Date / Time
Date(s) - 06/03/2025
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Restaurant
Atlas Oyster House is proud to present the next installment of Atlas Beverage Classes (A.B.C.). This semester we will be focusing on breweries, wineries and distilleries, discovering what is going on in the beverage world. In addition to the beverage tastings, we will feature small plates paired with each beverage, as prepared by Executive Chef, Jason Hughes.
A.B.C. will be held outside, on the Harbor View Deck, the first Thursday of the month (January through June) and will feature a local presenter discussing the highlighted beverages. Classes will consist of four tastings of beverages with four small plates to complement each tasting. Classes will cover the basics as well as specific information regarding the history of the brewery/winery/distillery and their beers, wines, or spirits. All beverages will be announced two weeks prior to the event.
There are two classes every month, each an hour and a half long. The first class begins promptly at 5:00 p.m. with the second class beginning at 7:00 p.m. Class cost is $30 per person (plus tax and gratuity), per class, which gets each participant one tasting of each of the featured beverages. In addition, throughout the class, participants should be prepared for “pop quizzes,” where we will be giving away T-shirts, beer glassware, gift certificates and more. Seating is limited, reservations are required; be sure to make yours by emailing taylor@goodgrits.com or calling 850-287-0200. The featured themes for each class are as follows:
March 6: Asesinato Tequila
Back by popular demand! Asesinato Tequila was born in Pensacola and crafted in Tequila Jalisco, Mexico. Every step of their tequila making process is done with the utmost care at Destiladora Del Valle de Tequila. Asesinato’s jimadores harvest only the highest quality, fully mature agave plants from both highlands and lowlands, giving their Tequila its naturally complex notes and smooth finish. Their agave is then slow-roasted in traditional brick ovens and distilled into handmade copper pot stills before they repose in oak barrels. This creates a beautiful, all natural, additive free, flavorful tequila that we believe honors the land it comes from and the people that make it.
- TBD paired with Gulf seafood ceviche featuring local Gulf fish and shrimp, sweet bell peppers and onions, citrus marinade, fresh fried tortilla chips
- TBD paired with chicken chilaquiles featuring roasted chicken, corn tortilla, salsa roja, whipped avocado, queso fresco
- TBD paired with a crispy oyster taco featuring cornmeal-dusted Gulf Coast oysters, pepper jack cheese, chipotle aioli, shaved cabbage, house-made pico de gallo, local corn and black bean relish, flour tortilla, cumin sour cream
- TBD paired with spiced dark chocolate bundt cake, orange icing, pecan ice cream