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Volume 3, Issue 6      

June 30, 2011

 

Happy 4th of July! 

 

Festive Hats!   

 

This issue is special (and slightly abridged due to time constraints), as it marks the first issue since the birth of Benjamin Zen FitzGerald Pogash, born on 6/27/11 at 5:59pm. 

 

Baby Benjamin

 

Welcome to this world, Benjamin!


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Jonathan
IN THIS ISSUE
BOOZE BRIEFS: Our Tales of the Cocktail schedule
RECIPES GALORE: Low Cal Summer Sippers as seen on "Daytime"
THE FUNNIES: Vintage Funnies
UPCOMING HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST

SUMMER 2011 

July 7-9: Washington Wine Festival, Seattle, WA (www.washingtonwinefestival.org)

July 9th: Newport Polo City Series - Newport vs. Dallas - special Cocktail Guru VIP lounge bar (www.newportinternationalpolo.com)

July 15-17: Finger Lakes Wine Festival, Watkins Glen, NY (www.flwinefest.com)

July 18th:

The Cocktail Lab 

w/ Jonathan @ Astor Center, NYC
 
July 20-24: Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, LA (www.talesofthecocktail.com)

July 28-31: Oregon Brewer's Festival, Portland, OR (www.oregonbrewfest.com)

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?


Where To Find The Cocktail Guru Team At This Year's

 

TALES OF THE COCKTAIL 

 

This year's Tales of the Cocktail festival in New Orleans is looking to be the busiest yet, with The Cocktail Guru team taking TOC by storm.

Below is a schedule of our whereabouts so that you can pop in and say hi.

Hope to see you there!

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Thursday, July 23, 2011

3:30pm-5pm: Seminar - "The European Bartending Perspective" moderated by Jonathan Pogash with guest panelists Simon Difford (Class Magazine) and Nicolas de Soto (Experimental Cocktail Club, Paris & London).  Thanks to Mandarine Napoleon for sponsoring. 

More info HERE.

Thursday, July 23, 2011

8pm-10:30: Spirited Dinner at The Grill Room - "Exploring Whisk(e)y in Cocktails"

Jonathan Pogash and Hal Wolin will serve up mighty tasty whisk(e)y cocktails (from William Grant's portfolio) paired with superstar chef Drew Dzejak's fine fare. 

Hurry - space is filling up!  Call

504-522-1994 for reservations!
More info and menu HERE.


Friday, July 24, 2011

2:30pm-4:30pm: Marie Brizzard Presents: Taste the Past, Present, and Future, Hotel Monteleone

Jonathan Pogash will mix up special twists on some classic favorites in this tasting room at the Hotel Monteleone.  He will be joined by TV personality Daryl Robinson.  You don't want to miss this one!

More info HERE.

Friday, July 24, 2011

5:30pm-7:30pm: Meet The Craft Distillers Event, Hotel Monteleone

Jonathan will be mixing up his signature "Green Gold" cocktail using Vermont Spirit's very own Vermont Gold Vodka.  Come and have a taste!

More info HERE.

 

Saturday, July 25, 2011

6pm-8pm: "Party Like A Don" special event hosted by Don Julio Tequila, Le Phare, New Orleans

The Cocktail Guru team will be batching up a storm for this special pre-party to the Spirited Awards ceremony.  They'll also be "Donning" our brand new New Orleans commemorative aprons - so come and tell us how handsome we are!

More info HERE. 

 
RECIPES GALORE:

 Aperitifs

Summer Cocktail Recipes

A few weeks back I appeared on "Daytime" - wonderful morning show that films in Tampa Bay, FL, and is aired nationally on the "Retro TV" cable network.

I included the recipes from my appearance on my blog.

So enjoy!

Low Cal Summer Sippers 
 
 
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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