St. Germain Can-Can Competition

Dear Bartenders,

We love it when you compete for prizes...it's great for the kids and the community, and well...usually your pocketbook. That's why we wanted to let you know abou tthe 4th Annual Edible Communities & St. Germain Can-Can Classic.

Your Task: To develop an original cocktail recipe with St. Germain that utilizes the bounty that is Colorado seasonal ingredients.

Your Prize: Each area will have one winner who will receive a profile in Edible Communities Magazine, a Yarai mixing glass from Cocktail Kingdom and a chance to win $10 Grand!

All you have to do to enter by 8/31/2011 - That's next Wednesday folks...get workin!

Vsit www.stgermain.fr/cancanclassic and submit your recipe. Also, you must submit this recipe as well to Lyndsey Geiger @ LGEIGER@STGERMAIN.FR

Good Luck Everyone!
COBG

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ICE, ICE Baby & Denver F&W

Hey COBGers!

So in keeping up with this year's theme of educational opportunities for our community, our friends at Hendrick's Gin are bringing an Ice Program class with John Santer this Tuesday, August 30th.

Beginning at 2 pm, join us at Freshcraft (1530 Blake Street) as we will have a hands-on class where we will be taking down a 300lb block of ice into 2-inch cubes, spheres, cylinders...etc. Mr. Santer will be speaking about managing a proper ice program from storage to carving, shaping and cocktail specific ice usage (and yes, that is the technical term). There will be food, and most importantly, cocktails. The class is free and is guaranteed to be educational as well as enjoyable.

Please RSVP to THIS email address to let us know you'll be attending.

Also...remember, we're looking for a few more Food and Wine volunteers for the weekend of the 9th & 10th. If you're interested in working with us Friday night or Saturday day, please check your email or our website and RSVP ASAP.

Thanks everyone. Have a great rest of August, and we'll see you in Ice Class!
COBG

Spirits Confidential Dinners and Seminar

We know...it's short notice....

But we wanted to let everyone know who might have their Tuesday and Wednesday nights free that a couple of banging Beam Global events are going on tonight and tomorrow night.

We've talked about it over the past couple of emails, but tonight there are 3 killer dinners at 3 different venues to attend.

At LOLA at 6:30 join Armando Zapata of Hornitos and Andrea Bearbower of Beam Global for a four-course paired dinner featuring Hornitos and El Tesoro. $75 per person.

at AVENUE GRILL join Gary Nelthropp of Cruzan Rum, Dave Racicot of Thatchers and Don Tullio of Canadian Club for a 5 course paired dinner for $49 plus tax & tip from 6:30-9:00 pm. For reservations call 303.861.2820.

at BIG HOSS BBQ join Fred Noe of Jim Beam and Rob Samuels of Maker's Mark for a 5 course dinner with Bourbon pairings for $50 from 6:30-9:00 pm.

And tomorrow night, join everyone at Kevin Taylor's in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House for a panel discussion and cocktail reception. Details are below:

Wednesday, August 17, 2011
6-7 Panel Discussion with Master Distillers and Mixologists
7-10 Cocktail Reception
WHERE: Kevin Taylor’s in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House
(corner of 14th and Curtis Streets)
RSVP: beth.smith@beamglobal.com or call: (949) 200-7214

Sorry for the short notice, but you know how these things can go. Please call ahead to the venue you wish to ensure they have a spot for you. See the attachments for more details.

Much love!
COBG

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Denver Spirits Confidential.pdf Download this file

Tanqueray Invites and a Denver Job Posting

Ohhh....my....god....

We still feel hungover from Tales of the Cocktail, even though we've been sleeping since Sunday night, but we're finally upright and wanted to pass along a few amazing events that are coming your way this weekend from the good people at Tanqueray.

This weekend, Angus Winchester, the global ambassador for Tanqueray Gin and the owner of Alconomics, will be in town to host a slew of GIN seminars featuring...yes, Tanqueray. Space for each of these exclusive seminars will be a scant 20 people, so get your RSVP's in to Melanie magramlich@beveragedistr.com. And please, if you RSVP for these...do everyone a favor and show up. It wouldn't be kosher to snag a spot and then develop a case of the "I Couldn't Get Off Work-Itis"

FIRST OFF

Sunday, July 31^st

Location: Row 14

891 14th Street

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m

Join Angus Winchester for cocktails and light apps then head up to Spire 42 Floor Skybox for Seminar on the Evolution of the Martini

Sunday, July 31st

Location: Row 14
891 14th Street

Time: 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Seminar Discussion: Gin and Juice with Angus "Snoop Doggy Dog" Winchester in the Spire 42 Floor SkyBox

 

Monday, August 1^st

Location: Linger
2030 W. 30th Ave

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

This is the large event that we sent an email out for last week. Definitely RSVP, but this is going to be a much bigger party. Check your inbox for the invite.

 

Tuesday, August 2^nd

Location: Bitter Bar
835 Walnut Street - Boulder

Time: 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.

Seminar Discussion – Wreck a Few Rocks with Winchester

Tuesday, August 2nd
Location: Bitter Bar
835 Walnut Street - Boulder

Time : 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Seminar Discussion – The Art of the Appertif with Angus

And Finally:

Our Colorado Cocktail Competition winner, Marnie Ward, is looking for one good man or woman to mixologize with her team over at Avenue Grill. Here's the add for those interested...

