Cocktail Workshop Bols Experience in Amsterdam

We booked this while in Amsterdam and really enjoyed it . A self guided audio tour of the museum starts the tour, and in each of the rooms you learn about the art of distilling and different tools to make cocktails as well as the effect of glass shape and Ice on your drink .Another room has a whole wall of different atomizers that allow you to test your ability to identify the many aroma’s in a cocktail . There is a virtual bartender in another room to teach you how to use a Boston Shaker . The second half of the tour starts with a cocktail of your choice in their very modern bar , Afterwards we moved to the “bar lab’ and a bartender teaches the class how to make 2 different cocktails . Each person has their own set of bar tools and is walked through each cocktail . Very fun way to end an afternoon in Amsterdam . Highly recommend if you have the time and are interested in the art of cocktail making .

Bols Experience on its own is a wonderful experience of learning about the history of this famous liquor! But the highlight of the experience was the cocktail tasting. I couldn’t choose what I wanted so the bartender Sercan made me his signature cocktail. Deja Vu, what an experience! Flavors layered and a beautiful representation of the city of Amsterdam, this is a MUST drink to try. At first taste I couldn’t decide if I love or hate it but I was so intrigued that I kept drinking! I advise you to order this drink and have Sercan tell you the story of how he brought these flavors together! This will be enough for you to fall in love with the drink and you will see Amsterdam in a complete different light!

I enjoyed my experience, I would recommend tour was interesting. First cocktail I enjoyed- I don't normally drink cocktails, left the decision to the staff, they made a good choice and had fun making 2 further cocktails