Night School: Blind Tasting with Liberty’s Andrew Friedman; Absinthe Soiree Returns
She’s baa-ack. The Sorrento’s Absinthe Soiree returns.
Oh boy, vodka. It’s been so maligned among members of the cocktail community, it was an inevitable that it would make a comeback.
On January 24, Andrew Friedman—co-owner of Liberty on Capitol Hill—is hosting a blind vodka tasting at the Sorrento Hotel’s Fireside Room. It starts at 7pm and costs a measly $20. Quite the bargain.
Whatever your feelings, there’s a lot to talk about, and vote on. In addition to trying a number of the world’s notable vodkas, you’ll also be helping to choose Drinking Lesson’s vodka of the year. Not sure what happens from there, but it’s always fun to vote on stuff, I suppose.
Another highlight on the Sorrento’s Drinking Lessons schedule is its second-ever Absinthe Soiree. In attendance will be two local absinthe notables: Gwydion Stone, who founded Seattle’s Wormwood Society (celebrating all things absinthe), and Marc Bernhard, distiller at Pacific Distillery in Woodinville. Nathan Webber of Tavern Law is mixing drinks, DJ Greg Vandy is mixing music.
This happens April 18th, also begins at 7pm, and also costs just $20. Tickets at Brown Paper.
