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Royal Wedding Edition 

Volume 3, Issue 4     

April 29, 2011

 

Congratulations to the happy royal couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!

 

 

 

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Cheers,
Jonathan
IN THIS ISSUE
BOOZE BRIEFS: Russian Standard Vodka's "Emotion in a Glass" competition...Best of Newport Soiree...Elegantly Green Weddings...Will & Kate...MS Walker
BUSINESS CLASS: Orlando!
RECIPES GALORE: Royal Wedding Cocktails
THE FUNNIES: Vintage Funnies
UPCOMING HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST

SPRING 2011 

May 1: The Great Bridal Affair, Boston, MA

May 2nd: Museum of the American Cocktail Presents: "The Best Bartenders I Ever Knew" with gaz regan, New Orleans, LA

May 5: Best of Newport Soiree, Rosecliff Manor, Newport, RI

May 9th: MOTAC presents: "An Evening with Dale DeGroff" at The Passenger, Washington, DC

May 11th: Museum of the American Cocktail Presents: "When It's Cocktail Time in Cuba" @ The Cocktail Bill Boothby Center for Beverage Arts, San Francisco, CA

May 13-16:

Manhattan Cocktail Classic 


May 15: Elegantly Green Wedding Showcase, Boston, MA

May 23rd:

The Cocktail Lab 

w/ Jonathan @ Astor Center, NYC
 
Want to list your event here? Email me.   
Also, visit our friends at www.insidefandb.com for more great event listings.

 
Booze Briefs:
 
What's New?


Russian Standard Vodka's "Emotion in a Glass" USBG Cocktail Competition

RSV Bottle

Calling all bartenders...

Top 5 Reasons To Enter The RSV 'Emotion In A Glass' Competition:

 

1.       You can win a trip to Russia!

2.       You can show-off your winning cocktail in the esteemed Food & Wine Magazine November issue. Impress your family during Thanksgiving!

3.       The Consumer Choice winner gets a trip to Tales. NOLA here you come!

4.       It's your take on an emotion, so you can't be wrong!

5.       Again, it's a free trip to Russia.

 

Convinced? Great.

 

Here's the link -

 

http://www.usbg.org/russianstandardemotion/ 

 

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The Elegantly Green Wedding Showcase

 

Elegantly Green Wedding Showcase

 

Boy are we lucky at Wedding Cocktail Design.  We've been invited to take over the ENTIRE BAR at this year's Elegantly Green Wedding Showcase in Boston, MA.  What an experience this will be.

If you're getting married, and happen to be into all green, organic spirits and cocktails, then come on by! 

Come by even if you're not getting married. 

Try some signature wedding cocktails and peruse the elegant table settings, dresses, deserts, and more.

Our partners for this event include: Square One Organic Vodka, VeeV Acai Spirit, and Casa Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Wines. 

 

Casa LapostolleSquare OneVeeV 

 

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Best of Newport Soiree 

 

The Newport, RI season is just about to begin, and to kick it all off we're participating in the "Best of Newport" soiree to be held at Rosecliff Manor on Thursday, May 5th.  This is all thanks to our pals at Newport Life Magazine.  

 

Newport Life Magazine

How fancy an evening this will be!   

 

Specialty cocktails will be served, along with some of the best canapes this side of the Mississippi.

 

For more info please click here.

 

Oh, and in case you're unfamiliar with Rosecliff manor, this is what it looks like:

Rosecliff Manor 

   

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Will & Kate: The Royal Wedding

 

Will and Kate

 

Who woke up this morning at 4am to watch the Royal Wedding?

 

In case you missed it, you can check out my appearance on Fox Providence's "The Rhode Show" from this past Wednesday.  I mixed up some cocktails inspired by the royal wedding...

 

Enjoy!

 

Royal Wedding Cocktails on Fox Providence 

 

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USBG Happenings
 

 

Rhode Island Update:


I was very proud to attend a formative meeting of the Rhode Island chapter of the United States Bartenders' Guild this week.  The turn-out was enormous, and the enthusiasm amongst Ocean State bartenders was tremendous.

Good luck, USBGRI - your state is filled with terrific drinks, dining, and some of the best bartenders in the country!

USBGNY Update:


Congrats to NY Chapter member Brian Matthys - winner of the USBG National cocktail competition!  The bloke gets to go to Panama.  Lucky him!
 
Is your brand interested in sponsoring any East Coast USBG events, please email jpogash@usbg.org

USBG Boston Update:

 

We would also like to include a link below to a great article about the newly created USBG Boston Chapter.

 

Check them out:

 

USBG Boston 

 
 


Business Class:
 

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention (WSWA)

WSWA Convention

Many thanks to The Tasting Panel magazine and WSWA for putting on such an amazing 3 day extravaganza.


The JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.  The grounds are lush, the air warm, and the facilities top-notch.
JW Marriott Grande Lakes

  Here's the WSWA Convention blog for more coverage:

WSWA Blog 

 
RECIPES GALORE:

 Aperitifs

Royal Wedding Cocktails

As seen on:

The Rhode Show

The Pimm's Pom & Circumstance Fizz

Mix together into a pitcher with ice and stir well to chill and dilute:

8 oz. Pimm's No. 1 cup

24 oz. POM pomegranate juice

4 oz. each fresh lemon juice and simple syrup

Top w/ Moet & Chandon Champagne

Serve in fancy rocks or highball glasses with strawberry ice cubes

*to make the strawberry ice cubes, simply place slices of strawberries in ice cube tray, add water, and freeze.

 

The Bridesmaid Cocktail

1 1/2 oz. Godiva Chocolate Vodka

3/4 oz. Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur

1 oz. fresh brewed Bigelow's Wild Blueberry-Acai Herb Plus Tea

1 tsp. agave nectar

1 dash orange bitters

Directions: Shake well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish: orange peel



The Funnies...

 

Vintage Funnies:

 

This comes to us via Mr. Brian Rea and his wonderful website, www.TheBarkeeper.com  This cartoon appeared in the 1950 book, "Authentic and Hilarious Bar Book," by Virgil F. Partch.  What a treasure, eh? (I meant the Cartoon, not Brian)

 

Vintage Cartoon 

 

 

 

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