Tales of the Cocktail is a much different experience when you find yourself on the other side of the presenters table. Instead of just freewheeling it around like you’ve done on other days, you actually find yourself in work mode, busy and slightly stressed, and stone-cold sober (or close to it) at an event dedicated… Continue Reading
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“There are innocent people out there. We have to go bother them.”
Yesterday was the official Day One of Tales of the Cocktail, and the headline statement, uttered at a room party around 3 am by a very tipsy Bay Area bartender, capped the day properly. As did the invite to the room party: “I’ve got Antica, Sazerac, some homemade tonic syrup and that apricot liqueur from… Continue Reading
A little touch of green
Two years ago, I attended Tales of the Cocktail and was delighted to sit in on a session that, due to its subject matter–absinthe–carried a touch of danger and intrigue. Last year, I attended Tales of the Cocktail and, in addition to a reprise of the absinthe session, I was served a drink or two… Continue Reading
News you can use — no, really!
I’ve mentioned it before, and probably will again one more time in the next week, but this little site over at Blogging Tales of the Cocktail has tons of useful info for anyone attending Tales of the Cocktail, or anyone wishing they had. Now, with a new post that just went up, the site has… Continue Reading
Come Dine With Me
Next week is Tales of the Cocktail, and I’m completely swamped with final preparations. I spent most of today filtering spent strawberries out of Partida reposado for the Tequila por Mi Amante I’ll be serving at the “Making Your Own Cocktail Ingredients” session, along with finishing up a large batch of falernum and decanting nearly… Continue Reading
