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 Tequila Ocho and The Bon Vivants have teamed up to launch a nationwide sangrita competition, asking bartenders to create original sangritas to pair with one of the three current Tequila Ocho releases. [...] Continue reading June 15: ¡Viva Sangrita! ¡Viva Tequila Ocho! at The Edison   It’s May 13th, and on this day last year I was in New York on the eve of the inaugural Manhattan Cocktail Classic to toast World Cocktail Day and celebrate my First Blogiversary with my blogger twin, The Dizzy Fizz. And even though I’ll be in L.A. this year and have to settle for vicariously drinking through everyone’s tweets and posts, I’ll be content in knowing that Los Angeles will be well-represented at MCC. [...] Continue reading LA in NY: The City of Angels at the 2011 Manhattan Cocktail Classic  The winners have been announced for the second annual Ultimate Spirits Challenge, a four-day competition that took place at New York’s Astor Center on March 1-4, 2011. Nearly 600 entries from around the world were submitted for the multi-stage blind tasting, with 27 Chairman’s Trophy honors awarded to the highest scoring spirits in their category. [...] Continue reading Winners of the 2011 Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announced  Oliver Jones has been named the winner of the 2010 Jimmy Barela Award, which honors the legendary bartender who held court at Cole’s Red Car Bar for 65 years. Jones, who can be found behind the stick at Las Perlas and Tengu (Westwood), bested eleven other competitors in a cocktail showdown that took place at The Varnish on Repeal Day. [...] Continue reading Oliver Jones Named Winner of the 2010 Jimmy Barela Award
Expect a much livelier scene at Seven Grand on Dec. 5. | Photo: 213 Nightlife Recipes are now being accepted for the 2nd Annual Jimmy Barela Award and Cocktail Competition, sponsored by Plymouth Gin. The competition, which takes place on Repeal Day (Sunday, December 5), [...] Continue reading Dec. 5: Jimmy Barela Award and Cocktail Competition, Seven Grand Repeal Day Celebration
Matt Biancaniello serves his Queen of the Night punch. A few months ago, Table 20 began a search to find L.A.’s Best Bartender by inviting the public to nominate and vote for their favorite bartenders. After the 30-day nomination and voting period, contest judges whittled the [...] Continue reading Table 20 Names Matt Biancaniello L.A.’s Best Bartender
Two of the contest judges, Belvedere fan Chelsea Handler (L) and mixologist Claire Smith (R). In an article published last month, the New York Times looked at the career path that many top bartenders are taking, from working behind the bar to the high-flying [...] Continue reading Live the Dream: Become Belvedere’s 2011 Global Brand Ambassador Depending on where you were in Los Angeles last Wednesday, you weren’t very far from a great cocktail event, whether it was the Whiskey Social at Wilshire on the Westside or a three-course tequila pairing dinner at Malo in Silver Lake. But for sheer variety of cocktails to choose from, it was [...] Continue reading Power to The People’s Cocktail at Drago Centro
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Beginning today, Angelenos will have a chance to give “Service Props” to their favorite bartenders in a contest that will crown one lucky winner LA’s Best Bartender for 2010. From now through August 4th, Table 20 invites you [...] Continue reading The Search for LA’s Best Bartender
Bill Norris | Photo: Lush Life Productions Earlier this week, after a grueling month of competition, Austin’s Bill Norris emerged as the best of twenty contenders in the nationwide Shaker Faces competition, a collaboration between Combier Liqueur d’Orange and Lush Life Productions. The virtual shake-off [...] Continue reading Austin’s Bill Norris Named Top Shaker Face, The Edison’s Joe Brooke Takes Second |
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