Hey 2008, don’t let the doorknob hit you on the way out.
January 6th, 2009 | Published in miscellany | 3 Comments
2008 was quite the year around here. A trip to Tales of the Cocktail, some really awesome growth in the Los Angeles cocktail community (like judging a cocktail competition with Chuck <3), some distillery tours, the unionization of cocktail bloggers in the Tales Blog and Mixoloseum—not a year to sneeze at, for sure.
And while it was a banner year for Sloshed!, 2008 was also great for cocktails in general. Every week there is news about a new classic cocktail bar or menu, a formerly extinct or unavailable ingredient coming to market, or an out-of-print cocktail tome being reprinted. It appears that we are well into a modern cocktail renaissance that could actually reach beyond the scenes in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland. And, of course, beyond the cocktail-o-sphere. Look out world: 2009 is the year we’re going to nerdify your liquor cabinets.
To say a proper goodbye to a perfectly fantastic 2008, here are last year’s ten most popular Sloshed! posts from the, uh, bottom(s) up:
10. Tiki Puka Puka
9. Blue Moon
6. Violet Fizz
1. Limonada
January 7th, 2009at 6:06 am(#)
Great post guys!
January 8th, 2009at 8:44 am(#)
Hey Marleigh;
hope to see you in july… WE ARE GIVING AWAY OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COCKTAIL SHAKERS AND VINTAGE BAR WARE.
all best, stephen visakay
Vintage Bar Ware
Collectors Symposium
Ann Tuennerman, Founder of Tales of the Cocktail, invites Cocktail Shaker and Vintage Bar Ware Enthusiasts to an International Symposium.
All Collectors from beginner to advanced are invited to meet and exchange information and knowledge in this event held in conjunction with Tales of the Cocktail. July 8 to July 12th, Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, L.A.
Join Moderator Stephen Visakay, author of Vintage Bar Ware (Collector Books) and Bar Ware Authorities Jimbo Walker and Mark Bigler for retro cocktails with special guests and more.
If you’re a collector of Cocktail Accouterments this symposium is for you. Network and share your passion with those that share your passion.
You’re invited to bring items from your collection for display and discussion.
There will be a free drawing of over $1,000.00 in vintage bar ware prizes.
For more information
http://www.TalesoftheCocktail.com
Join us for a five-day celebration of libation as we explore the cocktail culture in New Orleans and around the world. Connoisseurs and amateurs alike will spend many happy hours enjoying mixology, cocktails and cuisine, while the drinks-and the conversation flow freely.
Electric Cocktail Shaker. Patented April 15, 1919
From the estate of epicurean Harold G. Hoffman, Governor of New Jersey, 1935-1938.
Well known for his love of entertaining Hoffman was Governor during the Lindbergh case.
Visakay@optonline.net
January 8th, 2009at 9:25 am(#)
Stephen,
Sounds like a great time. Thanks!