Industry professionals around the nation celebrated the 82nd anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 2015. In New Haven, venues such as Ordinary, The Owl Shop, Elm City Social, Oak Haven Table & Bar, Roia Restaurant, Temple Grill, Firehouse 12 and Cask Republic recognized the industry milestone by serving up vintage cocktails. Guests came dressed as bootleggers and flappers in keeping with the theme.
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- Elm City Social staff dressed for Repeal Day celebrations. Carolyn Flaherty; Catherine McAuliffe; Daniel Rek, Bar Manager; Ryan Howard, Managing Partner; Erin Scionti; Abbey Amendola.
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- Wall decorations at Elm City Social.
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- Bartenders Faye Suma and Tess Ashcroft dressed for the Repeal Day celebration at Roia Restaurant in New Haven.
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- Sean McAvoy; Sean Oakley, Distell USA; Jeff Sansone, Opici; Johnathan Edwards, Oskar Blues Brewing; Anna Lisa Stockwell, Opici; Tim Cabral, Owner, Ordinary; Scott Randall, Opici. They all gathered at Roia Restaurant to begin the Repeal Day celebrations.
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- A group gathered at Roia Restaurant to begin the night’s festivities.
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- Renee Reignier of Opici Distributing with guest Robert Dadonna.
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- An Old Fashioned served up at The Owl Shop to celebrate Repeal Day.
