Teller Bar ritual invites guests to create concoctions

Teller Bar, the signature social lounge at The Renaissance Denver Downtown at the Colorado National Bank, has launched the Renaissance Bar Ritual, an experiential event, which will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. five nights a week.

The Renaissance Bar Ritual program encourages guests to make time for the 5 to 9 p.m. period of the day, after the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. work is completed. As part of Renaissance Hotels’ “Business Unusual” philosophy, the Bar Ritual is designed to defy the notion of conventional business travel by helping guests to uncover local experiences. Rather than passively sitting at the bar, patrons are invited to discover more about local spirits and wines, and, most evenings, take part in making a spirited punch.

Each week, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, original punch recipes using local spirits will be showcased.  Guests will actively take part in crafting the recipe, with the assistance of Teller Bar’s bartenders. Those participating will then be able to sip and enjoy their creation. Each Wednesday, or ‘Winedown Wednesday,” will feature complimentary wine tastings, which will also often be highlighted by meet and greets and talks from winery owners.

The Renaissance Bar Ritual was launched at the hotel’s Global Day of Discovery Celebration on June 11, a party which not only embraced the Renaissance’s ethos of living life to discover, but also marked the hotel’s one-year anniversary and the 100^th anniversary of the historic building in which it is housed, The Colorado National Bank.

Situated in an iconic lobby, Teller Bar’s surroundings feature ceilings that are more than three stories tall and walls adorned with 16 original oil-on-canvas murals by renowned Western artists Allen Tupper True.