On Tuesday, September 14, mingle with cause-minded individuals, sip great cocktails and enjoy live music at Causecast’s Cause on the Rocks, the monthly mixer of cocktails for a cause, taking place at Viceroy Santa Monica. For every VeeV Açaí Lemonade purchased during Cause on the Rocks, 100% of the proceeds will benefit LA-based Concern Foundation,…
Read MoreOnce upon a time, they were the opening crew at Seven Grand: Aidan Demarest, John Coltharp, Marcos Tello, Dave Whitton and Damian Windsor. As key figures in the rebirth of the thriving Los Angeles cocktail scene, they’re regarded as some of the most influential barmen in the country. Throughout the city, you’ll find their cocktails…
Read MoreEarlier this summer, Cruzan Rum launched its latest expression, a spiced rum called Cruzan 9. The new Cruzan derives its name from its nine-spice blend of vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, mace, allspice, pepper and juniper. The number nine is also a nod to the nine districts of St. Croix, home to the historic Cruzan distillery.
Read MoreIf you like surprise giveaways, handcrafted cocktails and Southern-inspired cuisine, then be sure to visit First & Hope between September 7th and September 12th for Mystery Week. Stop by the downtown supper club for lunch or dinner, use the keyword “MYSTERY,” and you’ll get a sealed envelope that is guaranteed to contain a prize, such…
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Good friend and fellow imbiber Scot checks out the newly expanded cocktail menu and whiskey selection at Bigfoot Lodge West.
Read MoreEven Beverly Hills offers bargains if you know where to look, and this Thursday, August 26th look no further than the Roof Garden of the acclaimed Peninsula Beverly Hills. From 5pm to 7pm, the Peninsula hosts its Rooftop Cocktail Hour, featuring cocktails, wines by the glass, and beer for half price. Better still, guests of…
Read MoreOf all of the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai is perhaps the most fitting place for the Kōloa Rum Company to call home. Captain James Cook (commanding the HMS Resolution) and the HMS Discovery first landed on the Hawaiian Islands at Waimea, Kauai in 1778; in the holds of both ships were barrels of rum. Hawaii’s first sugar plantation was founded in Kōloa, Kauai in 1835, and small batch rum was said to be produced from the very first harvest, which took place in 1837. It’s from this Kauai town that Kōloa Rum gets its name.
Read MoreA group of spirits cognoscenti gathered at Seven Grand last Thursday for the Los Angeles launch of WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey, a 100 proof, 100 percent rye whiskey, aged for a minimum of ten years in oak barrels. Founded in 2010, WhistlePig is hand-bottled at the WhistlePig Farm Distillery, located on a former dairy farm…
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