Monthly Archives: September 2008

Marie Brizard East-West throw down

For more than 25 years, thousands of top bartenders from around the world have participated in the Annual Marie Brizard International Bartender Seminar and Competition in Bordeaux, France – home of Marie Brizard liqueurs and cordials. The USA Competition began … Continue reading

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Washington seminar coming up

Join Derek Brown and Phil Greene at this introductory discussion of the great drinks from the great old hotel bars, those palaces of hospitality. Sample and learn the histories of such classics as the Vieux Carre Cocktail (Hotel Monteleone, New … Continue reading

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Weekly news update

Marketwatch: 42 Below Cocktail World Cup Winner Announced. After five intense days of cocktail making the winner of the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup has been announced. The three-man London team took away the top honour with their "Ale of … Continue reading

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Coming up

The Museum is proud to announce an upcoming seminar, an irreverent and illustrated history of vodka. Designed especially for professional bartenders, the presentation, sponsored by Finlandia Vodka, will be composed of an in-depth breakdown of the process of distillation, fermentation … Continue reading

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Exotica in Washington

 On September 9th, the Museum kicked off its Washington, D.C. Seminar Program at Mie n Yu restaurant in Georgetown (31st and M Street, NW), with the presentation “From the Pacific Rim to the Silk Road – How to Make Exotic … Continue reading

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Weekly news update

BBC: The sort of cocktail to avoid. An English teenager has vowed never to drink again after a holiday cocktail caused her head to swell to the size of a football. (more…) Manchester Evening News:Two from Manchester compete in world … Continue reading

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