Top 10 guidelines to practice Wisdom behind the Bar
Since arriving on American soil from his native Yugoslavia in 1996, Dushan Zaric has become one of New York’s best professional bartenders, distinguished for his ability to bring together potentially harmonious spirits on both sides of the bar.
Dushan helpfully contributed this preview of his own seminar, “The Mastery of Wisdom Behind the Bar”; Saturday, July [...]
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 [...]
Spice – The Nice and The Not-So-Nice
Kara Newman is a New York-based writer and author of Spice and Ice: 60 Tongue-Tingling Cocktails, to be published by Chronicle Books in November 2009.
“Ever heard of a ‘death bucket’?” asked Brooks Reitz, one of the fabulous Cocktail Apprentices here at Tales of the Cocktail.
Apparently, it’s the brainchild of Johnny Iuzzini and some of the [...]
Cask Strength 1:1
Sylvan Thompson is cocktail drinker and maker in Portland, OR that occasionally posts at TastyLibations.com.
I have always been fascinated by the changes that undergo a spirit as it ages and the effects of time and temperature on our favorite spirits. So I was thrilled to be able attend a seminar on just that – Cask Strength 1:1.
Zoë and Contemporary Cocktail shaking it up at W Hotel
Deb Burst is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in travel, lifestyle and entertainment. A N’awlins gal, she’s always sniffing out a good story, check her out at debswriting.com.
W New Orleans Hotel paired up a perfect blend of spirits courtesy of the Contemporary Cocktail crew and the culinary creations of Chef Roberto Bustillo, Jr. [...]
Drop the (Soda) Gun!
Meaghan Dorman is a freelance writer and bartender at NYC’s Raines Law Room. She also blogs about spirits & cocktails at www.SpiritMeAway.com.
We all know bartenders can be fresh. Their witty, often-politically-incorrect banter is half the fun of enjoying cocktails out on the town. But this year at Tales, bartenders are encouraged to literally get fresh- [...]
Organic Liquors at Tales of the Cocktail
Steve Mirsky helps people explore different cultures and learn what makes their food unique at www.gastrotraveling.com. He invites readers to consider him as a free go-to source for better understanding anything potable or edible in their backyards or across the globe.
Our heightened eco-consciousness is shaping everything from the cars we drive to the cloths we wear. So it’s only logical that transitioning from gas [...]
Tales from a Veteran
Jeffery Lindenmuth is a full-time writer who has covered wine, spirits and food for Men’s Health, Cooking Light, Food Arts, Women’s Health, Men’s Journal, Time Out New York, Esquire and many others. 2009 will mark his sixth pilgrimage to Tales of the Cocktail.
Whether you consider Tales of the Cocktail the Davos of drinking or the [...]
Keeping the Spirit Alive: St John Frizell on Charles H. Baker Jr.
As presented at Tales of the Cocktail. The Monteleone Hotel. July 19, 2008
By Lizzy Caston, Guest Blogger
We are still heartily of the opinion that decent libation supports as many million lives as it threatens; donates pleasure and sparkle to more lives than it shadows; inspires more brilliance in the world of art, music, letters, and [...]
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, [...]
