Thirsty in LA – Page 37 – Cocktail Culture in the City of Angels

October 9: Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party

October 4, 2010

Just two weeks after the inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl, Jonathan Gold and 213 are teaming up once again for the second annual Union Station Speakeasy Cocktail Party, taking place this Saturday, October 9 in the station’s historic Grand Concourse. The celebration of downtown L.A.’s “speakeasy style” will feature craft cocktails by 213, gourmet bites…

Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum: Nine is the Magic Number

October 2, 2010

It’s been two months since Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum, the newest release in the Cruzan portfolio, made its debut. With its blend of vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, mace, allspice, pepper and juniper berry, Cruzan 9 is perfect for the kind of fall weather that has seemingly disappeared in the midst of L.A.’s current heat…

It’s Single Malt Season at the Wine House

October 1, 2010

This month, two outstanding single malt tasting events are taking place within a week of each other at the Wine House. First is Glenfarclas, which has produced its award-winning single malt whiskies since 1836, and has been owned and managed by the Grant family since 1865. On October 5th, Brand Ambassador George S. Grant, who…

Tapping into the Inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl

September 29, 2010

Summer finally decided to show up last Saturday, but the triple digit heat didn’t deter 1,200 thirsty Angelenos from heading downtown to attend the inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl, a collaboration between 213 and the Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune). The sold out event took place at seven of 213’s bars, where Crawlers…

Live the Dream: Become Belvedere’s 2011 Global Brand Ambassador

September 25, 2010

In an article published last month, the New York Times looked at the career path that many top bartenders are taking, from working behind the bar to the high-flying life of a spirits brand ambassador. Now, Belvedere Vodka is offering you the chance to skip all that paying-dues stuff with its new contest, aptly titled…

GQ’s 25 Best Cocktail Bars in America

September 22, 2010

File this under Jobs We Really, Really Want: “We traveled 34,462 miles and sipped 400 gin fizzes, Manhattans, and Gibsons with one goal—to compile the first ranking of the nation’s best cocktail bars.” So writes Kevin Sintumuang in the October issue of GQ, describing what it took to create the magazine’s list of the 25…

September 21: Say Arrivederci to the Drago Centro Summer Cocktail Menu

September 20, 2010

Summer barely made an appearance this year, and now it’s suddenly time to welcome the fall. As announced in its Twitter feed, Drago Centro is celebrating the last day of summer on Tuesday, September 21st with cocktail and wine specials. All drinks on the Summer Cocktail Menu will be $8, and Beverage Director Michael Shearin…

A Wild Turkey Celebration of National Bourbon Heritage Month

September 19, 2010

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…

Speaking Easy at R Bar with Canadian Club and Boardwalk Empire

September 16, 2010

It’s already Don Draper’s whisky of choice on the Emmy Award-winning Mad Men. Now, Canadian Club is poised to have its coolness factor elevated even higher with the debut of Boardwalk Empire, a Prohibition-era series from Executive Producers Terence Winter (writer/creator) and Martin Scorsese (the pilot episode’s director). The HBO crime drama takes place in…

September 25: L.A. Craft Beer Crawl in Downtown Los Angeles

September 14, 2010

Proving that his interests go beyond great cocktails and fine spirits, 213 Proprietor Cedd Moses is teaming up with The Beer Chicks (Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune) to present the inaugural L.A. Craft Beer Crawl, taking place in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, September 25th. For the price of one ticket, Crawlers will get unlimited…