Event Shots By Cafe

* Attendee Only shots are released to collectors attending a HRC Shot Glass Event and are made in very limited quantities. The tradition started in 2003 when many collectors went to the Lake Tahoe cafe following the Shot Rush Event and were sold a special shot for coming out. The shot glasses are not sold at the cafe and are normally released during the pre or post event party. The money raised by the sale of this shot glass is donated to a local charity in the event host city.

Prototypes of the attendee only shots are initially made as a proof before an order is processed. Where a second prototype exists, the initial proof was flawed or required a significant change. In a few cases, the manufacturer required more than 1 proof to be printed (up to 6).
There are 3 Texas Shot Showdown Prototype shots. Although these were printed as proofs, they were not intended to be prototypes. Unfortunately, when the remaining shots were printed, the manufacturer reduced the image size (dramatically) and the proofs are very different. The barb wire was also not printed on the final run.
There are 12 Texas Shot Showdown Black Outline shots, which were printed to reduce the amount of shots made as the manufacturer had a high minimum requirement. Considered a prototype because of the low print run.
There are 12 Denver misprints that were mixed in with the completed order. No proof was made.

Indianapolis - Dick's Pre-Party 2006 shot glasses had printing issues. The design had 3 proofs made to better select the final run:

Black ink on a frosted shot glass
Etching on a clear glass
Gold ink on a clear glass.

However, the design could not be printed clearly with the selected font and size. The wording above the car and through the car came out too small or smeared on all 3 proofs. The printer made a change to the font for the final run and it was printed using etching on clear glass. Here's the original design, as it appears on the prototype shots. There were 3 of each proof printed.

Drinking for Royalty 2006 - this is the only shot glass issued for the drinking contest, held most years at the pre-party events.

Washington, DC - Pinapalooza Event 2007 shot glass was sold for a minimum donation, which was sent to the Pentagon Memorial Fund. This non-profit organization is raising funds for the construction and maintenance of a memorial park to remember the lives lost on 9/11/01. For more information, please visit: http://www.pentagonmemorial.net/

Orlando Pins Gone Wild (Spring Break) - this shot glass was designed for the event but wasn't sold during the event because it hadn't arrived in time. It later went on sale during Spring Break.

Hollywood, FL Cherry Pickin' Buzzard Bash Pre-Party was hosted by Vincenzo "Vic the Tat" Vulture and the Local Vulture Culture at the Celebrations Wedding Chapel prior to the Hollywood, FL Garden of Good and Evil Event. The Pre-Party was also known as "Trading 'til Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".

Mistake on shots (also check out the Mistake page):

Denver A Shot At 5280 Ft - the title was separated so that the A and At are on the end of the design and Shot 5280 ft are at the beginning. The problem with printing wrap around designs is the whole design often doesn't touch and the gap can hinder the image. In this case, 12 shots were misprinted before the vendor noticed and corrected the title to fit on one side. 2 of the 12 shots were significantly flawed (printing was scratched), leaving 10 in existence.

New Orleans Swap In The Swamp - the word "Cafe" is clear on a couple of shot glasses where as on the original design the word is filled in white.

New Orleans Back To The Bayou - 300 shots made.

New Orleans Voodoo In The Bayou Pre-Party - 36 shots made.

Orlando Winter Carnival - the original design has snowflakes printed all over the shot glass. Approximately 12 shot glasses have no snowflakes.

Washington, DC Pin Summit Event - the official release of this shot has the FBI agent wearing a blue tie. A handful of shot glasses have a grey tie.

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