Drink Me presents our first party of the year, an all Absinthe Soiree on Wednesday, February 29th at Rosewood Bar. Come taste the many styles of Absinthe, have your Tarot cards read on this “extra” special day, and enjoy the sumptuous sounds of live music. VIP’s will get early access to the party at 6pm, and have an exclusive Absinthe class and tasting. WHEN: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 7-10pm, VIP hour at 6pm WHERE: Rosewood Bar, 732 Broadway, San Francisco, CA TICKETS:  http://drinkmeabsinthe.eventbrite.com/            

What could be better on a Sunday afternoon, after NFL playoffs are over, than watching sixteen of SF’s best females duke it out to see who has the fastest hands in town? Absolutely nothing. Together with Ananas Consulting, LUPEC SF, and Rye On The Road, Speed Rack is rolling into the Brick and Mortar Music Hall on Sunday, January 8th at 3pm.  A national tour, Speed Rack is traveling through ten US cities to find the fastest female bartender in the land and to raise $75,000 for breast cancer research and awareness. Here’s how it works: sixteen top female bartenders (we’re talking ladies from Rye, Hotsy Totsy Room, and Bourbon and Branch) compete head to head in timed trials. If you watch the video on Speed Rack’s website, you’ll see there’s a whole lot of show-womanship and bragging going on. A panel of judges will then score each competitor on [...]

Join us for the Drink Me’s Grand Tasting Party – filled with spirits, beer, wine and fun hats.  There is NO better party going on next friday. WHERE: 111 Minna // WHEN: Friday, November 4th // HOW: www.DrinkMeGrandTasting.Eventbrite.com

Happy Friday, folks! Here’s a roundup of the most fun links we’ve come across this week. So cheers to you, reader, and have a great weekend. And don’t spill your drink on that new iPhone!

NY Craft Beer Week kicked off this Friday with Freaktoberfest, a party hosted by Shmaltz Brewing Co. that featured representatives from over 20 breweries, a bevy of Coney Island freakshow performers, 2 floors of live music, and a mustachioed emcee named Donny Vomit who juggled knives and swallowed balloons between sets.  The third annual celebration went down at Southpaw, a raucous music venue in Park Slope, Brooklyn where beer geeks boogied and sipped unlimited tastings alongside soul singers, industry types, and burlesque dancers. The spirit of the event was embodied by its highlighted beer and official drink of NY Craft Beer Week: Geektoberfest, a collaboration between Captain Lawrence, Ithaca Beer Co., and Shmaltz Brewing Company, is a blend of seven barrel-aged sour brown ales.  The beer, only available on draft during Craft Beer Week, is a spirited, tart ale with hints of raspberry, a kitchen-sink project that brings together sours [...]

We love spirits competitions… they give us insight into the new spirits on the market and get to highlight some of the lesser known brands. The SIP awards that recently took place enlists consumers to choose their favorites.  As opposed to some other contests that boast celebrity industry judges, SIP calls for people with no affiliation to the alcohol industry.  It’s a relatively new competition – it’s exciting to se what consumers are into nowadays… You can see the full list of winners at SipAwards.com  Here’s the shortlist of winners:

Come join us as we follow the white rabbit down in and out of bars along Polk St. in San Francisco.  Everywhere the Rabbit goes, he’ll be brining a hoppy hour menu with discounted drinks.  We’ve heard he’s starting off at R Bar (with $3 Sauza Blue Margaritas and more) at 6pm sharp and will be in the neighborhood until 10.  Don’t be late for your very important date. For live updates of the Rabbit’s whereabouts, check out our twitter feed.

We’ve rented out the legendary and incredible man-made floating island on the San Francisco Bay for a private lush evening with live music, delicious drinks (lots of tasty rums) and spirited tastings. What’s more, we’ve teamed up with Spark, a San Francisco based non-profit that supports women-led programs that ignite global change. All profits from the event will go to support Spark’s efforts.