World Cocktail Week Celebrated at Proof in Washington DC
Launched in 2006, World Cocktail Week celebrates the anniversary of cocktail’s first print appearance in 1806. Many cities have begun their own World Cocktail Week celebrations, but this year none were more enthusiastic about the event than Washington DC, home to a budding cocktail culture. On May 12, more than 100 people flocked to Proof, in DC’s bustling Chinatown neighborhood, to take part in a very special event. In addition to celebrating World Cocktail Week, the evening also served as a fundraiser for the Museum of the American Cocktail, which is scheduled to return to New Orleans in July. On hand were ten of DC’s best-known bar chefs, each of whom contributed an original cocktail to the evening. Included were Adam Bernbach of Bar Pilar, Derek Brown of Komi, Tom Brown of Cork, Gina Chersevani of EatBar, Justin Guthrie of Central Michel Richard, John Hogan of Hudson, Todd Thrasher of Restaurant Eve, Chantal Tseng of Tabard Inn, Rico Wisner of Poste, and Proof’s own Sebastian Zutant.
