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June 13: Up on the Roof – A Libation Celebration at The Wine House
On Sunday, June 13, The Wine House is hosting its first-ever evening Spirits Fest, a rooftop party featuring food, live music, dancing, and of course a plethora of excellent liquor brands to taste. For $75 all inclusive (or $100 per pair of tickets), guests can sample spirits such as Aviation Gin, Sazerac Rye, Rhum Barbancourt…
Read MoreJune 2: Camarena Tequila Launches Free Taco Truck at Recess
Following its launch three months ago, Familia Camarena Tequila is taking its brand to the streets of L.A. with the Camarena Taco Truck, making its debut on Wednesday, June 2nd at Recess Eatery in Glendale. This is not your typical food truck: the menu features free Camarena Tequila-infused gourmet tacos, along with other delicious fare.…
Read MoreBeefeater 24 and the Pegu Club
A few years ago, Master Distiller Desmond Payne was given a task that must have seemed at once exhilarating and daunting: take the legendary Beefeater London Dry Gin and create a new, super premium gin for the modern global cocktail culture. Payne had to keep Beefeater’s original nine botanicals, the botanicals had to steep for…
Read MoreStories from Behind the Bar: PDT
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.
Read MoreThe Three Hour Tour: Around the World in Five Cocktails
Of the dozens of events that took place during the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, the Three Hour Tour was arguably the most eagerly anticipated. All 242 tickets for the booze cruise quickly sold out, and no matter how desperate your plea or generous your bribe, if you didn’t have a ticket, you were up the Hudson without a paddle.
Read MoreThe Magic of Mezcal: Tasting Del Maguey with Ron Cooper at Mayahuel
Most people would be content to be recognized as an internationally renowned artist, with pieces housed in the permanent collections of LACMA and the Guggenheim. But Ron Cooper, Founder and President of Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal, isn’t most people.
Read MoreStories from Behind the Bar: Clover Club
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…
Read MoreJune 3: Rum Amok at Hatchi Mix 2
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, from the classic era to its cutting edge, through a…
Read MoreThemed Cocktail Hours at First and Hope
Tonight, May 25, First & Hope Downtown Supper Club debuts its Themed Cocktail Hours, which take place Tuesday through Friday from 5-7pm. Each cocktail hour will feature different food and drink specials, based on that day’s theme. Here are the details: COCKTAIL HOUR – 5PM TO 7PM TV Dinner Tuesdays $10 “TV Dinners” Special toasts…
Read MoreAn Epic Night at the 2010 Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala
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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