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The Craft Cocktail Party

Julie Reiner: “The Craft Cocktail Party,” Entertaining at Home and the Importance of Mentoring

By thirstyinla On June 7, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Books, Interviews
Julie Reiner, the acclaimed co-owner of Brooklyn’s Clover Club and the Flatiron Lounge in Manhattan, has published "The Craft Cocktail Party: Delicious Drinks for Every Occasion."
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Auchentoshan Three Wood

Call for Entries: Two Bartenders will Make the Auchentoshan Switch and Cross the Atlantic for Two Weeks

By thirstyinla On August 7, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Uncategorized
Auchentoshan Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is taking the guest bartender concept to another level with the Auchentoshan Switch, a unique competition that will give two bartenders (one from the US and the other from the UK) the chance to switch countries and get behind the stick in a top bar on the other side of the Pond.
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No Mames

June 15-29: Liquor.com Presents NYC Cocktail Week

By thirstyinla On June 14, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events
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.
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LA in NY: The City of Angels at the 2011 Manhattan Cocktail Classic

By thirstyinla On May 13, 2011 · Add Comment · In Events
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.
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The Macallan in Lalique: Cire Perdue Sold for World Record $460,000

By thirstyinla On November 16, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Events
Last night, The Macallan in Lalique: Cire Perdue sold for $460,000 to an unnamed buyer at Sotheby’s in New York City, setting a world record for a bottle of whisky sold at auction. The Cire Perdue decanter contains 1.5 liters of 64-year-old Macallan, the oldest and rarest Macallan ever bottled by the renowned Speyside distillery. [...]
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Stories from Behind the Bar: PDT

By thirstyinla On May 30, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Events, Reviews
With a limit of just nine attendees, Stories from Behind the Bar: PDT was one of the first seminars to sell out almost immediately after online tickets went on sale. Since its opening in 2007, Please Don’t Tell (PDT) has garnered acclaim for its classically-inspired seasonal cocktails: at the Tales of the Cocktail 2009 Spirited Awards, PDT was named World’s Best Cocktail Bar and Managing Partner Jim Meehan was named American Bartender of the Year.
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Stories from Behind the Bar: Clover Club

By thirstyinla On May 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Events, Reviews
Third in a series recapping the 2010 Manhattan Cocktail Classic. After the overindulgence of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala on Friday night, it was time get a little more serious on Day Two of the MCC with…well, more drinking. Fortunately, the day’s seminars were toned down from the Gala’s massive scale; many of them were [...]
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An Epic Night at the 2010 Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala

By thirstyinla On May 23, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events, Reviews
On Friday, May 14, the center of the cocktail universe was at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, site of the 2010 Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala. From 9pm to 1am, 2500 sharply-dressed imbibers roamed the Beaux-Arts splendor of the New York Public Library, sampling cocktails from 150 mixologists and 137 liquor brands from around the world.
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Death and Pain on World Cocktail Day 2010

By thirstyinla On May 22, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Reviews
First in a series recapping the 2010 Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Fear not, dear reader. Despite the grim title of this post, I had a great night out with friends old and new on the eve of the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. I had flown to New York a day early to celebrate World Cocktail Day as [...]
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Thirsty in LA First Blogiversary & World Cocktail Day 2010

By thirstyinla On May 13, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Events
Today is May 13th, which means Thirsty in LA is celebrating its One-Year Blogiversary! It seems like so much has happened with the L.A. cocktail scene since I launched this blog, it’s hard to believe that it’s only been a year. Just look at some of the bars and restaurants that have opened in that [...]
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    Still recovering from last night’s Friends & Fam Still recovering from last night’s Friends & Family at @ginrummybar, now open in the former Nueva space! Much more to share, stay tuned…
🔥💨 Corpse Reviver  No. 47: Chamomile Infused Gin, Yellow Chartreuse, Lemon, Orange Curaçao, Absinthe, Chamomile Smoke
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    As part of its #AAPIHeritageMonth programming, on As part of its #AAPIHeritageMonth programming, on May 22 @pbs is premiering “Fanny: The Right to Rock,” the award-winning 2021 documentary about the pioneering rock band co-founded by Filipina American and queer teenagers 💛🏳️‍🌈🎸
Fanny is renowned as the first all-women band to release an album with a major record label (Warner/Reprise, 1970)

For the 2021 edition of Booze and Vinyl, @davemakessensedollarsandcents selected Fanny’s eponymous 1970 debut album - his intro featured this @davidbowie quote from a 1999 @rollingstone interview: 

“One of the most important female bands in American rock has been buried without a trace, and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest fvcking rock bands of their time in about 1973. They were extraordinary; they wrote everything, they played like motherfvckers, they were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody’s ever mentioned them. They’re as important as anybody else who’s ever been, ever, it just wasn’t their time. Revivify Fanny and I will feel that my work is done.” 👨🏻‍🎤

