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See below the EXCITING news that Tales of the Cocktail on Tour is returning to Vancouver in a mere 4 weeks! Make sure you purchase your tickets! For a list of cheaper accommodations, please email me directly at lauren@laurenmote.com. Cheers!  For Immediate Release Ann Tuennerman: (504) 948-0511; Ann@TalesoftheCocktail.com   2012 Tales of the Cocktail® on [...]

Some recipes for large batches of good-old holiday cheer! The big guy will be so drunk and happy! *o* Feature LDB Product: “Woodford Reserve Bourbon” For single serving: “Don’t upset the Apple-Cart” 1.50 oz Bourbon 1.00 oz Masala Black Chai Tea Syrup* 0.75 oz Lemon juice 2.00 oz Apple cider 2 dashes Angostura bitters Stir [...]

I wanted to share three cocktails that I created for a Madmen themed Christmas party the other day, hosted by Kale & Nori. They were all different inspirations, both NYC and cultural, and turned out deliciously! All my staff were dressed as professional 60′s biz-ladies, and with the addition of one old-timey male Bartender, and [...]

Spending the holidays entertaining day after day can be tiring, and quite costly. Recipes that are easy to execute, while being affordable and innovative can be challenging, but punch is the savior. With its long and antiquated history, the punch still stands alone as the “holiday water-cooler”; an instigator of conversation, an ice-breaker, something to [...]

The Canadian Professional Bartender’s Association (CPBA) and “Made with Love” Mixology are proud to announce their first Vancouver stop on the Canadian tour. This popular 400 person event has created its success by working with Canada’s top bartenders and mixologists in various cities, including Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto. As the official “Made with Love” [...]

Well hello friends, it’s that time of year again where all of us get together and celebrate what it means to take care in what we produce. Vancouver Craft Beer Week, May 6-14 2011 both schools and celebrates with all people that love craft brews. The Refinery is offering a really cool Cocktail Kitchen on [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich, Marlo Panucci, Ben de Champlain – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what is available for March: Ingredient List: Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla Bitters Lemongrass Syrup Kaffir Lime Syrup Pear-Star Anise Bitters [...]

As we’re approaching the inaugural Vancouver beginnings for Tales of the Cocktail on Tour, I decided “quick-like-fox” to throw a really inspiring cocktail list together, and launch it just in time for all eyes to be on the West Coast libations scene! Available now at the Refinery, my bar team – Graham Racich & Marlo [...]

Each month, my bar team – Graham Racich, Marlo Panucci, Ben de Champlain – and I develop a set of ingredients and unique on-the-spot impromtu cocktails for guests that reflect our interesting style of cocktailing. Here’s what we’ve done so far for February: Ingredient List: Ancho-Chipotle Bitters Orange-Juniper-Cardamom Bitters Grapefruit-Fennel-Szechuan Pepper Bitters Plum-Rootbeer Bitters Corn-Vanilla [...]

Kir – nothing tastes quite like it. It’s simple, elegant, palate-cleansing and the cassis makes the drink. That juicy, viscous peppery “bite” to the liqueur is the quintessential characteristic associated with this cocktail. So here’s what I did – I changed the cassis. This cocktail is an adaptation of the classic black currant cassis and [...]