And those finalists (and the bars where you can taste their drinks) are:
Avenue Grill, Marnie Ward: "Tree Line"
Colt & Gray, Kevin Burke: "Colorado Daschund"
Encore on Colfax, Alexandra Geppert: "Pins and Needles"
Green Russell, Alexandra Parks: "Green Larimer Bees Knees"
Jonesy's EatBar, Amy Kempster: "The Green Heart"
Mateo, Britt Henze, "Bear Paw Palmer"
Row 14, Tyler French: "Brothers Brew"
Salt Bistro, Evan Faber: "The Diamondback"
Steuben's Food Service, Randy Layman: "The 100 Years Cocktail"
Summit at The Broadmoor. Robert Leavey: "Pikes Peak Swizzle"
You can buy tickets, which are $40 per day, or $70 for the two-day package, here: Colorado Cocktail Project tickets. (Tickets are also available at select Whole Foods outlets.)