Monthly Archives: May 2008

Brownstoner:Brooklyn’s LeNell’s days are numbered. Revered spirits shop owned by friend of MOTAC LeNell Smothers to close with no new home on the horizon. (more…) New Orleans Magazine:Five reasons why the Sazerac should be Louisiana’s official cocktail. Granted, this is … Continue reading →

San Francisco Chronicle:Flowers make the drink in SF.It would be easy to attach Jacqueline Patterson’s fixation on flowers to her gender. After all, the bar manager at Orson in San Francisco is among the minority in the Bay Area’s prominently … Continue reading →

World Cocktail Week might be over, but that doesn’t mean it is forgotten! Our good friend Natalie Bovis-Nelsen over at theLiquidMuse.com has had plenty to say about it. She kicks things off with her "World Cocktail Week Begins Today" post … Continue reading →

UK takes Angostura Cocktail Challenge top prize. ‘Punch and Judy’ is new 2008 official Tales of the Cocktail drink. DC’s World Cocktail Week kicks off at Proof. Dita Von Teese’s cocktail moment. Wine cocktails in Vancouver. Chris McMillian makes a … Continue reading →

Dear Friends,We are happy to announce that the 2008 World Cocktail Week Celebrations have been a resounding success  thanks to all of you! I am happy to report that the Museum’s hometown of New Orleans led a great celebration:Tim McNally, … Continue reading →

Not long after the Averna contest was settled, 18 of New York’s star mixologists competed in Rhum Clément’s 3rd Annual Clement New York Cocktail Challenge. Again, PDT took honors, with Daniel Eun taking first for “Bitches Brew” and Averna winner … Continue reading →

It’s bartender competition season, it seems, and two recently concluded. One, held by Averna, will be sending Debbi Peek of the Drawing Room at Le Passage in Chicago, New York City’s Damon Dyer of Death & Company and Don Lee … Continue reading →

World Cocktail Celebration! Mixologists to present their best cocktails to benefit Cocktail Museum in New Orleans. World Cocktail Week (WCW) is a project of The Museum of the American Cocktail® and was established to celebrate the rich history of the … Continue reading →

New Orleans gears up for World Cocktail Week. Gary Regan hoists a special Manhattan in Dallas. Vinegar the latest trend in cocktail ingredients. Beer cocktails make a splash in the Midwest. First hand report on the USBG National Bartender Competition. … Continue reading →

Cinco de Mayo minus the Margarita. What makes a London barman? Japanese whiskey voted best in world. Campaign advice for the thirsty. Former Elaine’s bartender tells all.