👀 Check out Dave’s cocktail pairings for “Fanny” in Ye Olde Profile, along with contributions from @allofthedrinks @chernobes @colinxmiller @davestolte @eugeneshoots @rev_robertsinewave @robin_nance_ @sazeracla
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    Happy AAPI Heritage Month y’all! Check the link Happy AAPI Heritage Month y’all!
Check the link in my profile for our @discoverla guide to cultural exhibits, film screenings and live performances taking place throughout the city 💛

📸 @lalouver - @gajinfujita.la “Mere Mortal” (2022)
📸 @kaijukrys as Fusion Godzilla
📸 @lapubliclibrary - @neaarts Big Read: “Interior Chinatown”
📸 @academymuseumscreenings - Sammo Hung in “Millionaires Express”

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    It’s National Prime Rib Day and the eve of the 1 It’s National Prime Rib Day and the eve of the 15th anniversary @dinela Restaurant Week! 🤩
@lawrystheprimerib is an OG RW participant, and to celebrate Prime Rib Day and the anniversary they’re launching their Surf & Turf Dine LA menu a day early 🦞 🥩

Lawry’s has been a family favorite for decades - my late father had been going there since the 1950s 🙏
📸 dad’s birthday at Lawry’s in August 2022 - the last time we all had dinner there together 🥺
 
Check my profile for links to the @discoverla history of Lawry’s and menus for hundreds of restaurants participating in Dine LA, taking place April 28 - May 12 🍽 
#lawrys #nationalprimeribday #dinela #discoverla
    Spring has sprung at @bigbaralcove! 💐 🥂 Th Spring has sprung at @bigbaralcove! 💐 

🥂 This month’s Featured Cocktail is the delightful, dangerously good Escape from LA by @cocktailsbyhawk:
Courvoisier VSOP Cognac, Giffard Abricot du Roussillon, Demerara Syrup, Lemon Juice, Scrappy’s Chocolate Bitters, Saline Solution; topped with Prosecco and garnished with Dark Chocolate Dust 🦅
🎞 Check out Saeed’s IG Reel for the recipe 🙌

Slowly working my way through the newly launched Spring/Summer menu:
🍸 We Go Deep - a Chicago deep dish 🍕 inspired Martini by @where_aremypants, made with Future Gin, Wheatley Vodka, Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth, pizza sauce, GF baguette, anchovy oil (optional) 
🔥 The Jerk by lead bartender @abigaillsmith - Diplomatico Reserva Rum, Havana Club Blanco Rum, Smith & Cross, jicama, tomatillo, mango, jerk 
🥃 Oregano Trail by @szenitram - Maker's Mark 46 Bourbon, barley, oregano, Old Fashioned + Angostura Bitters

Hope to see y’all at the Big Bar Spring Party on April 27! 🎉
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    Throwing it back to April 14, 2012: Lamb & Libatio Throwing it back to April 14, 2012: Lamb & Libations with this Murderers’ Row 🤩
🔥 oak-rotisserie lamb with garlic, rosemary, lemon 
🍹 Jason making a Sprezzatura
👂🏻 “Did someone just challenge me to a Margarita Throwdown?”
🥊 Stolte’s Classic vs Bostick’s Good Ol’ Texas Margarita

UPDATE: Margarita specs from Ye Olde Blog
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@davestolte
1.5 oz reposado tequila
.75 oz triple sec
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz lime juice
“Chill a cocktail glass in the freezer at least ten minutes. Add ingredients in a shaker about a third-full with ice cubes. Shake well to blend and chill, then strain into the chilled glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.”

@mrbostick
2 oz Siete Leguas Reposado
1 oz fresh lime juice
.75 oz orange curaçao (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao works great)
.25 oz simple
“Shake all ingredients together and pour into double Old Fashioned glass filled with hand cracked ice. Garnish with lime wedge. Eat 2 cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, rice and beans. Repeat.”

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    Last week, @discoverla hosted a wonderful pasta-ma Last week, @discoverla hosted a wonderful pasta-making demo and four-course dinner at @rossoblula 🍝
After dinner, @baotruong21 and I stopped by @damafashiondistrict for a nightcap and OMG @pablo_moix was there! 🤩

Named to this year’s @imbibe 75, Pablo and his @rarecharacterwhiskey partners @peteofdiscovery and Andy Shapira recently revived the historic @fortunabourbon, which was available from the 1880s to the 1960s. 

Guided by samples of original stocks from his personal collection, Pablo hand-blended six barrels aged a minimum of six years for a modern Fortuna that clocks in at 102 proof 🥃

Pablo graciously poured us a dram of Fortuna and a comparative taste of @blantons_bourbon. Bao enthused that the Fortuna was the best bourbon he’d ever had, and it is indeed superb. @klwines Spirits Buyer David Othenin-Girard wrote, “I have to say [Pablo] hit an absolute home run. … I can't believe anyone else is taking so much time and energy to put together such a delicious product.” 👏

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