Get into the Holiday Spirits with Tales of the Toddy 2012
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Buy your tickets today for $30 per ticket.
The most spirited event of the holiday season, Tales of the Toddy, returns to New Orleans December 20 from 5:30pm – 8:30pm with its annual homage to yuletide drinks and the holiday spirits. Being held once again at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the city’s best mixologists will be shaking up hot and cold holiday cocktails while chefs from the city’s most renowned restaurants serve up their own brand of holiday cheer. Those that are a little behind on their holiday shopping will also have the opportunity to browse unique gifts from several local vendors.
“Every year, Tales of the Toddy is holiday party unlike any other,” said Ann Tuennerman, founder of Tales of the Cocktail®. “The best bartenders, restaurants and local vendors all under the same roof. I bet your office holiday party can’t say that.”
Each mixologist will create a one-of-a-kind holiday-inspired cocktail you can’t try anywhere else. Adding a little healthy competition to the holiday season, we will ask guests to vote for their favorite drink to crown the evening’s most spirited cocktail.
While you sip on cocktails they’ll also enjoy tastings from the holiday menus of New Orleans’ best restaurants. And while you’re getting fill of cocktails and cuisine, take a stroll around the holiday market featuring gifts from some of the most unique retailers in New Orleans. This one-stop holiday shopping spot will feature everything from books to glass art pieces from vendors including Bygone Beads, C’est La Bee, Drink Deck and Unconventional Works.
Just by being a part of Tales of the Toddy 2012, you’ll be spreading a little holiday cheer to the local bartending community, as a portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit the local chapter of the Unites States Bartenders Guild (USBG). Founded as a non-profit organization in 1948, The USBG is the largest network of professional bartenders and continues to set the standard for the profession throughout the country.
Tickets for Tales of the Toddy go on sale October 15, 2012 for $30. For special $10 discounts, check 504ward, Facebook.com, Twitter and the Tales of the Cocktail® Newsletter. For more information on Tales of the Toddy, including special Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel room rates and to buy your tickets to the event, please visit TalesoftheCocktail.com or call 504-948-0511.
Participating Mixologists:
Marvin Allen – Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone
Michael Glassberg – Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone
Clarence Andrews – Palace Café
Ross Mongrue – Palace Café
Sonali Fernando – Bar Tonique
Abigail Gullo – SoBou
Chris Hannah – French 75 Bar
Ian Julian – Victory
Jason Lee – Domenica
Christine Nielsen – Windsor Court Hotel
Cole Newton – Twelve Mile Limit
Kimberly Patton-Bragg – Tamarind
Brad Smith – Maurepas Foods
Tiffany Soles – Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse
Lucinda Weed – Sylvain
Holly Williams – Finnegan’s Easy
Brian Adee – Loa
Steve Yamada – R’evolution
Bazil Zerinsky – Bar Tonique and Serendipity
Nicholas Jarrett – Cure and The Saint
Participating Restaurants:
1718 Catering
Apolline Restaurant
Bourbon House
Cowbell
Creole Creamery
Dijon Restaurant
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
Fleur De Lis New Orleans Cuisine
The Grill Room
Katie’s Restaurant & Bar
Keife & Co.
Maurepas Foods
Pelican Club
Salu
Sainte Marie
Ms. Linda the Ya-Ka-Mein Lady
Participating Spirits Sponsors:
Absolut Vodka
Benedictine
Buffalo Trace Bourbon
Captain Morgan
Citadelle Gin
Crown Royal Maple Finish
Disaronno
Dr. McGuillicuddy’s Apple Pie
Drambuie
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
Hendrick’s Gin
Herbsaint Original 100 Proof
Hudson Whiskey
Milagro Tequila
Peychaud’s Bitters
Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
Plantation Rum Original Dark Overpoof from Trinidad-146 Proof
Plymouth Gin
Regan’s Bitters
Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur