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Los Angeles cocktail enthusiasts are going to be busy this Thursday, the night that Tiki-Ti and La Descarga are hosting events at their respective locations.
Tiki-Ti | Photo by Kenn Wilson (Flickr Creative Commons) First up is Tiki-Ti, which will be serving its famous Tiki-Ti Rum Punch [...] Continue reading July 8 is a Thirsty Thursday at Tiki-Ti and La Descarga
Continue reading June 3: Rum Amok at Hatchi Mix 2
Death and Company | photo: Grub Street 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. [...] Continue reading Death and Pain on World Cocktail Day 2010
Continue reading April 8: Caña Grand Opening Party From an Imbibe cover story to the recent openings of La Descarga and Caña in L.A., Smuggler’s Cove in S.F., and New York’s forthcoming Carteles and Painkiller, rum is a spirit on many a cocktail enthusiast’s mind these days. The booze fairy is feeling the rum fever as well and recently sent me [...] Continue reading A Rum Fit for El Presidente: Cruzan Single Barrel Estate
A week after Las Perlas made its long-awaited debut, cocktail enthusiasts will have another new 213 Downtown destination to visit when Caña Rum Bar soft opens tonight. The latest from Cedd Moses is a reboot of the exclusive Doheny members-only bar, which became as well-known [...] Continue reading Caña Rum Bar Soft Opens Tonight
Continue reading Winners of the 2010 Ultimate Spirits Challenge Announced
“My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Floridita.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Hemingway’s handwritten tribute to his favorite cocktails can be found at La Bodeguita del Medio, one of his regular haunts in Havana. Papa would no doubt feel right at [...] Continue reading La Descarga: A Postcard from Old Havana photos by Lena Watanabe Last Thursday, cocktail enthusiasts braved the rain to attend ‘Twas the Punch Before Christmas, a punch contest presented by Matt Robold (RumDood) and sponsored by Kraken Rum. It all took place in the upstairs area at Malo.
Blair Reynolds, ready to serve. The contest entries [...] Continue reading A Knockout of a Punch Contest An occasional roundup of L.A. cocktail culture in various media.
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Following its debut earlier this month, the Hatchi Mix Series returns to Breadbar Century City on June 3rd, featuring guest mixologist Joel Black (Caña Rum Bar). Inspired by the popular Hatchi Guest Chef Series, Hatchi Mix invites imbibers to experience the evolution of the cocktail, [...]
After a few weeks in soft open mode, Caña Rum Bar is ready for its close-up this Thursday, April 8th. The former Doheny has been reimagined as a 1930’s Caribbean lounge, featuring over 140 small-batch rums, a rum-based cocktail menu, and [...]
The winners have been announced for the inaugural Ultimate Spirits Challenge, a three-day, four-stage competition that took place at New York’s Astor Center on March 1-3, 2010. The Ultimate Spirits Challenge was presented by Ultimate Beverage Challenge (UBC), founded by F. Paul Pacult, [...]
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