After just a mere 4 weeks off, the Refinery’s Cocktail Kitchen Series is back. Season Two offers up new spirit and menu pairings, a completely new roster of bartenders from all over the lower Mainland, and better monthly and series prizes than ever before.

Brief synopsis on the program:

$35 gets each guests 3 cocktails using the featured spirit, crafted by the featured bartender in their attempt to pair your 3 course menu from the related region. Each week the bartender changes, each month the cuisine and spirit changes. The guests are the judges, and each guest is eligible to win the grand prize*.

The launch of Season Two starts March 02 2011 with Casey MacKay representing The Pourhouse (Gastown) and Corby Distilleries. March’s competition holds cocktails using Jameson’s Irish Whiskey and the cuisine of Ireland in high-regard!

Here is the schedule for the month:

Wed March 02 Casey Mackay, Pourhouse & Corby Distilleries

Wed March 09 Max Burrowman, Fairmont Pacific Rim

Wed March 16 Graham Racich & Marlo Panucci, The Refinery

Wed March 23 Wendy McGuinness, Chambar

Wed March 30 Trevor Kallies, DHM Group

Schedules for the rest of the year will be coming out shortly, but here’s a preview:

APRIL Osake Granville Island Sake VS Japan

MAY Driftwood VS Thailand

JUNE Sherry VS Spain

JULY Buffalo Trace Bourbon VS Calgary Stampede’s Chuck-Wagon

AUGUST Cointreau VS Morocco

*The finals this year, in September 2011, will be sponsored by Flor de Cana Rum, and as always there are two prizes on the line. Both the winning bartender and the winning guest (guest chosen by random raffle) will win a trip to Nicaragua with Flor de Cana in the fall.

Tickets are now available online:

Cocktail Kitchen Season Two – Tickets!

or call The Refinery 604-687-8001

We hope to see you out this season!