Photos: Colorado Cocktail kick-off party at MCA, 2/7/11

Members of the Colorado Distillers Guild and the Colorado Bartenders Guild gathered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver last night for the kick-off party for the Colorado Cocktail Project, a joint effort by the guilds, the MCA and Westword to craft the quintessential Colorado cocktail. Colorado distillers will be...

By Nick Lucchesi

February 8, 2011

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Members of the Colorado Distillers Guild and the Colorado Bartenders Guild gathered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver last night for the kick-off party for the Colorado Cocktail Project, a joint effort by the guilds, the MCA and Westword to craft the quintessential Colorado cocktail. Colorado distillers will be paired with Colorado bartenders in the contest, which will culminate in a two-day event at the MCA June 26-27.

Hunter Stevens brought back these photos:

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