Feb. 5-8: The Philadelphia Bartenders' Guild's "Lost Weekend"

acidemic.blogspot.com Why should beer drinkers have all the fun when Philly has developed into a right smart cocktail town in the past few years? From Sat., Feb. 5 through Mon., Feb. 8, the Philadelphia chapter of the United States Bartenders' Guild will host The Lost Weekend, a series of events, both public and private, that'll celebrate the joy of a well-made drink. USBG members will not only be dispensing fine anodynes for the drinking public, but attending seminars and tastings on everything from Japanese single-malt whiskey to carving ice from 100-pound blocks. "I wanted our gatherings to be more educational," says Philly chapter president Phoebe Esmon, bartender at Noble and Kennett, "rather than us just getting drunk." Fortunately, the rest of us have that bit under control. Check out the itinerary of festivities after the jump. Sat., Feb. 5: Busman's Holiday Tour of Philadelphia Distilling Company and Yards Brewing Meet at Kennett (848 S. Second St.) at 11 a.m. to climb aboard a bus chartered direct to Philadelphia Distilling, maker of Bluecoat Gin, Penn 1681 Vodka and Vieux Carre Absinthe, for a talk on spirits with founder/master distiller Robert Cassell, who also built the column and pot stills used by the distillery. From there, the tour will continue to Yards Brewing for an especially yeasty tour and talk with Lab Quality Control expert Frank Winslow. We daresay samples will be in the offing, and your $20 ticket also includes your first quaff at the Beer Cocktail Happy Hour hosted at Kennett from 5 to 7 p.m. (pay as you go). RSVP for the tour by emailing USBGPA[at]gmail[dot]com. Sun., Feb. 6: Shakerfaces Taping USBG members will celebrate Super Bowl Sunday by working their ice-and-tin moves for the first Philadelphia taping of Shakerfaces, a sort of bartenders-in-motion documentary project sponsored by Combier. We'll find out who has the best shakerface when the Philadelphia compilation premiers on the site later this winter. Mon., Feb. 7: Pernod and Beefeater Cocktail Pairing Dinner at Koo Zee Doo Owner of D.C.'s Columbia Room and official Bartender the President (really), cocktail expert Derek Brown will present "The Difficulty of Making Simple Cocktails" to USBG membership early in the day. Two seatings of Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal's cocktail pairing dinner at Koo Zee Doo (614 N. Second St.) will follow; the price of $120 per couple scores five courses of Portuguese fare matched to five Pernod and Beefeater cocktails, plus a "welcome punch." Tue., Feb. 8: Closing Bash at Noble A very industry-friendly late-night happy hour, complete with celebrity guest bartenders, wraps up The Lost Weekend. Drop by Noble (2025 Sansom St.) from 10 p.m. to midnight for discounted drinks, complimentary treats and the sort of carrying-on bartenders do best. RELATED: United States Bartenders' Guild to host two days of tastings, celebrity guests and sweet, sweet liquor [08Jan10] Tweets that mention Feb. 5-8: The Philadelphia Bartenders' Guild's âLost Weekendâ :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com Posted 2011-01-19 14:16:17

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Feb. 5-8: The Philadelphia Bartenders' Guild's "Lost Weekend"

POSTED: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 5:45 PM

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Why should beer drinkers have all the fun when Philly has developed into a right smart cocktail town in the past few years? From Sat., Feb. 5 through Mon., Feb. 8, the Philadelphia chapter of the United States Bartenders' Guild will host The Lost Weekend, a series of events, both public and private, that'll celebrate the joy of a well-made drink. USBG members will not only be dispensing fine anodynes for the drinking public, but attending seminars and tastings on everything from Japanese single-malt whiskey to carving ice from 100-pound blocks. "I wanted our gatherings to be more educational," says Philly chapter president Phoebe Esmon, bartender at Noble and Kennett, "rather than us just getting drunk." Fortunately, the rest of us have that bit under control. Check out the itinerary of festivities after the jump. Sat., Feb. 5: Busman's Holiday Tour of Philadelphia Distilling Company and Yards Brewing Meet at Kennett (848 S. Second St.) at 11 a.m. to climb aboard a bus chartered direct to Philadelphia Distilling, maker of Bluecoat Gin, Penn 1681 Vodka and Vieux Carre Absinthe, for a talk on spirits with founder/master distiller Robert Cassell, who also built the column and pot stills used by the distillery. From there, the tour will continue to Yards Brewing for an especially yeasty tour and talk with Lab Quality Control expert Frank Winslow. We daresay samples will be in the offing, and your $20 ticket also includes your first quaff at the Beer Cocktail Happy Hour hosted at Kennett from 5 to 7 p.m. (pay as you go). RSVP for the tour by emailing USBGPA[at]gmail[dot]com. Sun., Feb. 6: Shakerfaces Taping USBG members will celebrate Super Bowl Sunday by working their ice-and-tin moves for the first Philadelphia taping of Shakerfaces, a sort of bartenders-in-motion documentary project sponsored by Combier. We'll find out who has the best shakerface when the Philadelphia compilation premiers on the site later this winter. Mon., Feb. 7: Pernod and Beefeater Cocktail Pairing Dinner at Koo Zee Doo Owner of D.C.'s Columbia Room and official Bartender the President (really), cocktail expert Derek Brown will present "The Difficulty of Making Simple Cocktails" to USBG membership early in the day. Two seatings of Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal's cocktail pairing dinner at Koo Zee Doo (614 N. Second St.) will follow; the price of $120 per couple scores five courses of Portuguese fare matched to five Pernod and Beefeater cocktails, plus a "welcome punch." Tue., Feb. 8: Closing Bash at Noble A very industry-friendly late-night happy hour, complete with celebrity guest bartenders, wraps up The Lost Weekend. Drop by Noble (2025 Sansom St.) from 10 p.m. to midnight for discounted drinks, complimentary treats and the sort of carrying-on bartenders do best. RELATED: United States Bartenders' Guild to host two days of tastings, celebrity guests and sweet, sweet liquor [08Jan10]

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This is a slight correction to the KZD dinner listing:  thats $120/couple for 5 courses and 5 cocktails.  Hope you can make it!

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