COCKTAIL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR SHOWCASE
June 12 - 16, 2017

PROMO:

Finalists for the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) 2017 RAMMY Award for Cocktail Program of the Year have exciting promotions planned for Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16. Throughout the week, finalists will showcase their outstanding offerings through in-house promotions, reaffirming why they deserve to win one of the region’s premier industry accolades – a RAMMY Award. Guests are encouraged to come out and support their favorite watering hole throughout the week.

The week of June 12, any guest who posts photos at a RAMMYS cocktail program finalist location using the Instagram handle @RAMWdc and hashtag #RAMMYSCocktails will be entered to win a pair of tickets to the 2017 RAMMY Awards Gala on July 30. Contest winner will be contacted via Instagram prior to the RAMMYS.

The winners for all categories will be announced at the 35th Annual RAMMY Awards Gala on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. For more information regarding the awards and sponsorship opportunities, email therammys@ramw.org or call 202-331-5990.

barmini by José Andrés
501 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-4451
www.minibarbyjoseandres.com

From June 13 through June 16, to experience the technique and artistry of its beverage program, barmini invites guests in to try its Med Martinez ($12) featuring gin, px sherry, maraschino, sherry vinegar and olive oil.

Indique
3512-14 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-244-6600
www.indique.com

In honor of being named a RAMMYS Cocktail Program of the Year Finalist, Indique will offer a special gin with garam masala tonic drink from June 12 through June 16. Stop by and try this refreshing take throughout the promo week.

Iron Gate
1734 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-524-5202
www.irongaterestaurantdc.com

During the week of June 12, Iron Gate invites guests to try a new cocktail from spirits manager Nick Farrell: Baklava Needs Bees ($13). The cocktail is made with brown-butter washed Barr Hill Gin, a unique gin made by beekeepers, housemade pistachio-honey orgeat, Don Ciccio y Figli Nocino, and Lindera Farms Wild Rose Vinegar then shaken, strained, and garnished with pistachio dust.

Kapnos by Mike Isabella
2201 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-234-5000
www.kapnosdc.com

Throughout the week of June 12, Kapnos by Mike Isabella will showcase the creativity of its bar staff and beverage program with a specialty cocktail called Gin or Japanese complete with Ford's Gin or Toki Suntory Japanese whiskey, Aperol, Fentiman's Rose Lemonade, salted strawberry, pressed lemon, rosewater, and orange bitters for $14.

Royal
501 Florida Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-332-7777
www.theroyaldc.com

To celebrate being named a Cocktail Program of the Year finalist, Royal in LeDroit Park has created a special summer cocktail which represents the bar’s innovative, Latin American-inspired food and drink concept: exotic fruits, heat and unique spirits. The RHCP (Red Hot Chilli Passion) is made with Peychaud's Apertivo, Cane Run White rum, coconut lime oleo saccharum, passion fruit and firewater tincture, and is the perfect tropical sip for the warm weather season.