The Manhattan Cocktail Classic
May 11 – 15, 2012
Part festival, part fête, part conference, part cocktail party – the Manhattan Cocktail Classic is an annual celebration of the myriad points of intersection between cocktails and culture. With over one hundred events spread across five days and five boroughs, the Manhattan Cocktail Classic offers a vast array of unique experiences to enthusiasts and professionals alike, expanding the very definition of what constitutes a “cocktail event”.
The five days of cocktail inspired events kicks off on Friday, May 11 with a gala at the New York Public Library (sorry, it’s already sold out).
Here are links to the events for the rest of the week:
Saturday, May 12
Highlights include:
Barrelfest on historic Stone Street.
Gentleman’s Cocktail Crawl (a north and south version)
The Second Annual British Invasion (at the NoMad Hotel)
Ladies Behind Bars at Pegu Club
Why Rye? at The Shanty
The Dick & Jane Cocktail Experience at Dick & Jane’s
The Rum Diaries at Mothers Ruin
Declaration of Beer Independence at Terroir Tribeca
A Suburban Tiki Safari at Lani Kai
Cocktails for the Rest of Us at The Rum House
and more.
Sunday, May 13
Highlights include:
Pork Out Punch Party at Union Pool
Unusually Yours at Dutch Kills
A Taste of Contemporary Scotland in New York at Highlands
Barrel Aging Cocktails at The Beagle
and more.
Highlights include:
The USBG Mixing Star USA Cocktail at The Tippler
You Choose the Next Iron Bartender at Huckleberry Bar
Cocktails for the Bookworm at Bookmarks
Tour de Jerez at Viktor & Spoils
Urban Tiki, Redefined at PK NY
and more.
Tuesday, May 15
Highlights include:
The Indie Spirits Expo at Crimson
Not Just Your Mama’s Margarita’s Anymore at Mayahuel
Sweet & Bitter at Raine’s Law Room
and more.
Full details & tickets at manhattancocktailclassic.com
