Barrel 118

12/13/2024

Our Dessert Cocktail Class is full, but you can still sign up for the waitlist. We'll give you a call if we get any last-minute cancellations. We'll be posting our 2025 cocktail class schedule and Happy Hour events soon! 🥂 We plan to kick off the New Year with our first Happy Hour on Thursday, January 2nd, 2025. 🥳

*Don't forget the Mixology Market is OPEN this weekend! Stop by and pick up some fun gifts for the holiday party season and all the cocktail lovers on your list! The Market will be open on Friday and Saturday, December 13 & 14 from Noon to 5 PM.

12/12/2024

The Mixology Market is open! Let us help you put together a custom gift basket with a variety of glassware, books, bitters, barware, candles, mixers, syrups, and more! We have restocked our most loved items for the holiday season with other new seasonal inventory. *PLUS* Scroll through the photos for a new addition to the Backstage Lounge! We just added a new forest green chesterfield couch and loveseat to expand our comfortable seating areas. HAPPY HOUR = Thurs., Dec 12 from 5-8! Get here early to claim your favorite spot. New signature cocktails await!

MIXOLOGY MARKET HOURS:
THURSDAY, DEC. 12 – Noon – 8 PM
FRIDAY, DEC. 13 – Noon – 5 PM
SATURDAY, DEC. 14 – Noon – 5 PM
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THURSDAY, DEC. 19 – Noon – 5 PM
FRIDAY, DEC. 20 – Noon – 5 PM
SATURDAY, DEC. 21 – Noon – 5 PM

12/11/2024

Happy Hour is almost here….! Join us on Thursday, Dec 12 from 5-8 pm for our last Happy Hour of 2024. We have a festive cocktail menu we are anxious to share with you!! What will you order first??

Also!! The Mixology Market has extended hours! We have restocked our most loved items for the holiday season with other new seasonal inventory and special gift ideas. Last-minute Holiday Gift ideas and baskets are available now!

Mixology Market Hours:

THURSDAY, DEC. 12 – Noon – 8 PM
FRIDAY, DEC. 13 – Noon – 5 PM
SATURDAY, DEC. 14 – Noon – 5 PM

THURSDAY, DEC. 19 – Noon – 5 PM
FRIDAY, DEC. 20 – Noon – 5 PM
SATURDAY, DEC. 21 – Noon – 5 PM

12/05/2024

The Barrel 118 Mixology Market has the best stocking stuffers and gifts for all the cocktail lovers on your list. *Back in stock* El Guapo Sweet Potato Syrup and Creole Orgeat! Stop in for a sample! Just a 1/2 oz is all you need to make a delicious Old Fashioned. 🥃 We have also restocked our sold-out CRUDE bitters sample packs. Plus shop our beautiful glassware, cocktail books, amazing candles, original art, antiques, and other items for home entertaining. Open Thursday 12/5 from noon - 8 pm and Friday 12/6 from noon - 5 pm. *The Backstage Lounge is also open 5-8 pm on Thursday for craft cocktails! Feel free to bring some snacks to enjoy or takeout from our local restaurants.

12/04/2024

THURSDAY 🔜 Happy Hour in the Backstage Lounge 12/5 from 5-8 pm. Plus shop the Mixology Market and get your punchcards stamped for the Christmas Evening in Eatonton event!

Specialty Craft Cocktails:
BARREL 118 Old Fashioned: featuring Makers Mark, El Guapo Sweet Potato or Creole Orgeat Syrup, Orange bitters, and luxardo cherry.

MOCHA MARTINI:
Infused vodka, Luxardo Espresso coffee liqueur, Kahlua, and Crude “Big Bear” Coffee-Cocoa bitters

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY MULE:
Vodka, cranberry, Rosemary-pink peppercorn syrup, fresh lime, ginger beer.

11/25/2024

Sometimes, the perfect ending to a meal is a DRINK! In our next Cocktail Class, we will feature a few decadent dessert drinks that will steal the show at your holiday parties. Learn to experiment with flavors like… Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Gingerbread, Peppermint, Caramel, and Coffee! We’ll have a take-home recipe guide with helpful tips/reminders from the class. Prepare for the holiday hosting season with these beautiful dessert cocktail ideas, AND have a fun afternoon at Barrel 118. **PLUS** Shop the Mixiology Market for last-minute gift ideas and stocking stuffers!
Register online > https://barrel118.com/events/cocktail-class12-14/

11/14/2024

CLASS IS FULL! 🥃😎 Cheers to those that got a seat - we can’t wait to see you Saturday!! If you’re interested in this class on Old Fashioned & Manhattan Cocktails send us a message or comment. We might run this class once more before the end of the year. ✨

11/09/2024

ATTENTION 🥃 Bourbon Lovers!! Just 6 seats left in our next cocktail class!
Register online here > https://barrel118.com/events/cocktail-class11-16/
*You can also join us for our next Happy Hour on Thursday, November 21 from 5-8 pm in the Backstage Lounge. NOTE there is No happy hour on 11/14 as we have a private event scheduled.

