FORGET THE MILK: COCKTAILS WITH MR. CLAUS at TINI BIGS

FORGET THE MILK: COCKTAILS WITH MR. CLAUS at TINI BIGS

Take a Sip and Snap a Pic with Jolly Old St. Nick

December 11, 9 p.m.

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SEATTLE, Wash.—(December 4, 2009)— Don’t tell Mrs. Claus! Before his trip around the world, Santa’s parking his sleigh atop Seattle’s martini mecca, Tini Bigs, for a night of drinkin’ and photo snappin’ on Friday, December 11.

Sip on one of Tini Bigs’ signature martinis (a Dirty Girl Scout perhaps?) and muster the courage to tell the big guy in the red suit what’s on the Christmas list. For $10 cash, Totten Photography will capture the memory and provide proof that St. Nick does exist with a 5”x 7” you can frame and hang on the wall. Why should the little kids have all the fun?

• WHO: Tini Bigs Lounge
  
• WHAT: Cocktails with Mr. Claus
  $10 (cash only) for a custom 5”x 7” print
  
• WHERE: Tini Bigs
  100 Denny Way, Seattle
  
• WHEN: Friday, December 11
  9:00 p.m.

Tini Bigs is located at the bottom of Queen Anne and the top of Belltown at 100 Denny Way, near the Seattle Center. Hours are 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Food is served until 10 p.m. Recently honored by Food & Wine magazine as one of the “Top 100 Bars in America 2009,” Tini Bigs features its award-winning signature martinis along with Prohibition-era classic cocktails and globally inspired contemporary cocktails. The bar has been open for 4,750 consecutive days. To learn more about Tini Bigs Lounge, visit www.tinibigs.com, or call (206) 284-0931.

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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good nightcap!

Media Contact: Andrea Courtney
Randall PR / (206) 624-5757

Dirty Girl Scout Tini
From Tini Bigs’ Big Martini Book

Ingredients:
3 ounces Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso vodka
1 ounce chocolate liqueur
Splash (¼ ounce) of white crème de menthe
Graham cracker crumbs
Heavy sweetened cream*

*In a jar or container with a tight lid, combine 1 part Kahlúa, 1 part rock candy syrup and 2 parts heavy whipping cream, leaving room for the contents to mix. Shake vigorously until the mixture becomes frothy.

Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour vodka and chocolate liqueur into the shaker. Add crème de menthe and stir. Rim a big martini glass with graham cracker crumbs. Strain the contents of the cocktail shaker into the martini glass. Gently float a layer of heavy sweetened cream on top.