Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Cosmo-Con





If our little group of friends were to have a signature cocktail, one that defines us, one that we go back to time and again (if for no other reason than to be set adrift on the wave of memories that the taste evokes)—it would be the beautiful, the illustrious, the sleek, the stylish, the lovely:  The Cosmopolitan.  The first drink my great friend and cocktail savant extraordinaire, Dirty Maybone, mixed me was a cosmopolitan.  It is a cocktail that has seen our small group of friends from difficult times to wedding celebrations to the formation of our much sought after cocktail club (The Accidental Drunks—yo!).  So, for our first Boise cocktail tour, we felt the cosmopolitan wasn’t just the most appropriate choice, it was the only choice.

Therefore, might I introduce you to:  Cosmo-Con.  

What is Cosmo-Con?  

Why, I’m so glad you asked.  Cosmo-Con is a 10 stop tour of Boise bars in search of the ultimate cosmopolitan.  We have compiled a list of Boise bars that are sure to please and all of which are well known for their solid mixology (requirements were:  must be IN Boise and must be a local business—no chains!  Oh…and we threw one dive bar into the mix…just because we could).  We would love for you to join us as, in our experience, the better the company, the better the cosmo (everybody knows that). 

There will be score sheets to fill out (a simple numbering system…we will be drinking after all).  There will be discussion.  There may even be a little drunken debate (it happens…).  Some of us will review the stops on Yelp.  If you haven’t had very many cosmopolitans in your life or if you have NEVER had a cosmo--no worries…you’ll be a Cosmopolitan expert by the time the tour is done.  We welcome all. 

Who will be crowned Queen of the Cosmos?  It’s anybody’s guess.  One thing I know for sure—spirited conversation over cosmos leads to beautiful friendships, awesome adventures, and the occasional army crawl across the floor (*shrugs* hey…it happens…).  

So, buckle up, my people…buckle up…

The Agenda:

2/23—Cosmo-Con kicks off at 8pm at The Modern

3/9:  The Bar (located inside The Grove Hotel), 8pm

3/27:  Mai Thai, 8pm

4/11:  Fork, 8pm

4/27:  Barbacoa, 4:30pm

5/12:  Red Feather, 8pm

5/22:  Plan B (located adjacent to Berryhill—in the same building), 8pm

6/13:  Front Door, 8pm

6/29:  Bardenay (downtown Boise location), 8pm.

7/7:  Final tally and last stop on the Cosmo-Con train, The Cactus, 8pm.

Other details:
Our beautiful and talented, Tanker, has once again worked her magic and created an amazing t-shirt design (if the Cosmopolitan were a t-shirt…it would look exactly like this one).  So, if you want one (it features the name—Cosmo-Con—on the front and the list of stops on the back—there's a pic posted in events section), you must supply her with a black t-shirt and $10 By January 30.

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