10/29/2024

Cointreau vs. Triple Sec vs. Grand Marnier: Which do you reach for when making a Margarita at home? Sign up for our Margarita class this weekend and we will learn about the difference between these orange liqueurs. Each adds complexity and delicious orange flavor to a variety of drinks like margaritas, sangria, tropical tiki drinks, and other classic cocktails like the Side Car. Register online here > https://barrel118.com/events/cocktail-class11-2/

Don't delay! We limit our class size to just 15-20 people and we are more than half full now on this class.

Other Upcoming Classes:
Old Fashioned & Manhattans - November 16
Dessert Cocktails - December 14
Learn More > https://barrel118.com/backstage-lounge/

10/25/2024

In case you needed another great reason to come to an event at Barrel 118… here it is! We are pleased and honored to be the venue for this upcoming fundraiser for Habitat Putnam ReStore

10/25/2024

CLASS IS FULL! Thanks to all who signed up for our Flavors of Fall Cocktail Class! Register now for our next class on Margaritas & Mezcal which takes place at Barrel 118 on Saturday, November 2 from 2-4 pm >> https://barrel118.com/events/cocktail-class11-2/

10/24/2024

Join us for our special Haunted Happy Hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5-8 pm. New spine-tingling craft cocktails, craft beer specials, and a variety of wines to choose from.
Feel free to bring a bite to eat. 🦇 Costumes welcome! 🎃
Enjoy our spooky music playlist! 🎶👻

10/19/2024

Ooh! 👻🎟 Check out this chance to win tickets to the Georgia Writers Museum Haunted Ghost Tour! Barrel 118 will be open to everyone for all three nights of the tour so that guests and ghosts can have a drink in the Backstage Lounge. Signature spooky cocktails, beer, and wine are available from 5 pm - 8:30 pm each night. Thursday - Saturday, October 24-26.

🚨GIVEAWAY CLOSED!🚨
Win two tickets to Haunted Eatonton Ghost Tours for Thursday, Oct. 24 or Saturday, Oct. 26!👻

Here's how to enter: 👇
1️⃣Like this post.
2️⃣Follow Georgia Writers Museum.
3️⃣Tag 2 friends in the comments below.

All entries are due 10/21 at 11:59 pm. The winner will be randomly selected and announced on 10/22 at 10:00 am. One entry per person.

To claim your prize and reserve your spot, call 706-991-5119 or email [email protected] for either Thursday or Saturday. Ticket and purchase not necessary for entry.

*Friday night is already SOLD OUT!*

More about Haunted Eatonton: https://www.georgiawritersmuseum.org/hauntedeatonton/

10/17/2024

Tonight’s Featured Cocktail:
THE SKELETON KEY. 💀🗝️
A complex bourbon cocktail to rattle and shake your bones! 🦴 🥃
Join us for Happy Hour 5-8 tonight.
Thursday, Oct. 17.

We WILL have special happy hour events next week too! Stay tuned for spooktacular details coming soon! 👻

10/15/2024

It’s time to raise a glass and toast the Flavors of Fall! Register online for The Art of Mixology cocktail class at Barrel 118. This 2 hour class will give you a bounty of inspiration and instructions on how to create delicious drinks infused with the flavors of fall. Space is limited! (21+) 🥂 https://barrel118.com/events/cocktail-class10-26/

All of our upcoming events and classes can be found on our website. https://barrel118.com/backstage-lounge/

Join us for our next Happy Hour in the Backstage Lounge this Thursday, October, 17 from 5-8 pm.

10/10/2024

🕷️Join us tonight 🕷️ (10/10) from 5-8 for one of our Black Widow Cocktails! Beer and wine also available. We are also serving a new recipe for a Fall Old Fashioned. 🥃
BLACK WIDOW:
Bacardi Black Rum
Black Widow hard cider
Ginger liqueur
Lemon
Blackberry garnish

10/09/2024

We hope to see you tomorrow, Thursday, October 10 for Happy Hour at the Backstage Lounge! Join us between 5-8 pm for some Flavors of Fall specialty cocktails. We are experimenting with some new Fall Old Fashioned recipes, our Black Widow hard apple cider, and we might do another batch of our Fall Sangria too!

10/01/2024

We have been experimenting with this delicious Black Widow Cider! It might just show up as an ingredient in one of our fall cocktails. 🍎🕷️🥂

Register for classes here> https://barrel118.com/specialevents/

About the product:
The black widow cider is fruit-forward, yet tart, with a tantalizing complexity, made with blackberries and freshly pressed New York apples.

DESCRIPTION
Wild blackberries are native across the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States. They grow bountifully throughout summer and ripen to a plump juicy black color in August. They belong to the rose family, as you might expect from their thorny brambles, along with raspberries, strawberries, the stone fruits, and almonds.

2018 and 2019 Silver Medal Winner at Great Lakes Cider Competition