THE VENETIAN RESORT LAS VEGAS ANNOUNCES
THE DORSEY SESSIONS 2019 LINE UP
The Industry Acclaimed Event Brings the Best Bartenders
in the World to the Resort’s Cocktail Collective
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas will continue its elevation of cocktail culture and nightlife with a full year of The Dorsey Sessions. The series of pop-up industry events held in The Dorsey cocktail bar features the best, most highly respected guest bartenders from around the world. The Dorsey is part of The Cocktail Collective, a trio of award-winning venues that also includes Rosina and Electra Cocktail Club.
The first Session, focusing on female empowerment and in honor of Women’s History Month, will take place on Thursday, March 28, showcasing cocktails from Lynnette Marrero of Llama Inn of Brooklyn, New York. From 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., guests can indulge in Peruvian and Latin libations along with new creations presented by Marrero. The New York-based bartender and philanthropist is also known for creating the world’s first all-female speed bartending competition Speed Rack, where 100 percent of proceeds go to breast cancer education, prevention and research. Following The Dorsey Sessions event, the featured cocktails will be available for all guests to enjoy throughout the weekend.
Furthering its reputation as a leader in the industry, The Dorsey Sessions will showcase three more acclaimed and renowned bars and bartenders:
- Erick Castro of European-inspired bar Raised by Wolves from Downtown San Diego, and host of Bartender at Large the popular podcast featuring some of the industry’s biggest names – (May 16)
- Ivy Mix, named Best American Bartender at Tales of the Cocktail in 2015, of pan-Latin cocktail bar Leyenda Brooklyn Cocteleria from Brooklyn – (Aug. 5)
- Kelsey Ramage and Iain Griffiths of Trash Tiki in Toronto, known for its global pop-up tour and leading industry figures in zero-waste efforts – (Nov. 17).
Since inception in 2017, the popular industry event has welcomed carefully selected guest bartenders from the best cocktail establishments across the world including the 2018 Spirited Award winner for American Bartender of the Year, Yael Vengroff of Los Angeles’ Spare Room, San Diego’s False Idol tiki bar with Anthony Schmidt and Eric “Shrimp Toast” Long, and José Luis León of Licorería Limantour in Mexico City, a bar that has made Drinks International’s coveted 50 Best Bars list in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Additional Dorsey Sessions dates will be added throughout the year.
For more information please visit www.venetian.com.