Ladies and Endangered Cocktails

The acronym stands for “Ladies United in the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails,” which always provokes a little smirk on the part of the person hearing it for the first time. What is an endangered cocktail? Who are these ladies? Isn’t it just a drinking club for chicks?

Wearing Many Hats

Blogger RyeGirl had to represent NYC as a bartender, blogger, sales rep and brand embassador at Tales of the Cocktail. And she still managed to win People’s Choice at the Milagro Margarita competition. Now she is celebrating with a new tattoo and Swing Dancing tonight at d.b.a on Frenchman St. Care to join [...]

Old & New Cocktails

Loving the juxtaposition of the old & new in the cocktail world.

Tasting Spirits with F. Paul Pacult

Kevin Gray (Cocktail Enthusiast) is a Dallas-based freelance writer and food and drink fanatic.
When a man tastes eight spirits each morning, and has reviewed thousands more, you tend to listen when he speaks. Plenty Tales of the Cocktail
attendees did just that at F. Paul Pacult’s Spirits Critics Workshop on Thursday morning. Paul led a group of groggy [...]

New Orleans: The Sorrow, The Pity, The Awe, The Joy

Ted Munat is a Seattle-based fan of good spirits and a co-author of Left Coast Libations, available right-the-hell-now at the Tales bookstore, in the lobby of the Monteleone. He blogs at Le Mixeur.
If I were ever to move to New Orleans I would almost certainly end up writing the best novel ever written. People all [...]

Like tuna fish to a cat

Wendy and Dayne Miller (LuggageTag) spend their time searching out bars, restaurants and adventure in the near and far corners of the world, chronicling many of those experiences at LuggageTag.
More More More — here’s a review of the At Full Sail high-proof spirits session.

Botanical Garden

Michael Dietsch is a bartender between gigs, a writer with an attitude, and an editor with a fast red pen. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and blogs about spirits and cocktails at A Dash of Bitters.
Thursday morning, I had the pleasure of sitting in on the Botanical Garden seminar, presented by Charlotte Voisey and [...]

Learning about Armagnac

Stevi Deter (Two at the Most) is a cocktail ingenue living in Redmond, WA.
I learned a lot about Armagnac, and tasted five. What is so unique about the process of making Armagnac? Let me explain.

Wayne Curtis Doesn’t Screw Around Like Lesser Humans Do

A single-sample measurement of the rotational period of the Carousel Bar at 29°57′15″N 90°4′3″W

Wendy and Dayne Miller (LuggageTag) spend their time searching out bars, restaurants and adventure in the near and far corners of the world, chronicling many of those experiences at LuggageTag.
Unadjusted for temperature, altitude, or ethanol content.

Location:Royal St,New Orleans,United States

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