30 Mar MADAME DAMNABLE’S COCKTAIL CRAWL A Cocktail Contest Featuring Locally Distilled Spirits

Pioneer Square will soon have the opportunity to showcase the unique history and notable “Seattle Spirit” of its merchants. The first Madame Damnable’s Cocktail Crawl, featuring locally distilled spirits, will launch on April 1st. The two week event will showcase the talent of our local bartenders as they work their magic mixing new and creative drinks.

From April 1 – 14, diners and drinkers can check out participating bars in Pioneer Square and vote on Facebook to select the top five hand-crafted cocktails. The top picks will be announced via Facebook and Twitter and will be featured on the April 15th Cocktail Crawl. Guests can join the crawl and vote on-site for their favorite concoction to choose the one winning cocktail and bar champion for the spring season.

Pacific Distilleries, Woodinville Whiskey Co. and Softtail Spirits will begin the 2011 season of quarterly cocktail contests as the featured distillers. New distillers, cocktails and awards will occur again in the summer, fall and winter of 2011.

Named for our city’s first lady of ill repute, Irish-born Madame Damnable (Mary Ann Conklin) was the manager of the Felker House and “notorious up and down the coast for her good cooking, hot temper and exceptionally salty language,” according to the book Pioneer Square, Seattle’s Oldest Neighborhood. We think she would be pleased to have a community event named in her honor.

Madame Damnable’s Cocktail Crawl is hosted by The Alliance for Pioneer Square, DRY Soda and three Woodinville distillers (Pacific Distilleries, Woodinville Whiskey Co. and Softtail Spirits). Participating Bars include:

FX McRory’s
J&M Cafe
Central Saloon
Delicatus
McCoy’s Firehouse
Collin’s Pub