9 Cocktail Classes in Amsterdam Worth Booking

1.Bols Cocktail Experience Entrance ticket plus Cocktail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,169 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $23Our pick

Spend about an hour exploring Lucas Bols’s 450-year genever and liqueur story through smells, tastes, audio, and interactive displays. Learn to build a cocktail in six steps, try a shaking challenge, then choose a complimentary drink made by a professional bartender at the Mirror Bar. Entry is for ages 18 and older.

“Lovely place, learnt so much on the guided tour and our cocktails were amazing. Great variety of all flavours in the gift shop and loved the interactive smell tests and experience room. Thanks for a great evening.”

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2.Bols Cocktail Experience Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 785 reviews · 1 day · from $23

At Amsterdam’s House of Bols, follow a self-guided audio tour through 450 years of Genever and liqueur making. Smell ingredients, test your senses, learn the six steps of cocktail making, then choose an alcoholic or alcohol-free cocktail at the Mirror Bar. The experience is across from the Van Gogh Museum and is for visitors aged 18 and older.

“Learn about liqueur making and genever spirit. Interactive experience, taste, smell and touch everything. To get the most go at quiet time.”

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3.Bols Cocktail Experience and Cocktail Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 666 reviews · 1.5 - 2 hours · from $41

At Bols, opposite Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, you’ll follow a multilingual audio tour through 450 years of Genever and liqueur making, enjoy a cocktail in the Mirror Bar, then join an English-language workshop. Expect hands-on mixing, flavor choices, practical ice and balance tips, and two or three drinks to enjoy.

“Absolutely brilliant afternoon. I bought this as an early wedding gift for my best friend and she loved it! Tour is great and then the cocktail at the bar. the cocktail making experience was fab! We learnt to make 3 😁”

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4.Luxury Boat Cruise Unlimited Cocktails, Beers & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 514 reviews · from $34Top rated

Board behind the Krasnapolsky hotel on Dam Square for a one-hour electric canal cruise with a welcome cocktail, unlimited gin and tonics, wine, beer, soft drinks, and Dutch cheese snacks. Hosts such as Max, Lena, Diarmaid, and Sven have been praised for friendly service and fun city stories. Blankets help on cool evenings.

“The tour is great, the bartender and the captain were extremely friendly and professional at the same time, perfect combination of interesting stories about the city and nice cocktails”

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5.Unlimited Cocktails Cruise on the Canals

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 292 reviews · 1h 15m · from $38

Board Stromma’s 75-minute Cocktail Cruise near Amsterdam Centraal and glide past canal houses, houseboats, Prinsengracht, and the Magere Brug. Your English-speaking host shares city stories while you enjoy unlimited cocktails, 0.0 mocktails, nachos, salsa, and olives. The boat has Wi-Fi, a toilet, indoor seating, and an open section.

“I'd definitely do this cruise again! Staff were lovely and very helpful. Plenty to eat and drink! With complimentary wine which isn't mentioned! Pick up point is outside the station which makes it easy to find! Lovely evening spent seeing the sights of Amsterdam!”

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6.Evening Lights Cruise incl. Cocktail & Waffle

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 201 reviews · 1 hour · from $19Best value

Cruise Amsterdam’s evening canals aboard a heated, covered salon boat or sloop. You’ll receive the *Friendship in a Storm* cocktail and a stroopwafel, with guides such as Nuno, Quessia, Adriana, and Thomas sharing city stories and quizzes. Add a Local Delights Box for Dutch cheeses and seasonal bites, but note that this is not the full Light Festival route.

“Such a good experience for the cost. I was a little worried as this was one of the cheapest canal boat rides and with not many reviews as the others. But from start to finish the guides were lovely and so friendly. When arriving they were very helpful, the boat was so pretty in the night with the fairy lights and lay out. The cocktail was so good! Highly recommend you book this if wanting a relaxed, cozy evening on the canal.”

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7.Amsterdam Bols Cocktail Experience and Cocktail Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 82 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $41

Start with the self-guided Bols Cocktail Experience, where you explore Genever, liqueurs, aromas, and bartending, then enjoy a drink at the Mirror bar. Afterward, a bartender leads you through making two cocktails. Kiki, Lars, and Jennifer have all been praised as friendly, patient instructors.

“An absolutely fantastic, helpful friendly barman/cocktail teacher, the lessons and hints were worth the trip alone and the three cocktails were fabulous.”

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8.Amsterdam Evening Cocktail Cruise with snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 74 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Cruise Amsterdam’s UNESCO-listed canals for about 75 minutes aboard a glass-enclosed boat. You’ll pass Centraal Station, the Skinny Bridge, the 7 Bridges view, and historic canal houses while enjoying cocktails, nonalcoholic drinks, snacks, WiFi, and light commentary. Bring proof of age and a jacket for cool air near open windows.

“Enjoyed tour very much....staff were excellent. Would defiantly recommend”

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9.Cocktail workshop @ Spirited Union Rum Co. (Amsterdam)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $54

At Spirited Union Rum Co. in Amsterdam, you’ll tour the distillery, taste botanical rums, then make three cocktails at your own station with help from a professional bartender. The workshop is in English, welcomes up to 25 people, and offers a non-alcoholic option by request. George is one guide praised for his humor and energy.

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