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"Mezcal Under the Mistletoe" -- A Holiday Cocktail Party with El Silencio Mezcal at The Royal

December 19, 2018 - 6:30pm to 10:00pm

This holiday season, dig out your ugliest Christmas sweater and come find us under the mistletoe... we'll have a glass of mezcal waiting for you! Join us on Wednesday, December 19 for "Mezcal Under the Mistletoe" -- a special holiday cocktail and ugly sweater party!

We're teaming up with El Silencio Mezcal for a festive evening of creative mezcal cocktails from Bar Manager Jake Kenny, seasonal holiday eats from Chef Cable Smith, sensory mezcal tastings, an epic Ugly Sweater Contest with exciting boozy prizes, live Polaroid photo ops, holiday gift bags, games, holiday movies and more!

Doors open at 6:30pm, when guests will be welcomed with a warming coconut + mezcal-spiked Toddy and bite of pork belly "pastrami" and the opportunity to be led through an educational, sensory El Silencio Mezcal tasting.

Tickets are just $60 (all-in, including tax and gratuity) which includes 3 courses, 3 cocktails, plus a welcome amuse bouche and cocktail pairing, a mezcal + coffee toast, holiday gift bags, a sensory Silencio mezcal tasting station, Polaroid photo ops, fun games (i.e. Rabbit “hunting” - spot a Silencio rabbit in the bar and turn in for a prize!) and holiday movies on the projector.  //  BUY TICKETS

Bites from Chef Cable Smith include:

*Pork Belly Pastrami with citrus mezcal bbq + pickles

*Grilled Shrimp Taco with mezcal morita chile salsa, avocado + lime

*Mezcal Honey/Lime Grilled Partridge with grilled onion, brussels sprouts + pumpkin molé

*Coffee/Mezcal Cured Short Rib with creamed yucca, ancho chile + pickles

Cocktails and beverages from bar manager Jake Kenny include:

*Welcome Toddy: El Silencio Joven, lemon, pineapple, cane sugar, nutmeg, coconut

*Manzana Highball: El Silencio Espadin, apple cider, ginger, "Mango-stura" bitters

*Fighting at the Dinner Table: El Silencio Espadin, Leblon Cachaca, pumpkin, orgeat, chocolate bitters, ancho chile whipped cream

*Manifest Content: El Silencio Espadin, Joseph Magnus Bourbon, grilled figs, cane sugar, cigar bitters

*Digestif Toast: El Silencio Joven + Counter Culture Coffee

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Location:
The Royal | 501 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001