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.
