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Caña Spring Cocktail Menu and Two-Year Anniversary

By thirstyinla On April 21, 2012 · Add Comment · In Events
Time flies when you’re having rum, and just ahead of Caña Rum Bar’s two-year anniversary, GM Allan Katz has debuted the Caña Spring Cocktail Menu.
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April 2: Rum Grand Tasting at Caña Rum Bar

By thirstyinla On March 27, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events, Tastings
On Saturday, April 2nd, Liquor.com presents a Rum Grand Tasting at Caña Rum Bar, hosted by Caña GM Allan Katz and bartender Danielle Crouch. The $65 ticket includes an overview of rum, a guided rum tasting, and rum-based cocktails.
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The New Caña Cocktail Menu is Fully Loaded

By thirstyinla On February 4, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Tastings
Caña debuts its latest globe-trotting arsenal of cocktails, traveling beyond its signature rum and touching down in Europe and the Americas with gin, rye, tequila and cachaça-fueled drinks.
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A Tale of Two Societies: Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand

By thirstyinla On January 23, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Events, Tastings
In addition to serving some of the finest cocktails and spirits to be found in this or any other city, Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand each host monthly gatherings where guests are educated on the good stuff through tastings and presentations: Caña Rum Society and Seven Grand Whiskey Society.
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Take a Permanent Holiday Every Monday at Caña Rum Bar

By thirstyinla On November 22, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events
Black Friday is still a few days away, but Caña Rum Bar is getting an early start on the holiday gift season by giving thirsty Angelenos something they’ve always wanted: another night of drinking. By popular demand, Caña will be open on Mondays from 6pm-2am starting tonight, November 22nd. But wait, there’s more… For those [...]
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November 11 at Caña: Mount Gay Rum Tasting with Chesterfield Browne

By thirstyinla On November 8, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events, Tastings
On Thursday, November 11th, Caña Rum Bar welcomes Chesterfield Browne, the International Brand Ambassador and Mixologist for Mount Gay Rum. Browne will educate guests on the 300-year-old distillery and its offerings, including complimentary tastings of Mount Gay Extra Old and the 1703 Old Cask Selection. Browne (creator of the acclaimed Chester’s Own rum punch) was [...]
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A Hot Time at Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party

By thirstyinla On October 13, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events, Reviews
Jonathan Gold recently hosted his second annual Union Station Speakeasy Cocktail Party, featuring cocktails by the bars of 213 and gourmet bites from some of L.A.’s top restaurants. The event was a fundraiser for Zócalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides a nonpartisan forum to prominent thinkers and doers via lectures, panels, salons, screenings, webzine and annual conferences.
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Tapping into the Inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl

By thirstyinla On September 29, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events, Reviews
Summer finally decided to show up last Saturday, but the triple digit heat didn’t deter 1,200 thirsty Angelenos from heading downtown to attend the inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl, a collaboration between 213 and the Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune). The sold out event took place at seven of 213’s bars, where Crawlers [...]
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September 25: L.A. Craft Beer Crawl in Downtown Los Angeles

By thirstyinla On September 14, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events
Proving that his interests go beyond great cocktails and fine spirits, 213 Proprietor Cedd Moses is teaming up with The Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune) to present the inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl, taking place in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, September 25th. For the price of one ticket, Crawlers will get unlimited [...]
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Choose Your Weapon: Sampling the New Cocktails at Caña Rum Bar

By thirstyinla On August 30, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Events, Reviews, Tastings
Although President Obama’s recent fundraising visit to Los Angeles caused a traffic nightmare for thousands of rush hour commuters, in other parts of the city drivers had no problem reaching their destinations. Thanks to a nearly deserted 10 Freeway, I arrived in downtown in record time for the Caña cocktail menu launch party, a celebration [...]
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@thirstyinla and @clairemallett are back this Sunday, March 7 with another edition of ABTG on Clubhouse! 
Inspired by a comment during last week’s session, for this week’s topic we’d love to hear about bars that feature art - especially bartender art - as a part of the guest experience, whether it’s exhibiting local artists, murals on the walls, live music, DJs and more.
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FRIDAY! 5pm PST!
we are so excited to have our homie CJ Catalano (@repealcocktails) as our first special guest joining us LIVE from @golddiggersla for a conversation and cocktail lesson! CJ is currently the beverage director at the luxurious @fairmontcenturyplaza in Los Angeles. besides being extremely handsome his worthy talents have taken him across the country and we’re so psyched to have him on the show for what will definitely be an informative experience. we’ll throw that link in our bio as we get closer to friday.
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donations to the show will be sent to Art Beyond The Glass (@abtghq), an organization that gives artist bartenders opportunities to showcase their art through events. throughout the pandemic, they have shifted their focus to bartender aid and we are happy to raise a little $ for a noble cause!
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ABTG Co-Founder @thirstyinla & Art Curator @clairemallett will be hosting the first Art Beyond the Glass chat on @joinclubhouse this Sunday, Feb. 28! Join them starting at 3pm Pacific 📞 #abtgla
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