Denver's newest bars bring handcrafted cocktails and funky flair

Here are the latest spots to get your sip on:

🍸 Semiprecious, which debuted last Friday in Sunnyside, is an effortlessly cool cocktail bar with mid-century modern vibes. The divey, yet elevated concept comes from the team behind Los Angeles' acclaimed Thunderbolt.

• The menu is full of funky flair, with offerings including a tomato highball, sour cream and onion martini and strawberry negroni. Drink prices range from $11 to $15.

🥃 The Whisky Bar also joined the scene last Friday as a moody speakeasy inside the lounge at Sushi by Scratch Restaurants. It's 12 seats only, and first-come, first-served.

• Expect elevated handrolls and stiff cocktails in an ultra-intimate setting. Just ring the doorbell to enter.

🍺 Après at Govnr's Park, from the owners of Carboy Winery, launched Monday with a Colorado-forward drink list: Broken Compass and Storm Peak beers, Breckenridge Distillery spirits and Carboy wines.

• It replaces Pancho Pancho, Carboy's former Mexican spot, and brings mountain town energy to the Capitol Hill corner.

What's next: Two new rooftop hangs drop next week.

• Rook, a fresh concept replacing The Red Barber atop the Catbird Hotel in RiNo, opens next Wednesday.
• Kisbee on the Roof, above The Jacquard in Cherry Creek, returns next Friday with a new bar and entertainment lineup.

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