World Cocktail Week 2008 details • venues • press release

Participating Venues

Here is a listing of the different locations where celebrations are being planned for this years "World Cocktail Day". For additional information regarding the specific events, please contact the individual venues directly.

Cities across the US: Aspen Jimmy's An American Restaurant 205 S Mill St # 2 Aspen, CO 81611 (970) 925-6020 contact: Jimmy featuring: Skyy, Jose Cuervo Platino, Barsol Pisco  Boston Green Street 280 Green Street Cambridge MA 02139 contact: Misty Kalkofen featuring: Plymouth, Makers Mark, Cointreau, BarSol Pisco, Depaz Rhum, and Pernod details: May 13 Chicago The Drawing Room at Le Passage 937 N. Rush Street Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 266-2694 contact: Charles Joly (773-965-2277) featuring: Maker's Mark, Plymouth Gin details: Throughout the week will be serving specialty cocktails to celebrate World Cocktail Week, and donating a portion of the proceeds to the Museum of the American Cocktail   NACIONAL 27 325 W HURON ST CHICAGO, IL 60610 (312) 664-2727 contact: Adam Seger featuring: Skyy, Partida  Los Angeles The Doheny Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 745-7090 Contact: Steve Livigni featuring: BarSol Pisco, Cointreau, Finlandia Vodka, Hendricks Gin, Maker's Mark, Partida Tequila, Pernod-Ricard, Plymouth Gin, Sagatiba Cachaca  See the list of specialty cocktails here New Orleans Tuesday, May 13, in Café Adelaide in Loew’s Hotel, 5:30 until 7:30. Each bar chef from the participating venues will prepare a specialty drink that will be featured at a Tasting event   Iris Restaurant 8115 Jeannette St New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 862-5848   Commander’s Palace 1403 Washington Ave New Orleans, LA (504) 899-8221   Swizzle Stick At Cafe Adelaide 300 Poydras St New Orleans, LA (504) 595-3305   Arnaud’s 813 Bienville St New Orleans, LA (504) 523-5433   Carousel Monteleone Hotel 214 Royal St New Orleans, LA (504) 523-3341   Whisky Blue 333 Poydras St New Orleans, LA (504) 207-5016   Café Giovanni 117 Decatur St New Orleans, LA (504) 529-2154   MiLa 817 Common St New Orleans, LA (504) 412-2580   Cochon 930 Tchoupitoulas St New Orleans, LA (504) 588-2123   Lilette 3637 Magazine St New Orleans, LA (504) 895-1636 New York Employees Only 510 Hudson St New York, NY 10014-2854 (212) 242-3021 featuring:Plymouth, Makers Mark, Depaz Rhum, Bols Liqueurs details: May 12th, from 6pm to midnight. For this evening, commemorating World Cocktail Week, Employees Only will be featuring "New York Classics" with such cocktails as the Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Astoria, New Yorker and the Greenwich Sour.   Flatiron Lounge 37 W 19th St New York, NY 10011-4200 (212) 727-7741   Pegu Club 77 W. Houston St., 2nd fl New York, NY 10012 (212) 473-7348 featuring: Cointreau, Pernod, Plymouth Gin  St. Louis Hwy 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen 34 South Old Orchard Webster Groves, MO 63119 (314) 968-0061 contact: Erika Haase featuring: Plymouth Gin, Pernod  San Francisco Details: Several bars across San Francisco are hosting special events to celebrate World Cocktail Week. Specific details and information can be found here.   Cantina 580 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 398-0195 contact: Duggan McDonnell   Elixir 3200 16th St San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 552-1633 contact: H. Joseph Ehrmann   Absinthe Brasserie & Bar 398 Hayes Street San Francisco, CA 94102 contact: Jeff Hollinger Seattle Liberty 517 15th Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98112 (206) 323.9898 contact: Andrew   Oliver's Mayflower Park Hotel 405 Olive Way Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 623-8700 (800) 426-5100 contact: Steve Johansson featuring: Maker's Mark, Pernod, Perfect Puree   The Zig Zag Cafe 1501 Western Avenue Seattle, WA (206) 625-1146 featuring: Plymouth Gin, Pernod, Partida Tequila Washington, DC Proof 707 G Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 737-7663 Details: May 12th - It will be a five course meal with pairings from mixologists

Countries around the world: Special thanks to Mark Ward, of Yakusan, for tremendous assistance in oranizing events in Australia and New Zealand. Australia Hugo's Lounge 33 Bayswater Road Potts Point Sydney, NSW 2011 details:Tuesday, May 13th from 6:30 to 9:00pm, with the after party rolling into the night. Raise your glass to showcase and celebrate the craftsmanship of the global bartending community and the art of the cocktail. RSVP: by Wednesday 7th May to Jade at Liquid Ideas 02 9667 4211 or rsvpworldcocktailday@liquidideas   1806* 169 Exhibition St. Melbourne Victoria Australia. 3000 03 9663 77 22 contact: Sebastian Reaburn featuring: Sagatiba Cachaca, Jose Cuervo, and Skyy Vodka details: May 8th, 4:30pm, by invitation only   Victoria Park Golf Course Herston Rd Herston QLD Australia 4006 contact: Shay Leighton The bartenders of Brisbane, Queensland Australia are holding a "Golf Day" to celebrate. Festivities start at 7:30pm featuring: Finlandia New Zealand Mea Culpa Crow Bar Suite Chow Bubble details: Each of the above venues will be covering specific eras; Mea Culpa will showcase the 19th Century, Crow Bar will make cocktails from Prohibition, Suite the Tiki era, Chow will show contemporary cocktails, and Bubble will attempt to divine the 'future' of the cocktail.   Matterhorn - serving drinks from "The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks" by David Embury Motel - serving drinks from the "Bar-Tenders Guide" by Jerry Thomas Hawthorn - serving drinks from "The Savoy Cocktail Book" by Harry Craddock details:celebrate the rich and sordid history of the cocktail as three of the countries finest cocktail bars pay homage to three of history's most revered and read cocktail books. contact: Jonny McKenzie

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