October 31 is, of course, Halloween, but it’s also shaping up to be a night of epic cocktailness.

Starting at 7:30 at Vito’s, several of Seattle’s finest drink slingers will face off against notable barmen from other parts of the state. The event: Bartenders on Fire!

Repping Seattle is Jay Kuehner of Sambar, Vessel’s Jim Romdall, and Keith Waldbauer of Liberty. They’ll take on Chris Kell of 1022 South in Tacoma, Gabe Pimental of Waitsburg’s Jimgermanbar, and Dave Shenaut—he tends at the Rum Club in Portland but lives in that hamlet across the Columbia (Vancouver). It’s a team challenge, and entrants will mix with Novo Fogo Cachaca as well as “secret ingredients” then present the results to a panel of judges.

Reservations are recommended, call 206-397-4053. Costumes are optional.