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Pencil This In: Virtue Cider Mitten Drive And Cocktail Competition

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jan 20, 2014 6:30PM

2014_1_20_PTI.jpg It's wintertime which means VIrtue Cider's seasonal release, The Mitten, is reaching bars and shelves across Chicago. This blended cider features last season's best cider aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels and mixed with fresh cider and apple juice from the current year. Not only does it make an ideal cider for drinking in front of a fireplace, it is an amazing cocktail ingredient.

Virtue Cider is hosting a cocktail competition at The Barrelhouse Flat starting 7 p.m. tonight where top Chicago bartenders including Bangers & Lace's Christiana Delucca, The Gage's Liz Pearce, Patrick Smith of The Violet House And Barrelhouse Flat's Clayton Meyer and Mark Binker will create their twists on the classic cocktail, The Stone Fence.

The event also serves as a winter clothing drive for Chicago Public School students in need, so consider bringing gently used clothing to donate to the cause.

Barrelhouse Flat is located at 2624 N. Lincoln Ave.

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