2011 USBG Pina Coloada Competition

COBG Members -

Wanna trip to Tales of the Cocktail? Sure you do. We ALL do.

The USBG, Tales of the Cocktail and Bacardi are inviting our chapter to participate in the USBG Bacardi Rum Piña Colada Competition at Tales of the Cocktail 2011.
 
Finals for the competition will take place on Friday, July 22, 2011 from 7:30PM to 10:00PM in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the week of Tales of the Cocktail, meaning, of course, that if your recipe is picked to compete, you get yourself a free trip to Tales. Pretty sweet huh?

The contest is only open to PAID members of the COBG, and is just one of many elements we're trying to incorporate as incentive to being an ACTIVE member of the guild.

Entry deadline is Friday, April 8th and should be submitted to www.talesofthecocktail.com. AND PLEASE...attached is all the entry rules and they are as complicated as a Friday night shift is long.

2011_USBG_Piña_Colada_Competition_presented_by_Bacardi_Rum_(2)_Copy.pdf Download this file

Take your time and read through them. We wouldn't want your winning recipe tossed out on a technicality.

Thanks everyone. Have fun, and good luck!
- COBG

St. Germain and Boca Loca Barroom Brawl

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St. Germain and Boca Loca have teamed up for what should be a fantastic event at Green Russell — yes, down the rabbit hole and through the pie shop at 1422 Larimer St. It's a three-round competition for a trip to Tales of the Cocktail! Nuff said, right? Wrong.

It's a Prom Theme...so you have to dress up. Prom King and Queen will be awarded, there will be $7.00 cocktails all night long and a selection of beer for those of you who enjoy that sort of thing. Hors d'oeuvres will be from 7:30-9:30...so get there early if you don't eat dinner.

Finally...the competition consists of three rounds:
ROUND ONE - the normal cocktail competition where you're making your drink for a panel of judges to include Jeffrey Morgenthaler (our bloggy hero), Phillip Pepperdine from St. Germain in NYC and our very own, Anika Zappe.
ROUND TWO - It's improv yall. On-The-Fly style.
ROUND THREE - Get yourself a punch recipe. Finalists will be putting their best "punch" forward.

All recipes must include St. Germain and Boca Loca and must be submitted by March 13th at 11:59pm. All recipes must be submitted to both lgeiger@stgermain.fr and Rhonda@drinkbocaloca.com

Ready...set....Go!
-COBG

A Jim Beam Event You Won't Want To Miss!

We have an amazing COBG event to announce on Sunday, March 13th, 2011...conveniently just after the end of Restaurant Half Month!

Check It: Beam Global and the Colorado Bartenders' Guild will be hosting an event at Lou's Food | Bar on Sunday, March 13, from 3 - 5:30 pm. The event is a launch party for Knobb Creek Single Barrel as well as a few other products Beam Global will be releasing this year. FYI...The Single Barrel, like the original, will be 9-years-old, but will be bottled at a significantly higher proof, 120° (60% alcohol) vs the original Knob Creek at 100 proof (50% alcohol). Bobby Gleason (aka Bobby G!), Jim Beam's National Ambassador and Mixologist will be flying in for the event to present the new products. Those of you who attend will also be able to sample and experiment with these new products.

"But," you might be saying to yourself, "why would I want to miss that week's episode of Undercover Boss just to go drink bourbon?"

First of all, Undercover Boss doesn't come on until 8. Second of all, at the end of the event Jim Beam is giving away TWO TICKETS TO KENTUCKY to tour some of America's best whiskey distilleries. See why we're so excited?!

DEETS:

• WHAT — COBG & Jim Beam 'Knobb Creek Single Barrel Release Party'
• WHEN — Sunday, March 13th 3-5:30pm
• WHERE — Lou's Food | Bar - 1851 West 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80211
• WHO — You and Your Bartending Friends

Please RSVP to coloradobartendersguild@gmail.com if you plan on attending this most-excellent event and we'll see you at Lou's.

The past three weeks in pictures...

So, we've been busy. WAY too busy. You'd think writing a little blog and posting some pictures would be easy. But it's not. Well, not when you're bartendering, mixoogoling and sitting at everyone else's bars on your days off. Your COBG has been all over our city, and instead of boring you with the details, we thought some pictures might sum it up real well(ish).

