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May 27, 2:14 AMLA Cocktails ExaminerAaron Vanek

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COCKTAIL BARS AND LOUNGES - REVIEWS

Downtown

• The Edison (part I) (part II) 
• Varnish
• Cole's 
• The Association
• Ciudad
• Gallery Bar at the Biltmore Hotel
• Cicada Club (part I) (part II) (part III)
• Pete's Cafe & Bar
• Library Bar
• Bordello
• Golden Gopher
• Bottega Louie
• Broadway Bar

Hollywood

• The Arclight Cafe
• uWink
• 8 oz. Burger Bar
• Formosa Café
• The Frolic Room
• Library Bar in the Roosevelt Hotel

Venice

• Nikki's
• Danny's Deli
• The Garter
• Townhouse
• Canal Club

Mar Vista & Culver City

• Paco's Tacos

Santa Monica

• Locanda del Lago
• Border Grill
• Swingers
• Viceroy Hotel

Silverlake & Los Feliz

• Desert Rose Restaurant

COCKTAIL RECIPES

Absinthe

• Sympathy for the Devil's Advocate

Bourbon

• Cock N' Bull Special (from Chris Bostick at Varnish)
• Bulleit Bourbon Whiskey cocktails

Gin

• Rouge martini
• Three martinis - Smoky, Vesper, Randtini
• Beefeater 24 gin launch
• Beefeater Dragon 24
• Romanoff's

Liqueur

• Xanté sidecar (Xante pear liqueur)
• Chocolatini (Kahlua)
• Lebowski de Mayo (Kahlua)
• Blue Lemon (Limoncello)
• Pama Swap (pomegranate liqueur cocktail)
• X-Rated Comfort (fruit infusion liqueur)
• Pamaretto (pomegranate liqueur)
• Kosher cocktails
• Harvey Wallbanger (Galliano)
• Kahlúa cocktail recipes
• Averna amaro cocktail recipes

Moonshine

• Catiki
• Moonshine Mojito
• Ginger Pear Cat

Port Wine

• Sandeman selection of port cocktails (including two sangria recipes)

Rum

• Rum lime mango coconut banana cocktail
• Hefty Piña Colada
• Caipirinha (cachaça, related to rum)

Tequila

• Bad margaritas (what NOT to do)
• Key lime margarita (from a mix)
• Viva Tequila/Mexican Independencia tequila cocktail 
• ¡El Grito!, ¡Viva Mexico!, Cabo Habanero tequila recipes
• Palomar
• Mango margarita (pitcher)
• Blackberry margarita

Vodka

• Watermelon alcohólico fresca
• California's Lament
• Hail mary (Bloody Mary variant)

Whiskey and Whisky

• Tasting the Dalmore 62, most expensive whisky in the world
• Peach Pink Lemonade Cocktail
• Johnnie Walker Black Label tasting

Shots

• Beer bombs
• Los Angeles Lakers Layup shot
• Four Cabo Wabo tequila shot recipes
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CELEBRITY COCKTAIL RECIPES

• Author Poppy Z. Brite and the Sadist's Sazerac
• Alt hip-hop duo the Knux's vanilla lager
• DJ Cobra and Patron
• Wente Vineyards Chavalot Sangria
• The Moxopolitan from the Manhattan Transfer
• Crystal Head Vodka spiritual spirit from Dan Aykroyd
• H.P. Lovecraft-themed cocktails
   

COCKTAIL SUPPORT 

• The Bar Keeper
• Drinking responsibly
• Los Angeles Scotch Club
• How to host a cocktail party
• The breathable air cocktail
• Snap Dragon, the flaming cocktail game
• Tales of the Cocktail
• Cocktails 101: Where to get block and crushed ice in Southern California (and why)
• Bénédictine liqueur contest with tips for inventing cocktails
• Halloween cocktails and party ideas

BARTENDER INTERVIEWS

• Eric Alperin (Varnish)
• Sweet Sixteen Chartreuse Cocktail Competition
• Desmond Payne, Master Distiller and creator of Beefeater 24 gin (Part 1) (Part 2)
• The Sporting Life