The Corcoran Gallery of Art's annual spring fund-raiser Artini is all about creative cocktails. Hosted by the museum's young professionals' 1869 Society, the affair pits local Washington mixologists against one another to see who can craft the most artistic tipple inspired by a work of art in the gallery. This year, the experts looked beyond the traditional addition of fruit juice in their spring cocktails, opting for original ingredients like chocolate bitters, dehydrated fruit garnishes, and even absinthe.
Here's a look at nine inventive cocktail ideas to steal for spring events.
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery
Photo: Chris Avery