Cocktail Masterclass At The Chalk House Distillery

The Chalk House Distillery is hosting a cocktail masterclass on Saturday 7 November, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. It's a three-hour session that takes you from the production side of things right through to the finished drink, and it all happens inside the distillery's Worthing home at 24a Upper High Street.

The afternoon starts with a behind-the-scenes tour of Thundersbarrow, the distillery itself, where you can see how the spirits are made and have a look at the distillery's herbarium. From there, you'll get an introduction to Slake Spirits and the ingredients they use, which leads into a gin and spirit tasting flight in The Knuckerhole — the distillery's shop, tasting room, and cocktail bar. You'll also have a signature Slake cocktail on arrival and a grazing board featuring food from local producers to keep you going.

Slake Spirits is an independent artisan distillery founded by head distiller and forager Dr Thomas Martin-Wells. The name comes from the Old English 'slake', meaning 'to satisfy', and the spirits are inspired by the landscape and flavours of Sussex, made with locally grown, gathered and foraged botanicals. It's a bit of a cross between science and nature, and the masterclass lets you see that process from the inside rather than just tasting the result.

It runs from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Saturday 7 November at The Chalk House Distillery, 24a Upper High Street, Worthing, BN11 1DL, and costs £70 per person.