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Fin & Tonic: Cocktail Class

Craft delicious drinks and savor tasty tapas while discovering ocean wonders and marine life!

Learn from the Experts

Led by a Cape Fear Distillery expert, you'll create three sea -riously amazing cocktails while enjoying the aquarium's ocean wonders.

Need to Know Info

Need to Know Info

What's Included

  • Aquarium admission

  • Two-ounce pours of liquor, plus the complementary mixes, liqueurs, and garnishes to make a serving of three delicious cocktails*

  • Tapas

  • Petite desserts

*Must be 21+ and show valid ID to purchase alcohol.

Fin & Tonic Themes

Each Fin and Tonic event features a different spirit from Cape Fear, so you can come back over and over again!

Swirly Backdrop

October 12, 2024: Halloween Edition

Tapas

Bacon Wrapped-Pickle Juice Marinated Chicken Breast Bites, Pumpkin Deviled Eggs (Looks like a pumpkin, no pumpkin taste), Baked Boursin Cheese Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Grilled Marinated Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Mild Salsa Macaroni and Cheese

Petite Desserts

Chocolate Zombie Brain Cupcakes, Key Lime Pie Tarts, Chocolate Dipped Tequila-Soaked Strawberries

March 8, 2025: St. Patrick's Day Edition

On the table as guests arrive: Wild Mushroom and Bacon Jam Phyllo Cups

First Course: Miniature Corned Beef Reuben with Russian Dressing accompanied by pickled assorted vegetables

Second Course: Hickory Smoked Whiskey Glazed Pork Sliders with Southern Slaw or Smoked Potato Bisque Shooters with Fried Leeks

Petite Desserts: Lemon Tarts with Chantilly Cream, poached Pear and Ginger mini cakes topped with a Whiskey Caramel Drizzle, and Dark Chocolate and Cherry Tart