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Twelve types of wood barrel-aged cocktails await thirsty guests at Citizen R+D

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By Sandra Chambers

Sonoran Desert cocktail culture thrives in and around Phoenix. Whether you want to sharpen your cocktail-making skills or simply enjoy a great drink, check out the following options. THE MUDDLE BAR AT DESEO INSIDE THE WESTIN KIERLAND RESORT & SPA
between the labels and the various ways to drink the popular liquor. For more information, call 480.624.1268.

Join deseos master mixologist every Wednesday at 4:45 pm for a 30-minute Muddle Mania class. Participants learn how to make unique cocktails by smashing together fresh fruits and herbs with a wooden mallet called a muddler and then combining them with their favorite spirits. For more information, call 480.624.1202.

fRESH HERB COCKTAIL CLASSES AT JW MARRIOTT CAMELBACK INN

SATURDAy NIgHT SCOTCH TASTINgS AT THE RIM LOBBy LOUNgE INSIDE THE WESTIN KIERLAND RESORT & SPA

Novice to experienced scotch drinkers can taste a selection of the resorts most notable scotches while learning the differences

Begin with a tour of the on-site organic herb garden with one of the resorts resident horticulturalists, then watch as a mixologist demonstrates how to use these garden botanicals to create fresh cocktails such as the Desert Garden Martini: a mixture of Belvedere Bloody Mary, fresh cilantro, tomato juice and habanera. Guests leave with recipes and tips on how to create their own cocktails at home. For more information, call 480.948.1700.

Photo of Citizen R+D courtesy of of UpAgency; Desert Garden Martini courtesy of JW Marriott Camelback Inn

TEQUILA TASTINgS INSIDE LA HACIENDA AT fAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE PRINCESS

Journey to Mexico with one of La Haciendas tequila specialists and a tequila bar featuring 240 artisan selections. Learn the history and distinct characteristics of the spirit as you taste a seasonal selection of tequila, mescal and soto tableside. Nightly tastings include chips, salsa and a La Hacienda logo shot glass. For more information, call 480.585.4848.

CITIzEN R+D AT CITIzEN PUBLIC HOUSE

experience a fresh Desert Garden Martini at the weekly cocktail class at JW Marriott camelback inn

Described as a mad scientists laboratory, this intimate, 30-seat upstairs lounge opened last December. It offers house-made tinctures, barrel-aged cocktails, communal cocktails sized for sharing and premium vodka doubleboiled tableside. Be sure to try the Cotton Cooler, featuring Demerara sugar spun into a tuft of fresh cotton candy on a bar stirrer stick. For more information, call 480.398.4208.
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