Tales of the Cocktail is a much different experience when you find yourself on the other side of the presenters table. Instead of just freewheeling it around like you’ve done on other days, you actually find yourself in work mode, busy and slightly stressed, and stone-cold sober (or close to it) at an event dedicated… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Paul
MxMo Extension
Since virtually all of the 30-someodd cocktail bloggers who made it to Tales of the Cocktail are still in transit on their way home (me, Blair, Craig, et al) or are showing up bleary-eyed at their day jobs after a week of revelry (Jeffrey, Rick, Erik, et al), it doesn’t look like many of us… Continue Reading
“There are innocent people out there. We have to go bother them.”
Yesterday was the official Day One of Tales of the Cocktail, and the headline statement, uttered at a room party around 3 am by a very tipsy Bay Area bartender, capped the day properly. As did the invite to the room party: “I’ve got Antica, Sazerac, some homemade tonic syrup and that apricot liqueur from… Continue Reading
A few things on my way out…
I’m leaving for the airport at oh-my-god-thirty, but here are a few things to keep an eye on while I’m gone– First, I don’t know how often I’ll be blogging on this site, but over at the Tales Blog, there’s gonna be a hell of a lot of action between now and next Monday. There’ll… Continue Reading
A little touch of green
Two years ago, I attended Tales of the Cocktail and was delighted to sit in on a session that, due to its subject matter–absinthe–carried a touch of danger and intrigue. Last year, I attended Tales of the Cocktail and, in addition to a reprise of the absinthe session, I was served a drink or two… Continue Reading
