Orlando’s cocktail and craft beer scene will add savory local flavor to any event.

Whether a beverage is shaken or stirred, or an ale or lager, there’s no denying Orlando has an incredible cocktail and craft beer scene. After the meeting ends, attendees can imbibe at dozens of world-class bars, themed lounges and award-winning restaurants, or planners can get them in on the action by including hands-on mixology classes, workshops and seminars to the teambuilding agenda.

Discover how to add a little zest to your next Orlando meeting with some of the best mixology workshops and craft breweries in town. We have amazing mocktails, too.

Additional reporting by Beth Bell.

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Orlando Cocktail Classes

Attendees can channel their inner bartender during any of the hands-on mixology classes offered in Orlando’s enticing neighborhoods and districts. Several restaurants offer custom classes for small groups.

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Convention District

Attendees will learn to craft The Helena or one of the other signature cocktails at Helena Modern Riviera’s (part of ICON Park®) private Mix & Munch class. Group Size: 6 – 40 guests.

Also offering a private class, Kavas Tacos + Tequila, one of the newest offerings at Pointe Orlando, lets aspiring mixologists craft two signature cocktails and enjoy appetizers to create a perfect team outing. Group Size: 8 – 20 guests.

Winter Park (near downtown Orlando)

Intimate sake bar and lounge Bar Kada invites guests to sip back and relax with Sake Sessions where participants will learn about the art of mixing sake to create enticing twists on popular cocktails.

Master mixologists at Orlando’s original craft cocktail bar, The Courtesy, will teach everyone how to create three delicious, seasonally focused cocktails featuring a variety of different flavors and spirits.

Walt Disney World® Resort

The Edison, at Disney Springs® has participants shake, stir and sip their way through workshops on tiki basics, Prohibition-era cocktails and more themed fun.

Three Bridges Bar & Grill at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort boasts a delicious take on mixology with Sangria University. This tasty course reveals the history of sangria along with the recipes used to create Three Bridges’ four in-house blends.

Lake Nona (near Orlando International Airport)

Join the stylish crew at Lake Nona Wave Hotel for a free, 30-minute mixology experience in the HAVEN Kitchen lounge.

Local Brews

For the craft beer aficionados in your group who want to savor a local brew, planners can book a private event at many of Orlando’s acclaimed craft breweries where attendees can enjoy amazing ales, superb stouts and other killer concoctions.

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Downtown Orlando

Part of downtown Orlando’s SODO District Main Street, RockPit Brewing’s taproom boasts 20 drafts with a huge variety of in-house crafted beer and hard seltzer waters.

Motorworks Brewing in downtown Orlando’s City District features a seven-barrel brewhouse with 15-barrel tanks for onsite production, ensuring plenty of volume for award-winning brews.

Ivanhoe Park and Mills 50 Districts

An independent craft brewery and tasting room, Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. is an anchor of the popular Ivanhoe Village Main Street district near downtown Orlando, less than 10 minutes from downtown Orlando. In 2024, they added a second location, the Ivanhoe Park Lager House, in downtown’s Parramore District.

Straddling Orlando’s hip Mills 50 and Ivanhoe Village districts, about 15 minutes from our tourism districts, Ten10 Brewing uses pure ingredients and a brewing system designed to amplify their brews’ great taste.

The Milk District

Just east of downtown Orlando, Twelve Talons Beerworks is a boutique craft microbrewery, cidery and meadery offering a rotating lineup with something for all kinds of beer lovers.

Lake Nona

Minutes from Orlando International Airport, Park Pizza & Brewing Company serves up wood-fired pizza and house-brewed suds, plus a sense of neighborhood pride in Lake Nona.

Brewlando Brewing, relatively new to Orlando’s beer scene, serves up a wide range of in-house craft creations, including some with Orlando-centric names, as well as a guest tap or two.

Convention District

Now open is The Winery and Tasting Room by Brewlando at ICON Park® on International Drive.

Half Barrel Beer Project’s half-barrel brewing system produces smaller quantities and allows beers on tap to be changed out more frequently. In addition to making its own beer, the microbrewery and brew pub brings in suds from other local producers and carries a selection of rare beers from across the world.

For a unique beer experience, Orlando Beer Spa invites attendees to experience beer-ception on International Drive as they soak in a hops-infused hot tub and sip on unlimited draft beer from Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company.

Marvelous Mocktails

Whether your attendees abstain from drinking, are on a health kick, or just want to try something new, we have you covered. They can hydrate in style with non-alcoholic sips from several of our resort and convention hotels and other zero-proof hotspots.

Hotels

The newly renovated Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando offers playful, citrus-forward craft cocktails made with Seedlip™ zero-proof liquor at The Boheme and at Altira Rooftop Lounge.

The elegant ette hotel Orlando, one of the first One-MICHELIN-Key hotels in the nation, is known for its stunning alcohol-free beverage program, which is curated by cocktail professor Jarl de Vries.

AAA Five Diamond Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort boasts flavorful mocktails at several dining locations including the Running on Zero and Open Season at The Lobby Bar, The Crimson & Clover at PB&G, and The Peach Putter at Plancha.

At the JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa, attendees will discover a seasonal garden-inspired mocktail at UnReserved Food Bazaar and a zero-proof paloma and the Clover Club at MICHELIN Recommend Sear + Sea.

Rosa Mexicano at the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve boasts five spirit-free drinks. Standouts include the Guava Colada (guava, coconut milk, canela-infused agave nectar, fresh citrus) and the Mango Ginger Refresco (mango puree, lemon, chia seed, ginger beer).

Universal Orlando Resort

At Universal CityWalk, The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar boasts two creative mocktails, Thyme After Thyme and Dragon Fruit Spritz, perfect for pairing with sushi, burgers and a unique kind of fusion fare called “burgushi.” Plus, discover even more zero-proof options throughout Universal CityWalk and Universal Orlando Resort.

Convention District

At Pointe Orlando, retro-themed eatery JoJo’s ShakeBAR offers four specialty mocktails, including Trix Are 4 Kids, Sixteen Candles, Blueberry Ginger & Juice, and the Princess Peach Mule.

So, raise your glass of your own mixing, craft brew or delicious mocktail and toast these amazing libations that will elevate your next Orlando meeting.