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Author ArchiveLast week, thousands of bartenders, mixologists, brand owners, spirits connoisseurs and cocktail enthusiasts took their annual pilgrimage to New Orleans for the cocktail event of the summer, Tales of the Cocktail. Daytime seminars revealed everything from how to perfect your consulting skills to the best ways to publish a book to creating 100 Pisco cocktails in 8 minutes and everything in between. Highlights of the week included evening parties by Beefeater, Leblon, William Grant & Sons, Pernod Ricard and the funeral of the Sex on the Beach cocktail in the rain followed by the Plymouth Bartender Breakfast. With so many delicious restaurants and organized evening meals to choose from, dinner was definitely the meal of the day this year! Cocktailians went as close as Arnaud’s for their delectable baked potato chips to as far as Jacques-Imo’s nearly a half hour away for the finest seafood and fried chicken around. With so many spirits flowing, the cocktail choices were never-ending and around every corner! Just like the perfect cocktail, nobody wanted to see Tales end!   Related posts:
Tags: Bartender, Cocktail, New Orleans Heading to Williamsburg for the evening? I’ve got your game plan. For those in Manhattan who are reluctant to venture past the bridge for a night out, there is a ton going on just a train stop off the island on the L. First off, check out the Brooklyn Brewery, where for $20 you can get 6 locally brewed and delicious beers, from a Pilsner to a Buzz Bomb and everything in between. Make sure to bring a fun board game. Last call is around 7:30 pm, so if you get in early enough for a tour certainly take the time to see how everything goes down, otherwise make sure to get there by 6 to fully appreciate your brew. For dinner, head a few blocks down to Fornino, where the pizza is fresh and the sangria is strong. The truffle oil will hit you on the way in, but don’t be pressured into ordering a large pizza with it or you will be tasting it all night. On your way back towards Berry Street, stop by the Van Leeuwen ice cream truck, where they might be out of your favorite flavor but this is the place to experiment and find a new one. Catch a breath on one of the many sitting-friendly stoop and do a little people watching. Finally, make your way to The Counting Room at 44 Berry, head downstairs and ask for Vince. Provide him an ingredient for the Dealer’s Choice and he will provide you with a great cocktail, or pick any off the ever-changing cocktail menu. This bar is a real gem, and if you skip any other parts of the night this is the one to not miss. The full evening out will cost you around $50, and worth every penny for 6 hours of fun! No related posts. Tags: Cocktails, Food, Spirits Summer is certainly the season for cocktail events. With restaurant openings, conventions, seminars, food pairing events, cocktail parties, competitions and more, the warmer months host the revival of many spirits and traditional summer cocktails. In the last month in New York, we have participated in the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, the Gourmet Latino Festival and the buzz continues to grow around the upcoming Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. As the weather heats up, summer editions are taking center stage like Beefeater’s Summer Edition Gin and Classic & Vintage’s June. Keeping in the spirit of the World Cup and Mexico’s great win yesterday, we at Colangelo and Partners ask everyone to raise their glass to the team from Mexico and indulge this weekend with a Partida Margarita! Partida Margarita 1 ½ oz Partida Blanco Tequila 1 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice ¾ oz Agave Nectar ¾ oz Water Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain over fresh ice into a Margarita glass or Old-Fashioned glass. Taste for balance.
Related posts: Tags: Cocktails, Spirits, Tequila Partida This past weekend, the world’s cocktail community descended upon New York to celebrate spirits in the first-ever Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Kicking off with a grand Gala at the New York Public Library on Friday evening, the MCC was celebrated in New York from May 14th – 18th. The four-day cocktail extravaganza included stories behind the bar from renowned mixologists, cocktail competitions where top bartenders battled for grand prizes, unforgettable parties and insightful seminars. Tequila Partida hosted a seminar at Yerba Buena on Perry Street called “The History & Evolution of Tequila, North America’s First Distilled Spirit.” Together with Chef Julian Medina and the Gourmet Latino Festival, guests were invited to peer into the world of tequila, terroir, and the essence of Mexico. Excellent fare was presented by Chef Medina, and delicious cocktails were created by Jacques Bezuidenhout and Raphael Reyes. Founder, Chairman and CEO of Tequila Partida Gary Shansby led an informative tequila tasting, while President of Tequila Partida de Mexico Vinicio Estrada talked about history and culture, paired with Chef Medina’s succulent dishes of Tamal con Huitlacoche, Pollo con Mole, Gordita de Puerco and Churros dusted with cinnamon, served with chocolate and dulce de leche sauces. There were fun surprises, many laughs and innovative uses of the world’s top rated tequila. New York cocktail enthusiasts will look forward to the Manhattan Cocktail Classic in 2011, as plans begin to unfold for the exciting times to come at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.  The team at Tequila Partida and Gourmet Latino Festival outside of Yerba Buena Perry. Photo courtesy of WeShootCocktails.com Related posts:
Tags: Food, Spirits, Tequila Partida When dealing with an ultra-premium product, it is important to engage consumers at multiple levels. Aside from traditional advertising and media placements, the world is seeing a real trend in social media. Utilizing social media in publicity efforts gains a new following of different generations of tastemakers and trendsetters. Spirit brands have jumped on the social media bandwagon and are creating Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr pages to represent their clients. When working with Tequila Partida, Facebook has been a valuable tool in particular. Though Facebook, fans can find out about events, contests, view photos, recipes and be clued into different things happening in their particular city. This month, we have launched a Facebook Fiesta contest in honor of Mexican Independence Day that only Facebook fans can be eligible to enter. With more than 400 million active members on Facebook, more than 100 million active users on Twitter, and the numbers growing on various other social media sites like Google’s Orkut, it will be interesting to see where social media leads us as we start a new decade. No related posts. Posted in: Uncategorized | 2 Comments » Manhattan bartenders, industry professionals and local spirits enthusiasts will come together to share cocktails at the “From New York with Love” event this Sunday, April 25th, from 7 – 11 pm at the Delancey. Local bloggers The Dizzy Fizz and Nosalikes are teaming up with Tales of the Cocktail to host the event, and proceeds will be sent to the SOS Children’s Villages of Haiti and United Saints Recovery Project of New Orleans. Open bar goes from 7-8 for $5, and after 8 pm the cost goes to $10 with drink specials all night. Try the Sazerac cocktail, the official cocktail of New Orleans, and drink Oloffson’s Punch made with Rhum Barbancourt, a product of Haiti and other cocktails made with Herbsaint Original. Related posts:
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