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Genever is an Art Deco Hidden Gem in Historic Filipinotown

By thirstyinla On May 27, 2018 · Add Comment · In Interviews, Openings, Stories
Located in Historic Filipinotown, Genever is uniquely situated at the nexus of women’s empowerment, cultural heritage, community, and Los Angeles cocktail culture. The gin-forward cocktail menu features Filipino ingredients like tapioca, panutsa, bitter melon, pandan, calamansi and sago.
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Zahra Bates Rocks the House at B-Side

By thirstyinla On April 13, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Events, Reviews
Downtown is still be the place to be when it comes to the greatest concentration of craft cocktail bars in Los Angeles, but Hollywood is making some noise of its own. The latest to join the burgeoning Hollywood cocktail scene is B-Side, an intimate speakeasy-style bar tucked within the Rolling Stone Restaurant & Lounge at the Hollywood & Highland Center.
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Dutch Thrills: Nolet’s Silver and Nolet’s Reserve Gin

By thirstyinla On January 11, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Reviews, Tastings
Nolet brings a modern approach to its floral, fruit-forward Silver Dry Gin and the extraordinary Reserve. Nolet's Silver anchors the Employees Only version of the classic Aviation cocktail.
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A Hot Time at Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party

By thirstyinla On October 13, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events, Reviews
Jonathan Gold recently hosted his second annual Union Station Speakeasy Cocktail Party, featuring cocktails by the bars of 213 and gourmet bites from some of L.A.’s top restaurants. The event was a fundraiser for Zócalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides a nonpartisan forum to prominent thinkers and doers via lectures, panels, salons, screenings, webzine and annual conferences.
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October 9: Jonathan Gold’s Second Annual Union Station Cocktail Party

By thirstyinla On October 4, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Events
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 [...]
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Speaking Easy at R Bar with Canadian Club and Boardwalk Empire

By thirstyinla On September 16, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Events, Reviews
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 [...]
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The Wayback Machine: Speakeasy in Hollywood on August 21

By thirstyinla On August 6, 2010 · Add Comment · In Events, Tastings
On Saturday, August 21, Drink:Eat:Play (International Wine Festival, LA Beer Festival, LA BBQ Festival) presents the latest edition of Speakeasy, a Roaring 20s-themed evening of drink, music, and more drink taking place at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood. The all-inclusive $40 ticket includes unlimited samples of over 100 spirits brands, as well as [...]
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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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May 30: Speaking Easy on the Miracle Mile

By thirstyinla On May 28, 2009 · Add Comment · In Events
Any event that combines art, music, and cocktails automatically gets my attention. Throw in words like “free drinks” and “speakeasy” and you’ll get a Pavlovian response from me. This Saturday, May 30, Muse (LACMA’s membership group for young artists and art enthusiasts) presents ArtWalk 2009 on the Miracle Mile. From 12pm to 8pm, the ArtWalk [...]
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    [2/2] Once we were seated, @milliondollastrong led [2/2] Once we were seated, @milliondollastrong led us through a tasting of the 2022 Yamazaki Limited Edition Tsukuriwake Selection 🤩
Meaning “artisanship through a diversity of making,” Tsukuriwake features the foundational pillars of Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky, bottled at 48% ABV 🥃
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Puncheon - the “heart” of Yamazaki (puncheon = 480-liter American oak casks)
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