More Good Dining and Drinking, a Morning with Robert Hess, and Places To Explore, While at Tales of the Cocktail
Steve Schul and Paul Zablocki (Cocktail Buzz) ply their love for cocktails, mixology, and food pairings on their Web site, Cocktail Buzz and their blog “Buzzings” with videos that offer demonstrations of cocktail/appetizer pairings, recipes for meals to follow your cocktail, as well as a reviews of cocktail bars and restaurants in NYC and other [...]
My Tales from Tales 2009
Natalie Bovis-Nelsen is the author of “Preggatinis™: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be;” host of The Liquid Muse Podcasts (filmed throughout Tales of the Cocktail); teaching the Virgin Mixology seminar; and unabashed by the fine art of self-promotion.
For some people, Tales of the Cocktails is a big party. For others its an educational intensive. For most, it’s a combination of [...]
Agavepalooza – Fine tequila and mezcal tasting
Tiare Olsen (A Mountain of Crushed Ice) hails from Stockholm, Sweden and is a passionate cocktails and spirits geek with a special love for tropical and tiki drinks.
As a lover of Tequila and Mezcal i attended the Agavepalooza which was for me a not to be missed session. It was moderated by Steven Olson and panelists [...]
Spirited Dinner at GW Fins, with Beachbum Berry and Martin Cate
Chuck Taggart is a dedicated cocktailian and native New Orleanian now living in Los Angeles. He publishes The Gumbo Pages.
It was a tough decision which Spirited Dinner to go to this year — so many menus looked great, we were teetering between Wolfe’s in the Warehouse and Iris and we thought long and hard about [...]
Behind the scenes of the Cointreau Apprentice Program
Like the rest of New Orleans, the Hotel Monteleone has a few ghosts rattling chains throughout its rooms. Flashes of light are seen in the corners of your eye, and odd sounds are heard throughout the nights. Well, during Tales of the Cocktail, don’t be too afraid. The sounds of ice being crushed against metal, [...]
A Newb’s Look at Tales
Based in Boulder, CO, Reese Lloyd is an IT Architect by day and hacks cocktails by night on his blog Cocktail Hacker.
What’s Tales of the Cocktail like? What’s it all about? What do you do? Until a week ago I couldn’t tell you the answer to any of those questions. I was, to use the [...]
Cocktail Culture and The Internet
Natalie Bovis-Nelsen is the author of “Preggatinis™: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be;” host of The Liquid Muse Podcasts (filmed throughout Tales of the Cocktail); teaching the Virgin Mixology seminar; and unabashed by the fine art of self-promotion.
The relationship between cocktails and the Web is an interesting one. After all, with dozens of people blogging about unusual [...]
Random Observations
Tales of the Cocktail is an assault on the senses. As I browse the writings of my fellow boozebloggers, I marvel at how they can so effectively distill the deluge of information that is TotC into clear, well-structured prose. I find it truly amazing that these people can participate full-tilt in the events, and simultaneously [...]
About Being a Good Host
Tiare Olsen (A Mountain of Crushed Ice) hails from Stockholm, Sweden and is a passionate cocktails and spirits geek with a special love for tropical and tiki drinks.
I attended the session ‘The fine art of tending a bar’ with Stansilav Vadrna and it turned out to be the session i will remember the most. It [...]
The Science of Shaking Up Controversy
Matt Robold is an Orange County, California-based blogger with a passion for rum, an interest he indulges on his blog Rum Dood.
Does your shaking style really make a difference in the final temperature and dilution of your drink?
If you’re not a bartender, this question has probably never occurred to you. If you are a bartender [...]
