Posts Tagged ‘cocktail recipes’
Pierre Ferrand Launches 1840 Original Formula Cognac at Tales of the Cocktail
Pierre Ferrand Cognac is releasing the 1840 Original Formula, a revival of the classic three-star cognac, at the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail. The 1840 was developed by Pierre Ferrand proprietor Alexandre Gabriel and cellar master Christian Guerin, with help from spirits and cocktail historian David Wondrich.
Read MoreNolet’s Silver Dry Gin – Garden to Cocktail Program (Part 1)
This summer, Nolet’s is rolling out a Garden to Cocktail Program that hopes to spark some cocktail creativity by pairing the Silver Dry Gin with a different fresh ingredient every month.
Read MoreJune 15-29: Liquor.com Presents NYC Cocktail Week
Liquor.com presents the inaugural NYC Cocktail Week, taking place from June 15th to June 29th at seventeen of New York’s top craft cocktail destinations. Guests will be able to choose from a selection of two cocktails and an appetizer for just $20.11.
Read MoreFood & Wine Cocktails 2011: Twelve Los Angeles Bars in the Top 100 American Bars
Los Angeles cocktail culture makes a strong showing in Food & Wine Cocktails 2011, which arrived in stores in May and features 130-plus cocktail recipes, over 20 party food recipes, a mixology handbook, and a directory of the Top 100 American Bars.
Read MoreLA in NY: The City of Angels at the 2011 Manhattan Cocktail Classic
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.
Read MoreAlex Straus Debuts Spring Cocktail Menu at Hemingway’s Lounge
Bartender Alex Straus has unveiled his Spring Cocktail Menu for Hemingway’s Lounge in Hollywood. To introduce the new drinks, Straus hosted a tasting of the spring menu and graciously shared his cocktail recipes.
Read MoreTastes Like WINNING: Charlie Sheen Cocktails by Christy Pope and Chad Solomon
Seemingly overnight, Charlie Sheen has become an ubiquitous pop culture reference: how many mentions of “WINNING,” “tiger blood” and “goddesses” have you heard today? To no one’s surprise, bartenders are finding plenty of inspiration from Sheen: Christy Pope and Chad Solomon have created a Charlie Sheen “Bi-Winning” cocktail menu.
Read MoreA Wild Turkey Celebration of National Bourbon Heritage Month
This weekend has been an especially memorable one for Wild Turkey, thanks to Friday’s induction of Associate Distiller Eddie Russell into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. The prestigious honor is part of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, which concludes its six-day celebration of America’s Native Spirit today. Even if you didn’t make it to Bardstown…
Read MoreSay Aloha to Kōloa Kauai Dark Rum
Of all of the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai is perhaps the most fitting place for the Kōloa Rum Company to call home. Captain James Cook (commanding the HMS Resolution) and the HMS Discovery first landed on the Hawaiian Islands at Waimea, Kauai in 1778; in the holds of both ships were barrels of rum. Hawaii’s first sugar plantation was founded in Kōloa, Kauai in 1835, and small batch rum was said to be produced from the very first harvest, which took place in 1837. It’s from this Kauai town that Kōloa Rum gets its name.
Read MoreA Taste of the Simpler Life: Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça
Surrounded by the natural beauty of Brazil, the residents of the historic town of Morretes have embraced a life philosophy they call a vida mais simples: “the simpler life.”
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