Highlights of Tales so far
Jay Hepburn is a cocktail enthusiast from London, England. He documents his adventures in mixology at Oh Gosh!.
It seems redundant to say it, but Tales of the Cocktail is a blast! Between the people, the sessions, and all the cocktails it is essentially impossible to not be having fun from the minute you leave your [...]
French Cafes Session with Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller
Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
This session tried to cover an awful lot of ground in a limited time so the treatment was a little superficial. There was some interesting information though.
One of the highlights was [...]
Cocktail Garnishes From Functional to Fabulous!
This morning has been wonderful. Trader Tiki, Kaiser Penguin and I ‘tended at Jeff Berry’s “Potions of the Caribbean.” I helped Martin Cate unpack teeny tiny ice cones, and I’ve batched drinks for Jeff Berry. I’m pooped, but I’ll here is the live blogging Martin Cate’s “Cocktail Garnishes: From Functional to Fabulous”
2:24 — Martin and [...]
Mud Puddle Books
Michael Dietsch is a freelance editor in Providence, Rhode Island. He blogs about his interest in good cocktails at A Dash of Bitters.
Just a quick note to let you know that Mud Puddle Books is set up in the Cocktail Market in the Queen Anne Ballroom. In my opinion, it’s the only booth worth visiting, [...]
Artisan spirits and the people who eat ramen noodles to create them.
Kevin Kelpe is a bartender, restaurateur and amateur writer living in Boise, Idaho. He blogs at Save the Drinkers.
Wi-Fi in the Monteleone is… well, crappy. And so, what you’re about to experience took two days to get up. No, no, no… it’s not my ex. It’s my thoughts on Allison Evanow’s session on Artisan Spirits [...]
Essential Guide to American Whiskey: Review of the Preview
Charles & Ted Munat are Seattle-based brothers and ardent fans of good spirits. They blog at Le Mixeur.
Every good preview deserves an equally good review, so after attending Essential Guide to American Whiskey with LeNell Smothers and Gary Regan, it seems appropriate to reflect back on my original sneak peek of the event, and [...]
Friday Roundup
Seamus Harris is a dedicated enthusiast of well-made cocktails who splits his time between Auckland, New Zealand and Shanghai, China. He publishes the Bunnyhugs blog.
I got out of bed early enough to make the media breakfast at Brennan’s. To start we had a tasty Bloody Mary with a splash of red wine in it, [...]
Live Blogging (kind of): Potions of the Caribbean
Matt Robold is an Orange County, California-based blogger with a passion for rum, an interest he indulges on his blog Rum Dood.
10:27am – Finally got my wireless working so I won’t be using my blazing fast cellphone for this. I don’t think there were this many island shirts and straw hats at Jeff Berry’s tiki-themed [...]
Guest Blogger: Judy Walker
At the Tales of the Cocktail Cocktail Party Thursday afternoon, there was no way to sample each and every cocktail offered at dozens of tables ringing a giant ballroom. For one thing, the party lasted only 90 minutes. Plus, the room was so packed with people it got hard to move after a while.
Marvin Allen, [...]
On Tiki at Tales
Blair Reynolds is a Portland-based tiki fiend and proprietor of Reynoles Galley. He documents these obsessions at Trader Tiki.
When in New Orleans, it’s hard to turn one way or the other without seeing a Hawaiian shirted tourist headed towards the Cafe du Monde or Pat O’ Brien’s. But the most prominent placement of the brightly [...]
