Cocktail Masterclass Behind the Marble Bar
Ninety minutes inside the working bar — ferments, smoke, hand-cut ice and the three signature builds you get to take home.
Hands-on, not watched
You build every drink yourself — Daniel corrects, never takes over.
Max twelve guests
Small enough that everyone gets proper reps at the tin.
Take-home kit
Recipe cards plus a bottle of house syrup per guest.
The bar becomes a classroom
Daniel Moretti's team closes a section of the marble bar twice a week and turns it into a lab — you'll build three signature drinks, learn the smoke-and-glass trick that made the Ironbark Old Fashioned famous, and finally understand why your home attempts taste different.
No experience needed, no standing at the back watching — everyone shakes, stirs and tastes. It's the class corporate teams rebook and hens parties actually remember.
What the class covers
Three signature builds
The Ironbark Old Fashioned, the Southbank Sour and a seasonal special — made by you, twice.
The house secrets
Finger-lime cordial, wattleseed syrup, smoke capture — the techniques behind the menu.
Ice as an ingredient
Why we cut it by hand, when to use which shape, and the melt-rate science nobody teaches.
A closer look
Ninety minutes at the tin
The shape of a session — arrive thirsty, leave dangerous.
The welcome pour
Something cold while Daniel reads the room and sets the stations.
Technique first
Shake, stir, strain, smoke — the four movements drilled before the drinks.
Three builds
Each signature made twice — once guided, once solo, both drinkable.
The kit
Recipe cards, house syrup and the confidence to ruin your friends' expectations.
Your ticket includes
Everything below comes with the seat — just bring a steady hand.
- Ninety minutes of instruction and practice
- Three full cocktails you build and drink
- Bar snacks throughout the session
- Take-home recipe cards and syrup bottle
- Group photo behind the marble bar
- 15% off the bill if you stay for dinner after
$120 per guest
$120
per person · groups of 8+ private
Public sessions run $120 a head Wednesday and Friday. Private sessions for eight or more book exclusively at $110 per person — the bar is yours.
I've done cocktail classes on three continents. This is the one where I actually learned something.
Corporate booking · September 2026
Continue the evening
The tin is waiting
Twelve stations, twice a week — the class corporate Melbourne keeps rebooking.