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Nov29

December 2012 Repeal Day Parties and More Fun in Los Angeles

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Jason at the Varnish

December is right around the corner which means holidays but for us boozehounds, it also meals Repeal Day parties. So here’s a list of upcoming Repeal Day and more fun events coming soon.

Tuesday, December 4

Cole’s / the Varnish – the 4th Annual Jimmy Barella bartending competition

Ten of LA’s finest will be competing plus live music and drink specials with sponsors Templeton Rye and Fernet Branca including $5 Templeton rye punch on both 12/4 and 12/5.  Competition starts at 6PM (last round at 9PM)

30s style fashion encouraged.

Fernet ice luge at midnight which rolls us into…

Wednesday, December 5 – Repeal Day!

Spirits of the Times is presenting a $20 all-you-can-drink tasting from 6-9PM at Sassfrass. Which is great because starting at 9, Sassafrass and other 1933 Group bars will be doing $.50 cent cocktails. Yes, that’s right, TWO SHINY QUARTERS! The Repeal Day cocktails will be available from 9-11PM.

Other 1933 Bars:

Available December 3-9

Chaya is going to be celebrating Repeal Day for a five days! All cocktails listed below are $12.

Venice: Coopertown Cocktail: From 1917’s “Ideal Bartender” book. It’s a minty, flavorful drink that features Tanqueray Gin, Vermouth, Orange Bitters, and Mint Leaves.

Beverly Hills: The Avenue: Inspired by Old-World Whiskey Sours, which date to the 1700’s, this complex drink is made modern with the inclusion of Passion Fruit Puree and Pomegranate Grenadine that complement Makers Mark Bourbon and Calvados

Downtown: The Hanky Panky: ntroduced in the mid-1920s from Ada Coleman- CHAYA’s iteration features Gin, Vermouth, Fernet Branca, and Maraschino Cherry Juice, shaken with ice, and served on the rocks, garnished with orange peel.

Monday, December 10

All the cool people will be at the Carpano Antica Awards. Some of the Southland’s favorite bartenders have made some great videos featuring Fratelli Branca and Infinium Spirits. Expect a lot of Fernet Branca to be involved. Check out the videos here and vote for your favorite.

Get your free tickets!

And then there’s my little party on Wednesday, December 12 at One-Eyed Gypsy!

Just added! Krista Simmons who recently judged on Top Chef Masters will be our MC for the evening. And the Berry Bros. & Rudd spirits from Anchor Distilling including No. 3 Gin, Pink Pigeon, King’s Ginger and The Glenrothes plus Ron Zacapa XO has been added to the Hot Bartender Prize. See LA’s top 20 hot bartenders vie for the prize!

One Eyed Gypsy

Wednesday, December 12

7-10PM

901 E 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

RSVP via Facebook

© The Minty // LA Cocktails  2012

Nov10

Imbibe Magazine 5th Anniversary Party

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Imbibe Magazine 5th Anniversary Party

 

The Cocktail GoGo bar crawl tour actually ended at the Imbibe Magazine party but because I wanted to change, I didn’t board the double decker bus and made my own way to the party at Spirit of ’77. Hence, it was well under way when I got there. We were handed programs and I counted 10 cocktails to try. Let’s recap the day so far-

and then after this party I was supposed to go to the Maker’s Mark party at Ground Kontrol? On top of a week that included going to 13 bars in Seattle (plus two tastings) and a heady week of seminars and parties for Portland Cocktail Week.

I

AM

IN

TROUBLE

Not actually. I wasn’t sick all week and damn well wasn’t going to be the last day.

Spirit of '77

Erick Castro

First we stopped by the main bar where Plymouth & Beefeater Gin Ambassador Erick Castro was making the Oceanside cocktail (Beefeater 24 gin, fresh lime, simple syrup, mint leaves, sea salt, celery bitters). I will drink anything made by this man.

Chris Patino

 

Upstairs in the Lil Spirit (Mezzanine bar), Pernod Ricard Ambassador Chris Patino was mixing up Two-Blossom Collins (absolut vodka, Creme Yvette, lavender syrup, fresh lemon, soda). Pernod Ricard owns Absolut.

Two Blossom Collins

 

I loved this though I thought I was past the vodka soda phase. This was much more intricate. Time to reconsider vodka.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler with Fish House Punch

 

It ain’t a party until there’s punch! Jeffrey Morgenthaler from Clyde Common was serving Fish House Punch (Bacardi 8 rum, Chateau Montifaud Petite Selection cognac, Briottet creme de peche, Laird’s applejack, fresh lemon, sugar, cold water)

Kimberly Patton-Bragg

 

I had seen New Orleans bartender Kimberly Patton-Bragg compete in Speed Rack earlier that day and was happy to try her Boulevardier (Four Roses Single Barrel bourbon, Campari, Carpano Antica).

Boulevardier

 

Stirred, strong and boozy, just the way I like it.

And then it was time to run off to the next party. What a hard life a food and beverage writer has.

 

Thanks Imbibe Magazine!