Templeton Rye, apricot syrup and lemon juice in 15 Romolo's sage leaf topped "slinger"

Bourbon, egg white, Averna, bitters and mint cocktail at San Francisco's Alembic Bar

House pickled asparagus and carrots crown the Bloody Mary at San Francisco's Oola Restaurant

Sheep Dip at the San Francisco Whiskies of the World Expo

Sparkling sake with passion fruit pearls - Molecular Mixology at Baumé Restaurant in Palo Alto

A Maple Bourbon Sour and Honeysmoke Margarita at San Francisco's Urban Tavern

Tequila drinks at San Francisco's 15 Romolo

Hangar One Chipotle Vodka to a Bloody Mary rimmed with celery salt at San Francisco's Tipsy Pig Pub

Sparkling Sake - Dewazakura Tobiroku.
Crisp, Dry and perfect for a kaiseki dinner

Square One Botanical Vodka, Warren pears, lemon juice, rosemary, lavender simple syrup and seltzer = a great a-pear-tif

Whiskey Ice Cream at St. George Spritis

SF Chefs. Food. Wine. took over Union Square and cocktails took center stage

Wakatake Daiginjo sake - the perfect beverage to kick off a Robata dinner

The Homegirl cocktail with vodka, lime, cranberry juice and little champagne at Home Restaurant in SF

Absinthe Rootbeer Floats!

Scott Beattie makes "Beau Regards" with Buddha's hand vodka, blueberries, ginger and shiso

Batiste rum, grenadine, vermouth, house-made orange bitters for a crowd at Camino Restaurant

Making Hangar One's Mandarin Blossom Vodka

A wine and spice tasting

This rye whisky is called "Government Warning" but the contents are no joke

Crissy on ice - the best way to kick off an evening

You'd be stupid to pass up HOP STOOPID if you like hops and lots of 'em

Shadow of El Cero from San Francisco's Jardinere

Hard lemonade made with soju, lemon, kaffir lime and mint

Kabosu and Sudachi juice are exotic and excellent cocktail mixers

A cocktail and food pairing competition? Sounds fun to me!

Jorg Rupf of St. George Spirits is a master of Eau de Vie.

Absinthe is now available in lollipop form...

Absinthe Verte made at St. George Spirits is the finest fairy formulation I have ever tasted

prickly pear bellini and a basil grape cocktail that suffered from clogged-straw syndrome

Absinthe chocolates from Christopher Elbow Artisanal Chocolates

Celery Gimlet and Touch of Evil cocktails

Brewpub beer - drinking local [Editor's Note: Yay! Magnolia, my favorite closest burger/pub place when i lived in SF]

Fresh is a water filtration company that is purifying water at The French Laundry... also see this full French Laundry List.