® Gold Card

Eat Life is a series of ‘dining X culture’ experiences exclusive to American Express Gold Cardmembers. This latest experience, Festive Spirits, brings together unique cocktails and festive food pairings for one entertaining evening 'at-home'.