Bartending by the Book

Saturday, May 15, 2010

5pm – 7pm
Cure 

 

Join Tales of the Cocktail as we celebrate World Cocktail Week with by-the-book bartending at Cure.

Bartenders rarely play it by the book. Their freelancing nature is what brings about the original creations we enjoy on a nightly basis. As part of World Cocktail Week®, NOCCPS and Cure have partnered to host Bartending by the Book where we will hold mixologists to the recipes found in the world’s greatest cocktail books.

 

Cure’s award-winning mixologists will be working from Stanley Clisby Arthur’s Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em to create four classics by the book: St. Charles Punch, The Daiquiri Cocktail, The Stinger, and the Vieux Carre Cocktail. Four classic New Orleans drinks that we native spirits love!

The St. Charles Punch is $6.00 with the remaining cocktails each $9.00 including tax. Proceeds will benefit the Museum of the American Cocktail and the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society.

World Cocktail Week® will be celebrated this year from May 6-15 with fundraising events planned in cities around the world. Join us at Cure for Bartendering by the Book as we participate in this worldwide effort.

World Cocktail Week® was established to promote better understanding and appreciation of the art of the cocktail and its history, and responsible drinking. The date commemorates the first definition of the term Cocktail in print in the 1806 edition of The Balance and Columbian Repository. The WCW fundraiser also raises much needed revenue to help pay for museum operating costs throughout the year and for our mixology series.  

 About Tales of the Cocktail

Tales of the Cocktail is an internationally acclaimed festival of cocktails, cuisine and culture held annually in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event brings together the best and brightest of the cocktail community—award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs and designers—for a five-day celebration of the history and artistry of making drinks. Each year offers a spirited series of dinners, demos, tastings, competitions, seminars, book signings, tours and parties all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made.

About the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society

The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society is a non-profit organization committed to preserving the unique culture of dining and drinking in New Orleans and the storied bars and restaurants that have contributed to the city’s world-wide culinary acclaim. This organization supports members of the hospitality industry through education and the production of events like Tales of the Cocktail and, most recently, Trails of the Cocktail, a scholarship program for emerging talent in the New Orleans cocktail industry.