Tales of the Cocktail

How pleeping awesome is this? Dave and I are stumbling around the hotel this after noon, and walk into the middle of the coolest thing I’ve seen down here so far. Yamazaki has a seminar at the hotel, and when it was over, they allowed the attendees to blend their own whisky using any one of their marques, from 12 year old single malts to 40 year old single malts. AND when you were done, they bottled it and autographed it. AND whoever’s blend they like the most, gets sent a case of it for nadda. Not bad.

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Dave Delaney left this afternoon. I’ll be on my way in the morning. We’re going to attend the week long event known as Tales of the Cocktail. This is a week of seminars, tasting rooms, and spirited dinners. We’ll update the blog everyday to share everything we’ve seen and learned. Also, post a comment on the blog wishing Dave “good luck” as he competes against bartenders from around the country to create The Best Cointreau Cocktail.
Cheers                       7/19/2010

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