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September 6: Radio Room Returns to The Edison with The Bon Vivants

Radio Room Flyer

Cocktail enthusiasts rejoice! After far too long a hiatus, Radio Room returns to The Edison on Tuesday, September 6th with special guests The Bon Vivants: Scott Baird, Josh Harris and Alex Straus. [...]

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213 Nightlife and The Beer Chicks Present LA Craft Beer Crawl, Launch 8th Street Bottle Shop

LA Craft Beer Crawl Flyer

213 Nightlife and The Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune) are teaming up once again to present the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Craft Beer Crawl, taking place August 13th in downtown Los Angeles. For the price of one ticket, Crawlers will get unlimited samples of over 60 craft beers, plus food trucks curated by KCRW’s Evan Kleiman. [...]

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Learning About a Revolutionary Spirit at Caña Rum Society

Three American Rums

The June meeting of Caña Rum Society featured a fascinating lesson on rum’s history in America and a tasting of three American rums: Prichard’s Fine Rum, René Alambic Rum, and Charbay Tahitian Vanilla Bean Rum. [...]

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Seven Grand Debuts Its First Ever All-New Seasonal Cocktail Menu

Flamed orange peel for the Dagny Taggart.

Seven Grand debuts its 2011 Spring-Summer cocktail menu, its first all-new seasonal drink list since the acclaimed whiskey bar opened in 2007. [...]

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June 15: ¡Viva Sangrita! ¡Viva Tequila Ocho! at The Edison

Photo: Kara van Malssen

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. [...]

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Raising Funds for Veterans with a Few of Our Favorite Things: Cars, Bars & Cigars

Green Tesla

Today is Memorial Day, a perfect time to introduce Akilah Kamaria, a former Marine with a passion for spirits and cigars, and a commitment to raising funds for veterans. [...]

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World Cocktail Day & 2-Year Blogiversary: Classics, and Brugal, and Zwack! Oh, My!

It's about to get Zwacky at Caña!

Last week, a special dual celebration took place at Caña Rum Bar: World Cocktail Day and Thirsty in LA’s Two-Year Blogiversary. Thanks to the efforts of Caña GM Allan Katz, it was also a fundraiser for the Museum of the American Cocktail, one of a handful of officially sanctioned events that took place around the world. [...]

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May 18: Drago Centro Spring Cocktail Menu Launch

The Negroni, one of three Classici on Drago Centro's spring menu.

With Memorial Weekend only a couple of weeks away, Drago Centro debuts its Spring Cocktail Menu, a collaboration between Beverage Director Michael Shearin and Head Bartender Jaymee Mandeville. [...]

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May 12: Thirsty in LA 2-Year Blogiversary & World Cocktail Day Celebration at Caña

WCW

May 13th is World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week and its celebration of the American Cocktail. The date coincides with the earliest uses of the term “Cocktail” in the May 1806 editions of the Balance & Columbian Repository. It also happens to be the day that Thirsty in LA went live in 2009. With that in mind, I’ll be celebrating my Two-Year Blogiversary with a party at Caña Rum Bar on Thursday, May 12th! [...]

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May 7: Kentucky Derby Viewing Party and Japan Fundraiser with Hollis Bulleit

derby day 2011

On Saturday, May 7th, Seven Grand, Bulleit Distilling and X-Zero Protective, in association with the USBGLA and the Nippon Bartenders Association, present a special Kentucky Derby Viewing Party. The event is a fundraiser for the American Red Cross and its ongoing efforts in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. [...]

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