It’s the holiday season & we had the chance to preview Hilton Denver Inverness’ Blazing Bright pop-up experience. This cozy & oh-what-fun limited time Christmas experience is open to the public from November 25th to December 31st (Tuesday-Saturday). Reservations are recommended.

Blazing Bright, Holiday Pop-Up Hilton Denver Inverness

We arrived at Hilton Denver Inverness & valeted our car. We headed inside the hotel and made our way to the Fireside Bar & Lounge on the first floor (this is where the Blazing Bright pop-up is being held). Oversized ornaments, wreaths & festive décor were donned throughout the space making it the perfect place for a holiday gathering. We were seated on a sofa & lounge chairs by the fire. It was snowing outside and the setting couldn’t have been cozier. We got comfortable & began enjoying all that Blazing Bright had to offer. I’m talking sleigh shots, holiday inspired cocktails, decked-out charcuterie boards & light bites.

The Fireside Bar & Lounge/Inverness staff were everything during our visit. The valet staff were friendly and quick on their feet. Our server, Danielle was the brightest light & made us feel that true holiday spirit of positivity & kindness throughout our visit. Hotel & Restaurant managers, Tammie, Stevie & Kyle were actively assisting all pop-up patrons with big smiles & helping hands. We were so impressed with this staff in their entirety.

We started our night with Bad Santa Spritzers. The Bad Santa Spritzers were made with Titos cranberry & tarragon infused vodka, house grenadine & ginger, lime & La Marca.

The tangy cranberry and herbal pine of the tarragon infused vodka went nicely with the effervescence of the La Marca prosecco.

The Holiday Charcuterie Board was made with sopressala salami, Boar's Head salchichon, prosciutto, grana Padano, manchego, grapes, berries & dried fruit.

The Holiday Charcuterie Board was great for sharing. The traditionally seasoned dry cured meats were salty, the hard cheeses mild yet savory & the fruits sweet.

The “Bah Humbug Hot Cocoa” bar featured boozy holiday delights and more toppings & trimmings than we could imagine. This was our favorite feature of the night! The hot chocolate bar included numerous, festively rimmed mugs to choose from (chocolate, peppermint or nuts). We selected peppermint mugs and filled them to the brim with piping hot, hot cocoa.

The hot cocoa topping options included house made marshmallows, donut holes, whipped cream, caramel sauce, holiday sprinkles, coconut shavings, chocolate shavings, crushed peppermint, gold croquant, silver croquant & chocolate dipped pretzel sticks. We had the choice to add alcohol to our hot chocolate and those choices included Titos ginger & mint infused vodka, Reposado tequila, Breckenridge Spiced Rum, Amaretto or Rumplemintz.

The Nightmare Before Christmas Margarita was made with Suerte Reposado, J.M. Shrubb, acidulated blood orange juice & saffron simple.

This cocktail was too cute. We poured the drink from the Jack Skellington ornament into the art-deco coup glass & enjoyed.

The Angry Elf Peppermint Martini was made with Cruzan, heavy cream, Crème de Menthe, egg, brown sugar simple & cacao bitters.

This cocktail had a strong cooling peppermint finish & was velvety on the tongue - it reminded me of an Andes Chocolate Mint.

For bites we had the Duo of French Fries & Angus Beef Sliders and the Spicy Tuna Tartare.

The Duo of French Fries & Angus Beef Sliders were made with parmesan truffle and rosemary garlic fries, aged cheddar, bacon & onion jam, house sauce and Irisee' (this can be made into a vegetarian/vegan option).

The sliders were great bites of savory angus beef on slightly sweet buns.

The Spicy Tuna Tartare was made with unagi, Sriracha aioli, jalapeno, ginger & cilantro.

The tuna tartare was fresh and a unique blend of Asian flavors. The pieces of tuna were generously coated in Sriracha aioli which made for subtle spicy bites with underlying notes of umami.

The Salted Caramel Brownie Trifle was made with dark chocolate mousse, salted caramel, brownie bits & gold croquant.

Yum - this sweet and salty dessert was an elegant mini serving of fudgy brownies & fluffy mousse.

The Seasonal Crème Brulée was made with eggnog crème brulée & ginger molasses cookie

The Santa's Sleigh Shot was made with peppermint paddy.

This was a minty, cooling Christmas shot to finish our meal.

Huge thanks to Hilton Denver Inverness, Danielle, Tammie, Stevie & Kyle, Nicolle Montgomery, Katie Toppin & B Public Relations for hosting us.

Check it out babes and let them know that denv.her. sent you! xx

Hilton Denver Inverness

Address: 200 Inverness Dr W, Englewood, CO 80112
Located inside the Hilton Denver Inverness Hotel at the Fireside Bar & Lounge
Departments: https://theclubatinverness.com/fireside-holiday-pop-up-bar/
Phone: (303) 799-5800

Blazing Bright, Holiday Pop-Up Hilton Denver Inverness