Tales of the Cocktail after July 4th

July 4, 3:11 PMNew Orleans Literature ExaminerNordette Adams

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Three things everybody knows about the city of New Orleans--when you visit you'll never be short on good food, good music, and good drinks. To say that in a less than politically correct way: Come on down or staycation to get fat, jazzed, and buzzed. But did you ever think about mixing that crawfish, second line, and those Hurricane drinks with a tour of books on the cocktail or Tales of the Cocktail? 

As it turns out New Orleans can accommodate not only your taste in drinks but your love of books on the subject with the annual event celebrating the art of the drink. And if you don't drink alcohol, you can go for the books, food, and culture because Tales of the Cocktail will welcome you with the Sassy Southern Belle, the official nonalcoholic drink of this year's event.

From the Tales of the Cocktail website:

Tales of the Cocktail? New Orleans, Louisiana is the annual host to the internationally acclaimed festival of cocktails, cuisine, and culture, Tales of the Cocktail. This event brings together the best and brightest of the cocktail community — award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs, and designers — for a five-day celebration of the history and artistry of drink making.

Each year offers a spirited series of dinners, demos, tastings, competitions, seminars, book signings, tours, and parties; all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made.

Tales of the Cocktail 2009: Wed, July 8th – Sun, July 12th (Visit the site for more info.)

About those book signings and meeting cocktail book authors, look for Octavia Books. From the store's website

Time: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., New Orleans, LA 70130
Title of Event: Tales of the Cocktail

Octavia Books is proud to be the official bookstore of Tales of the Cocktail! (Staff from the book store) will be in the lobby of the Hotel Monteleone Wednesday-Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday, 10am-2pm.

According to the Tales of the Cocktail events schedule, on Sunday there will be a Vintage Book Auction and Sale from 10:30am to 2:00pm in the Hotel Monteleone La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom

Newer Books to Consider on Cocktails:

• Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'em by Arthur, Stanley Clisby, Hopkins, George Forrest, Arthur
• The Business of Spirits: How Savvy Marketers, Innovative Distillers, and Entrepreneurs Changed How We Drinkby Rothbaum, Noah
• Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the Am by Wondrich, David, Degroff, Dale
• How to Cure a Hangover by Calabrese, Salvatore, Jolliffe, Gray

Photo Source: Tales of the Cocktail website.

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