Tastings & Tours

Taste cocktails using all different types of bitters and learn how to incorporate their flavor profile with Evan Christie Those little bottles that are added to cocktails in dashes and drops must be the most mysterious part of mixing drinks. While the seasoned home bartender may feel comfortable deploying the ubiquitous Angostura Bitters, along with the commonly called for Orange and Peychauds varieties, the plethora of other bitters do not often make the home bar repertoire. With flavor profiles all […]

Taste and learn about whiskey that use wheat in their mash-bills with Evan Christie. While corn and rye take a starring role in American Whiskey, wheat is known mostly as a supporting player. Though straight wheat whiskies do exist, they are a rarity. Yet through its supporting role, wheat has paradoxically become a star. Bourbons with wheat as a secondary grain are among the most sought-after bottles on the market. Consumers have shown a clear love for the softer, fruitier […]

Re-create the historic Judgement of Paris by blind tasting wines from France and California, lead by Evan Christie and Romayne Kilde 50 years ago, a group of French wine experts gathered for what was to become one of the most momentous events of the modern wine industry, but at the time, they merely thought it was a simple tasting. Hosted by Steven Spurrier, a British Oenophile who owned a Parisian wine shop, this tasting pitted wines from the then-little-regarded wineries […]

Taste a variety of spirits chosen by Evan Christie for their unique qualities. In every class at Bridgeview, we try to introduce you to exciting beverages and things you might not otherwise get to try, even things that might be niche or obscure. In our first ever “Bartender’s Choice” class, that’s exactly what we’re doing, but the only connecting theme between these bottles is that Bridgeview’s Manager, Evan Christie, thinks they’re interesting. Expect unique and lesser-known samples from a wide […]