Raise your glass and get ready for the 5th Annual San Francisco Cocktail Week on September 19-25, 2011! The weeklong schedule is jam-packed special cocktail parties, spirit seminars, neighborhood cocktail crawls, cocktail dinners, festive galas, after parties and more. Check out the latest lineup here: www.sfcocktailweek.com.

The weeked kick off Monday, September 19th, with the Opening Night Party with Anchor Distilling Co., which showcased its international portfolio of artisanal spirits and liqueurs. Continue rocking through the week at these main events:

• Wednesday, September 21st:
• Shaker & Flask party with Cocktail Lab 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  Showcasing the scientific side of cocktails and molecular mixology (think 10 different flavors of infused egg whites and "caviar" pearls of spherified liqueur).
• Thursday, September 22nd:
• East Bay Showdown in Oakland 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  Some of the best mixologists from the East Bay will face off to create the tastiest cocktails, like the Trapper Keeper from Chop Bar with OXLEY Gin, St. Germain, cucumber, lemon juice and soda.
• The Best of the West Party 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  7 guest bartenders from San Diego to Vancouver who will show off the best their city has to offer.
• Friday, September 23rd:
• The Barbary Coast Bazaar 8:00pm to 11:00pm
  Celebrate all things bizarre and delicious in a fantastical night of cocktails and old time carnival games from San Francisco's best bars with appetizers and carnival curiosities reminiscent of a 1920s traveling circus.
• Saturday, September 24th:
• The First Annual Legends Awards Dinner 7:00pm to 10:00pm
  Celebrate the true cocktail innovators, influencers, mentors and historians in the industry complete with tableside cocktails and burlesque dancers. The ticket to the dinner also gets you into the private Legends After Party (10:00pm to 2:00am) at the just-redesigned Starlight Room with Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Harry Denton.
• Sunday, September 25th:
• St. George Spirits Bathtub Gin BBQ 4:00pm to 7:00pm
  Relax with an afternoon of sun, spirits and fire-grilled snacks.

Also new this year is a stellar lineup of Cocktail Dinners in partnership with Zagat, taking place throughout the week at some of the best restaurants in the city. A few of the restaurants on tap for these spirited dinners include 15 Romolo, Bar Agricole, Absinthe, Heaven's Dog and Michael Mina to name a few. So whether you're in the mood for French, California, Mexican, American or anything in between, check out the schedule and make your reservations today!

For those looking to further their cocktilian education and appreciation, a slew of Seminars are also available all week long, with subjects ranging from The Nerdy Aspects of Gin Cocktails, How to Set up Your Home Bar and How San Francisco Saved The Irish Whiskey Category: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of The World's First (And Finest!) Whiskey. Okay, so that last one's a mouthful, and speaking of, tastings are available at all the seminars, so it's one class you won't skip.

GGRA members get 15% off the following events if you use the promo code GGRAVIP:

• Shaker & Flask
• The Best of the West Party
• East Bay Showdown in Oakland
• The Barbary Coast Bazaar
• Historic North Beach Cocktail Crawl
• The Art of the Cocktail
• The First Annual Legends Awards Dinner
• All Seminars

Here's to you, Enjoy San Francisco!