Gin Showdown at Vinoteca Wednesday

Wednesday belongs to gin at Vinoteca. The wine bar just off on U Street is hosting the Green Hat Gin Cocktail Shakedown from 7 to 9 p.m. Five of Vinoteca's mixologists will create signature cocktails using a selection of Green Hat gin varieties, with local food and spirits experts and the public judging the results. Tickets, for $25, include tastings of all contestants' cocktails and hors d'ouevres from Chef Lonnie Zoeller.
— Dena Levitz