 

Avenue Grill – The Avenue Grill, a 24 year old staple of the uptown restaurant row district, is looking for a passionate mixologist to join their barstaff fulltime. Qualified candidates should be able to create complex cocktails in a high-volume restaurant environment. Must have a good knowledge base of spirits, beer, wine and food. BAR Smarts and COBG is a plus. Please send cover letter and resume to Marnie Ward at marnie@avenuegrill.com

Cheers everyone! Hope to see you at the seminars!
COBG

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Tales of the Cocktail and Some Other Jazz

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: COBG <coloradobartendersguild@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Subject: Tales of the Cocktail and Some Other Jazz
To: mike henderson <coloradobartendersguild@gmail.com>

Hidee-ho! (can someone get a spell check on that??)

All...as we gear up for Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, we'd like to present you with a special announcement from my man Robert Sickler

Lads & Lasses -

 

Please let the guys and gals heading down for Tales know that if there are any Diageo events they’re interested in attending to let me know ASAP.  All of the presenters have a certain number of ‘passes’ we’re able to utilize for friends and colleagues in the industry.  The sooner I know names the sooner I can secure a spot for them.  Attached are all of the available Diageo seminars that will be offered throughout the week.

 

One event I highly recommend is *cough* my own tasting event Friday afternoon on July 22^nd:  http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/functions/totc_nola_2011/quo/tasting_rooms/worldly_whiskey_and_tea_libations

 

I will be mixing up 5 distinctive whisky & tea cocktails, incorporating whiskies and teas from around the world with local Louisiana ingredients.  A fantastic way to wet one’s whistle on a warm summer day in preparation for a long evening of libations!  Brian Melton has graciously offered his services to assist me and my dear friend and colleague Joanna Skiba for what will surely be a memorable afternoon with tea unlike any before ;)  If anyone else is free and would like to assist they’re more than welcome to join the fun.

 

Red beans and ricely yours,

Robert

Awh! In further news....

Tanqueray is throwing a little get together with their Global Ambassador Angus Winchester (we're friends on facebook...)

The Date: Monday, August 1st

Time: 6 - 8 pm

Place: Linger - 2030 W. 30th Ave.

RSVP to TONIGHTWETANQUERAY@MKTG.COM (if you email us at COBG, we will TP your house)

If we don't see you at Tales, we'll see you in August.
XOXO -
COBG

Colorado Cocktail Project Party Extravaganza!! (And a little Don Julio Announcement)

COBG(ers) -

You've read about it in Westword. Or maybe Sean Kenyon told you about it via Skype (you luck devil you!).

We've selected the finalists (there's 10 of em) and are ready for a two day Colorado Cocktail EVENT!

Come one, come all and explore the artistry of mixology and the craft of distilling in a two-day event where our finalists and distillers compete to create a signature Colorado cocktail, made from Colorado spirits. The program starts on Sunday, June 26 with a sampling of the unique flavors of Colorado’s 11 distillers, plus food, drinks and talks by historians, brewers and other cocktail luminaries (I'm not sure what all that means...it was on the website). On Monday, June 27 the ten finalist bartenders compete before a panel of judges (and Bryan freakin' Dayton!) for a chance for their drink to be crowned the Colorado Cocktail. Both days feature drinks, food and fun.

Here's the deets below if you're interested in attending the first event of it's kind in Colorado! A two day pass for 2 is $70 ($35 bucks a peace for those of you counting)...or purchase a one day pass for two for $40 (again, $20 for two...you can see which is the better deal).

Sunday, June 26, 2011
12–6PM All-Day Colorado Spirits Tasting & Lecture Marathon Series
Food Trucks. Drinks. Colorado Cocktail Experts.

Monday, June 27, 2011
5–9:30PM Meet the bartenders and help the judges decide which will be the winning, Colorado Cocktail.
Learn. Drink. Vote.

For more information and to purchase tickets...head over to http://mcadenver.org/index.php/programs/Colorado_Cocktail_Project

Also...if you've made it this far down the email...The folks over at Don Julio are throwing a little party at Lola this Sunday night. They're looking for a few more contestants for a "Iron Chef" style cockail comp. So if you're free this Sunday night and are ready to play for a chance to win some great prizes, send Jennifer Muenzenmayer an email today expressing interest at jmuenzenmayer@mktg.com. So if you're interested in throwing down, shoot Miss Jen and email ASAP to secure your spot.

Thanks everyone! We'll see you this weekend.
-COBG

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Spirits Confidential

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Hey Everyone!

Hope we're all enjoying this extremely hot weather we're having...and those random lightning storms last night that had my dog cowering behind the toilet.

It's been a little while since we last chatted, but that just means we've all been very busy. With all of your hard work, Denver's beginning to get that national recognition we all deserve. That's why....

Beam Global is inviting us to an exclusive opportunity to meet their world famous Master Distillers and Ambassadors. This is an unparalleled opportunity to share in generations
of spirits expertise and mingle with some of the industry’s most respected craftsman and mixologists. On hand for this excellent evening will be Fred Noe Sr., Jim Beam Distiller and Great-Grandson of Jim Beam; Rob Samuels, Master Distiller of Marker's Mark; Bobby "G" Gleason, Master Mixologist; Gary Nelthropp, Master Distiller of Cruzan Rum; Carlos Camarena, Master Distiller of El Tesoro...and many more!

WHEN: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
6-7 Panel Discussion with Master Distillers and Mixologists
7-10 Cocktail Reception

WHERE: Kevin Taylor’s in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House
(corner of 14th and Curtis Streets)

RSVP: beth.smith@beamglobal.com or call: (949) 200-7214

Attached is the invite. Space will be VERY limited, so RSVP just as soon as you can.

Thanks everyone. Keep an eye out for a couple of more emails this week as we get some events nailed down.

Cheers!
COBG