Bitter & Sweet Cocktails — Local services in Wheeling Township

Our team celebrated Black History Month at Bitter and Sweet with Prohibition Era cocktails. What an amazing experience! The setting is charming with a set up for those learning to create drinks in the front of the house. There is also a seating area surrounded by great wines, a selection of unique liquors, including Wolf Point who has beautiful artistic bottle labels tied to Chicagoland periods of time. Also available are vintage etched drink glasses, drink recipe books of high quality, as well as other unique beverage items. Janine the hostess and owner provides a most welcoming and beautiful space to unwind and learn to make drinks like a pro. Kat, the mixologist was incredible and walked us through the fun of making two special cocktails reminiscent of the old times. Please make this a priority on your list of fun things to do in Arlington Heights. You will not be...

My friends and I visited Bitter & Sweet for a night out, and it was such a fun and unique experience! The ambiance was warm, inviting and super cool. I loved that all the products used were locally sourced – it added a special touch to the experience.

The hosts were amazing! They were incredibly knowledgeable and made the whole event so enjoyable. We learned how to make two different cocktails, and I picked up a few new tricks along the way. The host’s presentation was engaging, making it easy to follow along and have fun while learning.

What I especially appreciated was how inclusive the experience was. For each drink we made, there was also a mocktail version available, which meant everyone could join in!

I would definitely recommend Bitter & Sweet for anyone looking for a fun and...

We are glad this place opened up - a novel idea, great for groups! Took an evening martini class with my husband - 2 hours, and we made a "dry" and a "wet" martini, it was interesting to taste the difference. Mark the mixologist is charming and knows a lot about cocktails and mixers. The venue/decor is very comfortable and welcoming, lots of merch to browse while sipping. Minus one star because hubby and one other classmate were unable to drink the "wet" martini made with bourbon-barrel aged gin, due to a severe aversion to brown alcohol, which he declared as soon as the ingredients were known; we feel they should have offered some alternative in that case. As it was, he paid a lot for...