If you fancy yourself a craft cocktail aficionado or even just an armchair cocktail quarterback, then we have the event for you. Red Barn Mercantile and Penny Post are so excited to participate in the first ever Old Town Cocktail Week. From May 3 to 11, you will find more than 20 events in Old Town’s boutiques, restaurants, and historic sites.The week kicks off with Art on the Rocks, the annual Art League fundraiser, on May 3 and culminates at the end of the week with a series of cocktail seminars at Columbia Firehouse and a Meet the Makers tasting event at Gadsby’s Tavern that features a hand-picked selection of Virginia distilleries. Get your tickets for these events quickly as they will sell out fast!During the week, enjoy specialty craft cocktails at more than 20 of Alexandria’s finest bars and restaurants including Hank’s Pasta Bar, Vermilion, and The People’s Drug. Some of the notable events include hoptails with Port City Brewing Company at Chadwicks on May 8, a Macallan’s Whiskey tasting on May 10 at Alexandria & Company, Cinco de Mayo at The Shoe Hive on May 5, The Hour’s “Old Town Drinks” book release party on May 7, and Bubbles, Barrels and BBQ at Mount Vernon on May 10.  Visit OldTownCocktailWeek.com to learn more about each event.What are Red Barn and Penny Post doing you ask? Well, Red Barn Mercantile is hosting a very special tasting event on Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 4 pm. Meredyth Archer of MOTHER shrub will be in town, mixing up pseudo-cocktails and mocktails, using her very own award-winning drinking vinegars. Richmond, Virginia-based MOTHER shrub is new to our shelves, and we are so excited to have Meredyth in town to introduce everyone to her handcrafted, fresh, organic mixers.And not to be out done, Penny Post is offering tastings featuring Sugarfina’s limited edition cocktail kits. On Saturday, May 4 from 1-4 pm, we will be tasting bourbon with boozy bourbon bears and rosé with rose gummies chasers. It is sure to be a very sweet event!So, I hope you will join all the fun next week as we celebrate the first ever Old Town Cocktail Week. We’re looking forward to clinking glasses with each and every one of you!