New Orleans

New Orleans here I come!

February 25, 2010 - 6:31pm | by Daniel Priseman
I know that July seems like it is a long way off, especially when it is cold and rainy here in the UK, but trust me it is worth thinking about where you are going to be from the 21st – 25th… Me? I’m going to be in New Orleans of course.
 
 
Last year I made my first trip out to Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans’ annual cocktail and spirits event, and there is no way I am going to miss it this year! For those of you who don’t already know about Tales, it is the biggest drinks industry event of the year and you really don’t want to miss it.
 
 
The TotC website www.talesofthecocktail.com/ is already full of info including a list of the seminars and events that are already planned, so I thought now might be the right time to give you a little recap on 2009 and give you a heads up about 2010. When you are travelling that far it pays to plan ahead!
 
 
So last year was an eye opening experience for me. To be honest I tried to pack too much into my brief stay in New Orleans but that’s easy to do when there are so many seminars, events, places to see and people to catch up with. So here’s what happened in 2009:
 
 
Almost 11,500 people who are interested in cocktails and spirits gathered in New Orleans for five days of seminars, tastings, meetings, parties and competitions. While it centered around The Hotel Monteleone events were held in bars all over the French Quarter, including ‘Spirited Dinners’ in some of New Orleans’ best restaurants, brand sponsored parties in bars and hotels and of course impromptu gatherings in bars across the city.
 
 
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Start saving your pennies… you’re coming to Tales next year

July 14, 2009 - 1:11am | by Daniel Priseman

Sitting in a hotel somewhere in the backwoods of Mississippi, Sarah, Steve and I are reminiscing about the last 5 days spent at Tales of the Cocktail. All three of us agree that it has been an amazing experience and that we will be back to do it all again next year.  We also are all of the opinion that a day or two off the sauce wouldn’t be amiss.

 

So here are our thoughts on what makes Tales such a good event and why we expect you to start saving your pennies now so that we can see you in New Orleans in 2010.

 

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Tales is tough...

July 11, 2009 - 8:54pm | by Daniel Priseman

You may have gathered that I have not been blogging as much as I promised... firstly my apologies for that but here in my defense New Orleans during Tales of the Cocktail is a crazy place! this is my fourth day and I think I have had about 7 hours sleep so far. At every turn there is someone you know, somewhere to go or a party that you just have to attend! 

 

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

 

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Tales and Whiskey

July 7, 2009 - 4:55pm | by Daniel Priseman

This will be a brief blog for 2 reasons...

 

Firstly, the really interesting updates will be made over the next 5 days from New Orleans so honestly there is not much I can write now that will top that. The whole B&T team will be attending Tales of the Cocktail so hopefully we will end up with a stack of stories, ideas, thoughts, pictures and tasting notes to throw at you over the coming months!

 

Secondly, I still need to pack!

 

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Tales of the Cocktail

May 14, 2009 - 9:55am | by Daniel Priseman

Just a quick note to say that Bitters & Twisted is very excited to announce that we will be at Tales of the Cocktail in July, camera in hand and dictaphone at the ready!

 

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