• Home Five O’Clock-tails - Virtual Mini Masterclasses

Shake up that routine.  It’s Home Five O’Clock-tails time with Simply Cocktails running virtual mini masterclasses. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been learning lots of new things this past fortnight. Whilst re-affirming my life priorities, setting creative challenges and exercising about three hours a day, I am also loving the time to learn new skills.

Cocktail making has never been my foray, but with simply instructions and useful tips from the Australia’s most celebrated, even I can whip up a tipple to enjoy.



The masterclasses are run by mixologists from Melbourne's leading bars (think The Espy, The Blacksmith and Gin Palace) and will be live streamed on Simply Cocktails’ Facebook page every Tuesday and Friday.

Simply Cocktails are also recruiting out-of-work bartenders to submit tutorials, with 100 cocktails over 100 weekdays.

All ingredients for the Simply Cocktails Home Five O’Clock-tails are available in store and online from Dan Murphy’s, BWS, Liquorland, online retailers, Boozebud, HelloDrinks and hundreds of independent liquor retailers.

Check out the full schedule below. What are you most looking forward to trying?


  • Tuesday 7th April: Danilo Migliorini, Tia Espresso Martini
  • Thursday 9th April: Andy Buntine, Mozart Choc-tails
  • Tuesday 14th April: Josh Obrien, Tom Collins
  • Friday 17th April: Mark Hickey, Black barrel Daiquiri
  • Tuesday 20th April: Andy Buntine, Passoda & Passoa Mule
  • Friday 24th April: Mark Hickey, French Mule
  • Tuesday 28th April: Danilo Migliorini, Disaronno Sour
  • Friday 1st May: Josh O'Brien, Paloma
  • Tuesday 5th May: Josh O'Brien, Highball
  • Friday 8th May: Andy Buntine, Hot Toddy
  • Tuesday 12th May: Mark Hickey, Copa
  • Friday 15th May: Luke Hanzlicek, Chaud
  • Tuesday 19th May: Mark Hickey, Fiorente Spritz
  • Tuesday 25th May: Mark Hickey, Gin & Tonic
  • Friday 29th May: Andy Buntine, St Remy Mule
  • Tuesday 2nd June: Mark Hickey, Naked Sour
  • Friday 5th June: Josh Obrien, V & T
  • Tuesday 9th June: Andy Buntine, Licor 43 Smoothie
  • Friday 12th June: Josh O'Brien, Metaxa Spritz1
  • Tuesday 16th June: Andy Buntine, Irish Coffee
  • Friday 19th June: Andy Buntine, Boilermaker
  • Tuesday 22nd June: Mark Hickey, Opal Mule
  • Friday 26th June: Josh O'Brien, Peated highball
  • Tuesday 30th June: Josh O'Brien, Old Fashioned