42Below Cocktail World Cup Regionals @ The Bluebird Theater

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Tanqueray 10 Gin Seminar with Aka Wine Geek @ TAG Restaurant

COBG Bowling Mixer @ Elitch Lanes

Colorado Cocktail Project Showcase @ MCA Denver

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A Jim Beam Event You Won't Want To Miss!

We have an amazing COBG event to announce on Sunday, March 13th, 2011...conveniently just after the end of Restaurant Half Month!

Check It: Beam Global and the Colorado Bartenders' Guild will be hosting an event at Lou's Food | Bar on Sunday, March 13, from 3 - 5:30 pm. The event is a launch party for Knobb Creek Single Barrel as well as a few other products Beam Global will be releasing this year. FYI...The Single Barrel, like the original, will be 9-years-old, but will be bottled at a significantly higher proof, 120° (60% alcohol) vs the original Knob Creek at 100 proof (50% alcohol). Bobby Gleason (aka Bobby G!), Jim Beam's National Ambassador and Mixologist will be flying in for the event to present the new products. Those of you who attend will also be able to sample and experiment with these new products.

"But," you might be saying to yourself, "why would I want to miss that week's episode of Undercover Boss just to go drink bourbon?"

First of all, Undercover Boss doesn't come on until 8. Second of all, at the end of the event Jim Beam is giving away TWO TICKETS TO KENTUCKY to tour some of America's best whiskey distilleries. See why we're so excited?!

DEETS:

• WHAT — COBG & Jim Beam 'Knobb Creek Single Barrel Release Party'
• WHEN — Sunday, March 13th 3-5:30pm
• WHERE — Lou's Food | Bar - 1851 West 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80211
• WHO — You and Your Bartending Friends

Please RSVP to coloradobartendersguild@gmail.com if you plan on attending this most-excellent event and we'll see you at Lou's.

A Jim Beam Event You Won't Want To Miss!

We have an amazing COBG event to announce on Sunday, March 13th, 2011...conveniently just after the end of Restaurant Half Month!

Check It: Beam Global and the Colorado Bartenders' Guild will be hosting an event at Lou's Food | Bar on Sunday, March 13, from 3 - 5:30 pm. The event is a launch party for Knobb Creek Single Barrel as well as a few other products Beam Global will be releasing this year. FYI...The Single Barrel, like the original, will be 9-years-old, but will be bottled at a significantly higher proof, 120° (60% alcohol) vs the original Knob Creek at 100 proof (50% alcohol). Bobby Gleason (aka Bobby G!), Jim Beam's National Ambassador and Mixologist will be flying in for the event to present the new products. Those of you who attend will also be able to sample and experiment with these new products.

"But," you might be saying to yourself, "why would I want to miss that week's episode of Undercover Boss just to go drink bourbon?"

First of all, Undercover Boss doesn't come on until 8. Second of all, at the end of the event Jim Beam is giving away TWO TICKETS TO KENTUCKY to tour some of America's best whiskey distilleries. See why we're so excited?!

DEETS:

• WHAT — COBG & Jim Beam 'Knobb Creek Single Barrel Release Party'
• WHEN — Sunday, March 13th 3-5:30pm
• WHERE — Lou's Food | Bar - 1851 West 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80211
• WHO — You and Your Bartending Friends

Please RSVP to coloradobartendersguild@gmail.com if you plan on attending this most-excellent event and we'll see you at Lou's.

Republic Tequila Tasting & Seminar

In keeping up with our continuing education (thanks to EVERYONE who came out to both our Tanqueray 10 event and the Distiller's Guild event), Republic Tequila and Lola have asked us to announce the following to our members and friends...

Talk about a much needed night of relief before Restaurant Half-Month begins and we all disappear into daily doubles and couples trying to split $52.80 for one...Put on your party pants people!!

The good folks from Austin, Texas based Republic Tequila are traveling North to host this great (read:free and fun) tequila seminar. Tasters, education, taco buffet, margaritas and prizes will be raffled off to all who stop by. One of the founders of Republic Tequila, Mr. Ken MacKenzie, will also be there to answer your Republic questions. Stick around for Lola's legendary Industry Night. Party Pants removal is optional.

Hope to see everyone there!
COBG