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By thirstyinla, on December 21, 2011
 It’s time to start stretching those livers, Los Angeles! Craft cocktail destinations across the city are welcoming the new year with masquerade parties, multi-course dinners, and spirited trips around the world and back in time to the 1920s. [...]
Continue reading So Long 2011, and Thanks for All the Fish!
By thirstyinla, on May 13, 2011
 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
By thirstyinla, on May 6, 2011
 For a bartender, dream jobs don’t get more prestigious than Head Bartender of the American Bar at The Savoy. The current Head Bartender of the American Bar is Erik Lorincz, a 31-year-old native of Slovakia who began his tenure when The Savoy reopened on October 10, 2010. [...]
Continue reading Lessons from a World Class Bartender: A Cocktail Master Class with Erik Lorincz
By thirstyinla, on March 24, 2011
 Bulleit Rye Whiskey made its national debut in March 2011, and it looks poised to garner the same devotion and acclaim as its predecessor. [...]
Continue reading Bulleit Rye Whiskey is Right on Target
By thirstyinla, on March 20, 2011
 Angelenos learned about cognac and its role in cocktail culture during a Cognac Cocktail Class at The Varnish, presented by Liquor.com and hosted by Varnish co-owner Eric Alperin and GM Chris Bostick. During the sold out two-hour session, attendees were educated about the luxury spirit, tasted expressions from the premium Pierre Ferrand line, and learned how to make four cognac cocktails. [...]
Continue reading The Art of the Blend: Cognac and Cocktails at The Varnish
By thirstyinla, on February 8, 2011
 A motley crew of gin-soaked bloggers, bartenders and shanghaied passengers rides the Trolley of Death for a night of drinks at some of L.A.’s best bars. [...]
Continue reading Riding the Trolley of Death, Fueled by Plymouth Gin
By thirstyinla, on January 21, 2011
 On February 5, Liquor.com presents an exclusive 2-hour class at The Varnish, where guests will learn how to make four cognac cocktails and taste spirits from Pierre Ferrand. [...]
Continue reading Cognac Cocktail Class at The Varnish (UPDATED)
By thirstyinla, on December 8, 2010
 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
By thirstyinla, on November 29, 2010
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
By thirstyinla, on November 17, 2010
Photo: 1886/The Raymond
Cocktail enthusiasts in Pasadena have a bar they can call their own, now that 1886 has soft-opened at the historic Raymond Restaurant. 1886 takes its name from the year that Walter Raymond first opened his eponymous hotel, before a devastating fire [...]
Continue reading 1886 Opens at The Raymond in Pasadena
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