Cocktails were shaken, music was played & memories were made on Wednesday, August 15 at the third annual Summer Cocktail Social!

We’d like to take a minute to thank all of the amazing people that came out to the event. Thanks to our co-host Diageo, which included brands like Bulleit Bourbon, Ketel One Vodka, Tanqueray No. Ten Gin, and Don Julio Blanco Tequila, and to all of the amazing bars and bartenders that participated—we couldn’t have done it without you!

We would especially like to thank all of the talented and creative bartenders for whipping up some absolutely incredible cocktails, including:

a.kitchen+bar - Sean McGuire & Daniela Diaz
Southwark - Maria Polise
Urban Farmer - Tim Johnson & Isaac Rice
Red Owl Tavern - Dan Fox, Spencer Corrigan, Chris Devern, & Kyle Darrow
Charlie was a sinner. - Mathias Bable
ITV - Jenee Craver
The Franklin Bar - Miranda Helck
Vedge Restaurant - Derek Moorer
Spice Finch - Nathan Weigert
Harper's Garden - Jesse Cornell
Royal Boucherie - Adam Ravitz
Time Restaurant - Ashley Kane & Zach Sprague
Square 1682 (Hotel Palomar) - Daniel Kulisek

We would also like to thank the beautiful Arts Ballroom for hosting and creating the perfect atmosphere for us, the Tom Moon Trio for providing great live music, and thanks to anyone else involved in making it such a great event.

Last but not least, we'd like to thank all of our attendees! Aaron Raysor took incredible shots of the crowd and guests - check our Facebook page for more - and Timothy Becker created our amazing video recap below.