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When It’s Cocktail Time in CubaThe Boothby Center for the Beverage ArtsWednesday, May 11, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)San Francisco, CA |
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The Boothby Center presents...
a WORLD COCKTAIL WEEK® event
and fundrasier for our sister organization
The Museum of the American Cocktail
When It's Cocktail Time In Cuba
with Charlotte Voisey and Philip Greene
Join us in welcoming internationally renowned mixologist Charlotte Voisey and the Museum of the American Cocktail’s Philip Greene (author of 'To Have and Have Another: The Hemingway Cocktail Companion,' to be published in 2012 by Penguin Books), as they lead us on a trip to Cuba in a lively evening of cocktails, history and folklore. They’ll take us back through the years, Cuba’s historic role in sugar cane and rum distilling, its independence from Spain, the birth of the Daiquiri and Cuba Libre, and look at the role Cuba played during Prohibition when Cuba was America's favorite playground, and Havana became the unofficial United States saloon. We'll learn about the favorite cocktails of Ernest Hemingway (seen above with Spencer Tracy), hear stories about Sloppy Joe’s, the Floridita, the Hotel Nacional, and other great venues. You’ll sample great punches, cocktails such as the Papa Doble and the El Presidente, while enjoying delicious appetizers. And you’ll get some great recipes and instructions on how to make these classics at home. 
Wednesday May 11th, 7pm to 9pm
Tickets are $45 and are available at http://theboothbycenter.eventbright.com
Join MOTAC at http://www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org/membership/Default.html
and receive discount codes for your Membership Level
About MOTAC and World Cocktail Week®
World Cocktail Week® was established to promote better understanding and appreciation of the art of the cocktail and its history, and responsible drinking. The date commemorates the first definition of the term Cocktail in print in the 1806 edition of The Balance and Columbian Repository. The WCW fundraiser also raises much needed revenue to help pay for museum operating costs throughout the year and for our mixology series.
The Museum of the American Cocktail (MOTAC) is a nonprofit organization which seeks to celebrate a true American cultural icon, the American Cocktail. Having roots in New Orleans, the American cocktail has influenced music, theater, art, film, and politics around the world during its two-century-old history. Founded by Dale DeGroff, and a host of the world's most passionate cocktail authorities and historians, the Museum of the American Cocktail seeks to elevate both professional and consumer knowledge of mixology through exhibits, classes and tasting sessions, as well as publications and multimedia presentations.
About the BCCAC and The Boothby Center
The Barbary Coast Conservancy of the American Cocktail (BCCAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that strives to preserve and advance San Francisco’s beverage cultures. The Cocktail Bill Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts is our home and playground. Please support our efforts by attending our events, like San Francsico Cocktail Week, and spreading the word about our programs.
When & Where
The Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts
1161 Mission Street
Suite 120
San Francisco,
CA 94103
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
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Organizer
The Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts
The Boothby Center exists to preserve the cultural heritage of saloons and their cocktails in San Francisco, while also celebrating California's culinary philosophy and tradition via special public events, publications and educational seminars. We offer Open Enrollment classes to the public as well as private classes for corporate team building, client entertainment, bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthday parties and for whatever reason you have to learn about cocktails! We also rent the facility for private events of all kinds (it is a 1300 sq ft room with a bar in it that holds up to 50 for a class and 125 for a party). For more information on private events, please email us at theboothbycenter@gmail.com.