Have you ever been to the Tales of the Cocktail?
Tales of the Cocktail® is the world’s premier cocktail festival, bringing together the international spirits community for five days of what’s now, what’s new and what’s next in bartending. Held annually in New Orleans, Tales of the Cocktail® has something for bartenders and spirits professionals with opportunities to mix and mingle with the brightest minds in mixology during an always-spirited schedule of seminars, dinners, competitions, tasting rooms and new product launches.
This year’s Tales of the Cocktail will be held July 18-23, 2017.
There are many different events, parties, and seminars taking place throughout the week long Tales of the Cocktail. The New Orleans Cocktail Hour (Tuesday, July 18 – Saturday, July 22, 2017) features a guided New Orleans cocktail history tour led by Joe Gendusa starting at Le Booze and continuing through the famous restaurants and bars throughout the French Quarter. The Spirited Dinner Series occurs on Thursday, July 20, 2017, and features several New Orleans restaurants combining pairings of a unique dinners with specialty drinks. Dynamic Duos (Tuesday, July 18 – Saturday, July 23, 2017) features a group of world-renowned bartenders participating with local New Orleans Bars with local bartenders. Don’t miss out on the speakers and seminars throughout the festival including: Adrian Biggs of Bacardi USA, Jane Bowie of Marker’s Mark, Jeff Berry one of the Imbibe magazine’s “25 Most Influential Cocktail Personalities”, Drinking Around the Garden, A Journey Into the World of Vintage Spirits and many more. There will also be the 11th Annual Spirited Awards that takes place on Saturday, July 22nd. The Spirited Awards will recognize the best bars, bartenders, and cocktail experts from around the world. A carefully selected panel of 110 judges will represent every region of the world and facet of the business will select the Spirited Awards recipients. Click HERE for more details.
River Parish Disposal
The River Parish Disposal Team is proud to be the Official Waste and Disposal Company for the Tales of the Cocktail. This festival brings people from around the world to New Orleans to experience great seminars, dinners, and tastings.