If you have not noticed over the last few years, we have many multi-day cocktail events to choose from now. What was once just Tales of the Cocktail every July in New Orleans has developed into a number of conventions throughout the U.S. and Canada and now is a great time to begin planning which you'll be checking out this year.
First on the agenda is one that I'm excited about checking out, the San Antonio Cocktail Conference. It is at the end of this month (January 26-29) and is centered around the Sheraton Gunter Hotel in downtown. The seminar list is impressive, spanning the interests of both home and pro bartenders. Saturday evening there is a cocktail competition at Bohanan's Bar, which it seems like you can still enter with a $20 fee. A soiree is planned for each night, including one with a river taxi on Friday. Then, there are all of the sites of the city itself that I'm excited to take in.
One of the great twists about this San Antonio's first attempt at the cocktail conference is that all proceeds support HeartGift, an organization that fills a need for children in developing countries who require heart surgery. Great party, great cause, sounds like fun. Of course, I'll be sharing my adventures from there, but if you're looking for something to do mid-winter, check this one out.
Next up will be Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Vancouver on February 12-14 and if you can't wait for TOTC in July (end of the month this year), here's an opportunity to get a fix early.
Later in the year there is the Manhattan Cocktail Classic (May), Tales of the Cocktail (July), San Fransisco Cocktail Week (September), and Portland Cocktail Week (October). Those last two have tentative dates as of now, but we should know those soon.
There is more going on and one of my resolutions for the year is to keep you updated on more events and competitions as they come across my desk. Stay tuned and check out the Cocktail Events calendar for more info, events, links, and updates.
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