Great drinks always need great events to go along with them. Stay tuned to this section for coverage of tastings, festivals, competitions (the rowdier the better), results from world-renowned award shows, and all kinds of other fantastic drinking events.
New England, we hope you’re parched. Because Thirst Boston is returning to its namesake city for a fourth time, running from April 28th-30th. Its schedule of seminars is now online, and some of this year’s more interesting events include a…
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As we’ve witnessed from numerous fundraisers and events over the years, bartenders have a unique ability and desire to assemble for a good cause–donating their time and effort in the ultimate show of hospitality. And that’s what we have here,…
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The San Francisco Craft Spirits Carnival has become an annual tradition in the world of California distilling, and 2016’s installment proved as big a hit as ever. This year marked the transition to a new venue—the City View space atop SoMa’s…
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As the rain poured down on an otherwise lovely afternoon in the Big Easy, a small group of us dipped into the fascinating New Orleans Pharmacy Museum to learn more about bitters and single malt scotch. It was a fitting…
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Another Tales of the Cocktail is in the books, and with it, another productive week spent in New Orleans attending seminars, tasting spirits, meeting distillers and enjoying enough revelry to make us feel fortunate this only happens once per year….
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From fascinating seminars to late-night fun, this was another year for the history books.
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Knappogue Castle Single Malt Irish Whiskey got a new look. And to celebrate, they flew in a couple heavyweight bartenders from across these great states to Pouring Ribbons in New York’s East Village just for the occasion. The visiting…
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See who made this year’s list of the best bars, bartenders, and booze writers in the world!
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Help support our very own Jay Hung as he rides to raise money for the Helen David Relief Fund.
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The spring showers may have dissipated, but Boston’s wettest weekend is still looming. Thirst Boston, a four-day festival dedicated to all things distilled, shaken and stirred returns to its namesake city on May 20-23, and for the first time…
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At the recently concluded Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition in San Francisco (see our recap), we caught up with a few industry luminaries who were in town to judge the semi finals and finals. One such judge was Jim Meehan….
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We’ve spent the past several days in San Francisco to observe the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition, in which 37 of the world’s best bartenders competed for the coveted title. Last night, in front of a crowded room and a…
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A week of cocktails, spirits, and something called a Bar Fight Club. What could be better?
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Now in its third year, this is becoming the cocktail festival to beat.
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Once again, this year’s festival introduced us to more killer local beer than we could keep track of.
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Another San Antonio Cocktail Conference is in the books, and with it, another fine event filled with educational seminars, tastings, spirited dinners and parties. Lots of parties. This year’s conference featured a rigorous educational track, with three days of classes…
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From Speed Rack and Diageo World Class to SF Beer Week, this is already shaping up to be a great year for drinking!
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Caribbean rum is on the rise in America, and these guys are here to make sure we know what we’re talking about.
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Each year, experts gather at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition to pick the best of the best. See what needs to be in your liquor cabinet in 2015!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, folks: Tales of the Cocktail and The Spirited Awards have officially crowned the best bars in the world.
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