Houstonians with a style for well-made drinks will likely be busy this week. The inaugural Texas Cocktail Week is going down at bars throughout town by this Sunday, September 21.
Organized by B.E. Mintz, a James Beard Award finalist for his writing about spirits and cocktails, the occasion options courses and tasting for beverage business professionals, pop-ups from out of city bars and bartenders, and $7.13 cocktails at greater than 30 Houson-area bars and eating places.
For instance, Bandista, the award-winning speakeasy-style bar on the 4 Seasons Resort Houston, will host 4 bars this week — Treatment (New Orleans) on September 17, Press Membership (Washington, D.C.) on September 18, Laowai (Vancouver) on September 19, and Locale Firenze (Florence) on September 20. Reservations can be found on OpenTable.
Equally, Pleased Accidents (Albuquerque) will likely be at Reserve 101 on September 17, and Jewel of the South (New Orleans) will likely be at Nickel Metropolis in EaDo on September 18. Up within the Heights, Dallas bars Midnight Rambler and Black Swam will takeover Johnny’s Gold Brick on September 18 from 10 pm-1 am. Thursday will even see Austin bars Paper Lower and Right here Nor There popping up at downtown cocktail bar Reserve 101.
As for the $7.13 cocktails — a significant deal when cocktails costs at new eating places have soared previous $15 — drinkers will discover them throughout there. Contributors embrace Botonica, Camaraderie, Shoreline Pizza, Doris Metropolitan, Grand Prize, Julep, Two Headed Canine, and Winnie’s. See the total record right here.
People who find themselves additional enthusiastic about Texas Cocktail Week can obtain a free app that serves as a passport for the occasion. Use the app to gather factors by checking into collaborating bars. Prizes can be found for individuals who go to at the very least 5 bars in addition to a grand prize for the general winner.
“Texas has all the time had the expertise, the tales, and the spirit — actually and figuratively,” co-founder and publicist Rachel Boyd stated in a press release. “With Texas Cocktail Week, we’re giving our bartenders, distillers, and cocktail lovers the highlight they deserve. That is greater than a celebration; it’s a press release that Texas belongs on the worldwide cocktail stage.”
Discover a full roster of occasions, collaborating bars, and different particulars on the Texas Cocktail Week web site.
