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🥃 La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen will host a tequila tasting – featuring silvers, reposados, and anejos from three companies – from noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at its downtown Chandler location. The tequilas: Lobos 1707  (whose investors include NBA

🥃🍫 A Whiskey & Chocolate Tasting Experience – featuring five different craft chocolates paired with five different whiskies – will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Hundred Mile Brewing in Tempe to benefit R.O.S.E., a non-profit that

🧺🍸 Liberty Station American Tavern & Smokehouse is looking for bartenders to compete in the 86’ed Cocktail Competition, a ‘‘Chopped’’-style mixology competition it will host Tuesday, Aug. 29, at its DC Ranch location in north Scottsdale. The format: Four contestants

🍹Today is National Tequila Day, and drink specials abound, including: La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen: Specials include $5 house margaritas and 20% off tequila shots. From 5-8 p.m., Ian Eric performs at the Gilbert location (normally closed on Mondays) while

🍹 Century Grand (pictured) is one of four finalists for Best U.S. Cocktail Bar and Little Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott is a finalist for Best U.S. Hotel Bar in Tales of the Cocktail’s annual Spirited Awards, the

🍹 Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour and Century Grand are among 10 nominees for Best U.S. Cocktail Bar in Tales of the Cocktail’s annual Spirited Awards, the Oscars of the bar industry. Both bars also were nominated in a second

🥃 SanTan Brewing & Distilling in Chandler will host a tasting and bottle-filling for its new Sacred Stave whiskey, American Single Malt, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Fill your own bottle straight from the barrel while enjoying complimentary food pairings. Tickets are $110 for one

🏆 Congratulations to Delena Humble, a bartender at Sin Muerte in downtown Phoenix, who won Arizona Cocktail Weekend’s annual Last Slinger Standing competition at the Republic National Distributing Company headquarters in Phoenix. Humble defeated Mitch Lyons of Highball Cocktail Bar in Phoenix in the final.