Tales of theCocktail: a culinary and cocktail festival for the connoisseur or amateur to fully experience (taste, see and learn about) cocktail culture in New Orleans and around theworld. The event’s annual components are Spirited Dinners, seminars, Cocktail Hour, Cocktail Luncheons, walking tours of the French Quarter, and classic and contemporary cocktail parties -- all presented by the country’s hottest chefs, authors, bartenders and cocktail experts. Tales of the Cocktail has “shaken and stirred” the New Orleans French Quarter since 2002 and celebrates its 5th anniversary in July 2007.