With a Twist Whiskey Cocktails location_on Purcellville language Website Starting January 3, Catoctin Creek Distillery in Purcellville is holding its “Art of the Cocktail” class ($39) every Friday for six weeks. Whiskey is the spirit of choice, and each hour-and-a-half session covers how to shake and stir a different simple cocktail.   Grape Expectations Wine location_on Friendship Heights language Website Gain the knowledge to navigate a restaurant wine list at Capital Wine School. Beginner classes, focusing on how to taste wine and pair different varieties with food, start at $95 and run two hours. For serious sommelier hopefuls, the school also offers levels 1 through 4 of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust certification course.   Zero Proof No-ABV Cocktails location_on H Street Corridor language Website Gigi Arandid, founder of the alcohol-free bar Binge Bar, and guest mixologists teach a class on nonalcoholic cocktails at the H Street establishment. Learn about different no-ABV spirits and botanicals before making your own creation. The class is $20 to participate, or watch the demos for free. This article appears in the December 2024 issue of Washingtonian. The post Beverage Courses in DMV to Refine Your Bar Expertise first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less