The Green Seasonal Bar
This is the first post from Anita & Cameron Crotty, co-authors of Married …with Dinner, a San Francisco-based food and cocktails blog.
With all the hoopla surrounding Earth Day last week, it’s hard to have missed the news: “Green” cocktails are all the rage, with an ever-growing roster of sustainable spirits available for mixing. Coupled with […]
The Gentleman’s Companion: The Life and Times of Charles H. Baker, Jr.
This is the first post from Paul Clarke, a Seattle-based writer specializing in spirits and cocktails. He publishes The Cocktail Chronicles.
In recent years, vintage bartender’s guides and mixology manuals have become hot items among cocktail fiends and on online auction sites. Little is typically known about many of the authors of these books; among the […]
Essential Guide to American Whiskey
This is the first post from Charles & Ted Munat, Seattle-based brothers and ardent, if somewhat unhinged, fans of good spirits. They blog at Le Mixeur.
Those perusing this year’s list of events at TotC have likely made note of the provocative pairing of Gary Regan and LeNell Smothers as hosts of the “Essential […]
Great Bars Of The World
This is the first post from Keith Waldbauer, a bartender at Union in Seattle. He chronicles his interest in bartending and cocktails at Moving at the Speed of Life.
What makes a great bar great? Now there’s an open invitation for passionate opinions and open-ended debate!
A bar’s greatness depends on so many factors, most of […]
Regional American Cocktail Trends
This is the debut post from Camper English, a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
Last year’s Tales of the Cocktail really got me thinking about regional cocktail trends. While much of the national reporting on cocktails concerns what’s happening in New York, not all […]
Rum, Ron, & Rhum
This is the debut post from Matt Robold. Matt is an Orange County, California-based blogger with a passion for rum, an interest he indulges on his blog Rum Dood.
Tales of the Cocktail is rapidly approaching us, and it can’t come soon enough. This year will mark my first venture out to the show, and […]
The Cocktail Garnish From Functional to Fabulous
This is the debut post from Craig Hermann. Craig is a cocktail fan and tiki aficionado in Portland, Oregon. He publishes Tiki Drinks & Indigo Firmaments.
The garnish is often considered an afterthought to the cocktail — A superfluous distraction to be placed on the napkin before quaffing. This is an unfortunate end for such an […]
Sazerac Hunt 2008
This post marks the debut of contributor Robert Simonson, a veteran of Tales of the Cocktail 2007. Robert is a Brooklyn-based wine and spirits journalist. He further documents his interest in these topics at Off the Presses.
One of the pleasures of the Tales of the Cocktail spirits convention is that one’s examination and exploration […]
Spirit Awards
Last year, Tales of the Cocktail inaugurated a new, annual event: the Spirit Awards. These awards recognize some of the establishments, products and individuals that have made major contributions to advancing the craft of the cocktail and the art of mixology. This year’s Spirit Awards will be presented at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans […]
Cabana Cachaca
Tales of the Cocktail is a massive event, attracting thousands of attendees to nearly a week’s worth of seminars, dinners, parties and presentations. It goes without saying that organizing such an event is not only complicated, but expensive.
Fortunately, Tales of the Cocktail receives a great deal of invaluable support from an array of sponsors. Here […]
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