{"id":189987,"date":"2026-05-12T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189987\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:44:08","slug":"philly-hotels-will-host-a-cocktail-trail-for-americas-250th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189987\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly hotels will host a &#8216;cocktail trail&#8217; for America&#8217;s 250th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hotels across the city will offer cocktails drawn from history and tinted red, white and blue for the nation&#8217;s upcoming 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Visit Philadelphia has organized a &#8220;cocktail trail&#8221; featuring 31 locations in Center City, Fishtown, South Philly, Wynnefield Heights and Eastwick. Inspired by the Epcot &#8220;drinking around the world&#8221; challenge \u2014 which industrious city residents have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/epcot-bar-crawl-drinking-around-the-world-tiktok-philly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">already replicated<\/a> \u2014 the initiative seeks to boost business to hotel bars during the busiest stretch of the semiquincentennial. Each participant came up with a cocktail and a mocktail inspired by local history, ingredients or landmarks that will be available from Wednesday through Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/bob-trudnak-bbq-brawl-food-network-season-7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montgomery County pitmaster will compete on Bobby Flay&#8217;s &#8216;BBQ Brawl&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone participating in the challenge can check into a stop on the trail by scanning a QR code at the bar or logging the visit online. Visit Philadelphia will donate $2.50 to PHL Cares, an initiative to combat homelessness, for each check-in until it reaches $5,000. Check-ins are limited to one per person per day.<\/p>\n<p>So what are the bartenders serving up? Several mixed up their version of the Fish House Punch, a rum cocktail invented at a Philly fishing club in 1732. A play on that drink is available at Caletta (Hotel Anna &amp; Bel), Vernick Fish (Four Seasons) and First Daughter Oyster &amp; Co. (Renaissance Downtown) \u2014 while THIRTEEN (Marriott Downtown) is offering a classic version and mocktail.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"richtext-image full-width\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/051126_first_daughter_oyster_co.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"First Daughter Oyster Co.\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/051126_first_daughter_oyster_co.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"First Daughter Oyster Co.\"\/>Provided image\/Visit Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-image-caption\">The First Daughter Oyster Co. at Renaissance Downtown is serving the Schuylkill Punch, a play on the Fish House Punch, and Cos-No mocktail.<\/p>\n<p>Others revamped the Clover Club, the egg white gin cocktail named for the men&#8217;s social club of the same name that met in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in the late 1800s. Local spirits like Bluecoat Gin and\u00a0Jacquin&#8217;s creme de cacao also make appearances. Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s various achievements and personal punch recipe inspired multiple cocktails, too, while some are just really blue \u2014 or red, white and blue.<\/p>\n<p>The whole trail is laid out on an <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitphilly.com\/features\/spirit-of-76-cocktail-trail\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interactive map<\/a>, which details each stop&#8217;s custom beverages. Interested imbibers can sign up for a digital passport on the same page.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Kristin &amp; PhillyVoice on Twitter: <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kristin_hunt\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@kristin_hunt<br \/>\n<\/a> | <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePhillyVoice\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@thePhillyVoice<\/a><br \/>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thephillyvoice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook: PhillyVoice<\/a><br \/>Have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/cocktail-trail-philly-250-semiquincentennial-hotels\/mailto:tips@phillyvoice.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">news tip<\/a>? 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