Ballard bars gearing up for first ever Seattle Cocktail Week

Next week is the first ever Seattle Cocktail Week, with seven participating bars in Ballard.

Kicking off on Monday, cocktail week includes 60 Seattle bars, with events such as master classes, seminars, pop-ups and bar takeovers all over the city from March 3rd through the 10th.

Here’s the rundown for Ballard:

The Gerald will have cocktail specials all week, including “Tea Time”, with Earl Grey infused vodka, Honey, Lemon, and Egg white for $9; “Keep Summer Safe” with Amaro Montenegro, Lemon, Becherovka, Honey, and Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic for $10; and their cocktail week creation, “Mr. Beauregard”, with (ri) 1 Rye, Pere Magliore, Carpano Dry, Bigallet China China, Honey, and an Edible Flower for $11.

Gerald will also be hosting the following events:

• Monday, March 3: Temple Co-Authored Gin competition and after party. The competition’s winner will get to collaborate with Temple to create a special edition gin, last year I believe they crated 241 bottles. The after party is open to public and we will be featuring a cocktail by our very own Katie Frazier using last year’s Co-Authored Gin.
• Wednesday, March 6: Watchuwant?! Wednesday with Scratch Distillery. On Wednesdays, The Gerald has “Watchuwant?! Wednesday” where we provide the guest a card and they get to pick a base spirit, style, and flavor profiles and our bartenders create custom drinks on the spot. On this Wednesday, we will have a special edition where we feature Scratch Distillery products at a discounted price. Kim Karrick, owner and distiller, will be on hand to talk to guests about the great things they’re doing in Edmonds, WA.
• Sunday, March 10: Half-off all spirits. If you know us, you know we pride ourselves in the biggest back bar in Ballard with over 500 bottles. I thought it’s a great opportunity for us to close the first ever SCW strong and showcasing our backbar. Half off ALL spirits. Yes, all top shelf bottles will be available for this day as well. I also plan on making at least one bottle break even bottle available.

Gracia (5313 Ballard Ave NW) will serve their Bozal Mezcal Flight, which includes three 1oz pours of Chino Verde Ancestral, and Tepeztate, Borrego for $30 ($45 value); their “Paraíso”, with Bozal Ensamble, Stiggens pineapple rum, house-made falernum, orange, lime, Giffard’s banane, and tiki bitters for $12; and “Smoke & Bitters”, with Bozal Ensamble, Meletti, orange bitters, and “surprises”.

They’ll also host a mezcal celebration:

• Friday, March 8: Bozal Mezcal all day! New and rare Bozal Mezcal Celebration! Please join us at Gracia as we celebrate the many different varieties of Bozal Mezcal’s.

Little Tin Apothecary (5335 Ballard Ave NW) will have gin cocktail specials all week, including “Birds & the Bees”, with a botanical and London dry gin, rose geranium liqueur, housemade lemon & lime shrub, housemade grenadine, coconut milk, and vermouth; “Spring Formal”, a London dry gin with botanical absinthe, rose vermouth, coconut cream, butterfly pea blossom and housemade grenadine float; and the “Koi Fish”, with London dry gin, housemade ginger puree, Hawaiian lilikoi, orange blossom, coconut cream, and limoncello.

Ballard Annex Oyster House (5410 Ballard Ave NW) will serve special cocktail “The Thistle & Herb” with Botanist Gin, CioCiaro Amaro, Marchina Liquor, lemon juice, and a toasted rosemary sprig.

The Matador (2221 NW Market St) will serve “Agave Soul”, which is Los Altos Añejo tequila, lemon juice, maple syrup, Hella Bitters Smoked Chile Bitters, and sage.

Corner Spot (1556 NW 56th St) will be offering their Salty Chihuja, Dittas Fiore, and Corn & Oil for $9 each.

Copine (6460 24th Avenue NW) has created two new $10 cocktails for the week, the “Cucumber Soda”, Cucumber-Infused Zyr Vodka, Scrappy’s Celery Bitters, Lemon, Club Soda, and Pink Salt; and a “Smoky Negroni”, which is an ESP Smoked Gin, Tanqueray, Contratto Apertif, Scrappy’s Seville Orange Bitters, with a Cava Float.

For a full list of events for Seattle Cocktail Week, head over to their website.

Photo from Seattle Cocktail Week’s Facebook page