It’s now 5:22 on Monday afternoon: almost 48 hours after Saturday’s Cocktail Lab, and I am just now lucid (and sober) enough to properly sit down and send out the wrap-up.

In short, thank you all.

Saturday was a blast! We literally had our asses handed to us by you crazy people, but we love it. Thank you all for your patience in waiting for drinks while we stirred and shook like mad. We got great feedback on the featured cocktails, and really enjoyed coming up with new libations for you. We’ve also got a number of ideas on how to better run the next Lab, so again, thank you!

The next Cocktail Lab will be back at B Restaurant & Bar. We’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, I’m opening up discussion on the Facebook page for the group, (the link’s on the left.)  Please take the time to check out the posts and get involved in the discussion. Remember, Cocktail Lab is all about you guys, so anything we can do to make it more fun, we’d like to know about!

Plus, if anyone has any pictures from the evening, please feel free to post.

Thanks again, we love you all…

-Ethan

With a handful of hours to go, we’ve finally nailed down the “official” cocktails for tonight’s Cocktail Lab.  For those of you who attended the first, you know this is only a small portion of the fun of the evening- the rest provided by Tim, mixing up dinosaur drinks from such dusty tomes as:

“The Savoy Cocktail Book” by Harry Craddock of the American Bar

“Jerry Thomas’ Bar-Tender’s Guide”

“Cocktails” by “Jimmy” late of Ciro’s

“Cheerio!” by Charles, (formerly of Delmonicos.)

And, of course, the inevitable experimentation that happens when you wonderful people exclaim, “Make something up!”

But before all that, here’s a peek at what we know is in store:

Succubus · Heather · Milagro Reposado · Poached Pear Syrup · Cointreau · Lemon · Winter Spice Simple · Regan’s Number 5 Orange Bitters

The Log Lady · Ethan · Knob Creek · Maple Syrup · Coffee Extract · Angostura

Tea Time with the Duke, c. 1875 · Ethan · Earl Grey-infused Anchor Genevieve Genever · Lemon ·  Simple · J Laurens Brut

A Touch of Evil · Ethan · Milagro Reposado · Lavender/Orange/Honey Syrup · Lime · Cayenne Pepper

We look forward to your presence with bated breath.

Saturday, March 7th: Cocktail Lab 2.0

10:00 P.M.-2:00 A.M.
@ Annabelle’s Bar and Bistro
68 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94115

Ethan Terry and Heather Davis will be concocting original libations, Tim Zohn will be armed and dangerous with the Savoy Cocktail Book. Hors d’oeuvres style foodstuff, funky tunes via Jill Weiner’s iPod, and general mischief awaits!

As always, bring a friend and a curious palate!

Cocktail Lab has busted out of Facebook!  If you’re an enthusiast, please take the time to register with us so you can comment on posts and share your ideas.  Let’s get wasted!