About
Good Spirits is a place for craft and community. Everything from cocktail design to fine arts, to music events, Good Spirits has room for it all!
My name is Ezza. I’m firstly a working artist and secondly a bartender. I’ve been in Portland for almost 17 years all the while making art in a verity of forms, tending bar, and designing cocktails and menus for various craft cocktail locations since 2009. I’m super excited to be doing and sharing the parts of these crafts that I love.
I’ve curated and designed cocktails for bars, restaurants, and weddings throughout Oregon for 15 years and have been in hospitality for 23. Good Spirits is a step up from the bar and venue settings, more intimate and intentional hospitality. This line of work originated to support my music career and create a flexible schedule for touring. Little did I know I was building a unique career I would love equally with all of the knowledge I’ve gleaned in the years of experience in these industries.
Events
Intro To Cocktail Making
The basics of building cocktails, what and how to use the tools, what glasses to use and why, some fun history tidbits, come up with some delicious drinks and most of all have some fun with new folks in one of the most well known cocktail city’s in the world!
Spring Floral & Botanical Cocktail Design
At this event we’ll be learning about and playing with the flavors of spring. There is a giant variety of these flavors in the beverage world due to the origins of spirits. It’s not mandatory but we’d recommend attending the intro to cocktails event before attending any of the seasonal cocktail events, just so you already have the basic knowledge of cocktail building and how to use the tools.
Rum Tasting
It’s so exciting to learn where the things we love come from! In this class we will be taking a deep dive into the history, styles, culture, and flavor of rum. After a guided tasting of five different rums we’ll jump into one of the most beautiful little drinks, the Daiquiri! We’ll give you all there is to know about this classic cocktail and let you decide what rum you’d like to put into the daiquiri you get to make yourself. See you there! Cheers!
Tequila Tasting
It’s so exciting to learn where the things we love come from! In this class we will be taking a deep dive into the history, styles, culture, and flavor of tequila. After a guided tasting of five different tequilas we’ll jump into one of the most beautiful little drinks, the Margarita! We’ll give you all there is to know about this classic cocktail and let you decide what tequila you’d like to put into the margarita you get to make yourself. See you there! Cheers!
Wedding Cocktails
Coming Soon!
Reviews
Good spirits is the perfect name for this experience! I had so much fun. Ezza is a great teacher who cultivates a warm, creative, and fun environment to learn and make new friends. I went with a very basic understanding of cocktails and came away with a deep understanding of the history and nuance that goes in to making a great cocktail.
Evan R.
I came to this event with very little knowledge of mixology. Ezza taught us the basics of crafting a cocktail and then showed us how to build upon that base to create fun and interesting cocktails. She had a plethora of spirits, liqueurs, and interesting ingredients to sample. Ezza helped me create a delicious custom drink that I can’t wait to make again and share with friends! Cheers
Alder B.
I had a blast at this event, and Ezza is absolutely wonderful. She offered unique information about so many spirits, and even went into the history of the tools used. She helped to nudge me out of my usual drink of choice, and try new flavors and combos. Would highly recommend to anyone looking to expand their palette or build their knowledge in cocktail making.
Leigh R.
The Good Spirits Intro to cocktails event was so much fun and Ezza was very informative! I Made new friends and the knowledge I walked away with made me want to experiment with new recipes at my home. All the stars! Highly recommend!
Sam E.
This intro to cocktails event was so much fun! Ezza has a tremendous amount of knowledge, is super patient and really helpful. We started off learning how to use everything at our station, learned about the different ingredients and categories of cocktails and then got to create our own. It was a wonderful way to spend an evening! And now I have a delicious go to cocktail that I feel confident making when I host my next house party.
Joella L.
I had so much fun at the intro to cocktail event learning how to make great cocktails. I never thought I could make something taste so good. I didn’t know what to expect, but I met so many great people and learned so much. I can’t wait to come back with more friends. We tasted, we laughed, we shook, and we stirred. I loved it!
Daniel R.
So fun! Ezza’s expertise in the history and science of cocktails runs deep! I was surprised at how much I learned considering I was a bartender for years. It was a fun and educational experience that I would love to share with friends again!
Christa B.
Contact
Need custom cocktail design or want to attend one of our cocktail events? Contact us below and we’ll make it happen!