Ardent Spirits e-letter
Volume 9, Issue 11, July 27, 2007
by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan
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In This Issue:
LATE BREAKING NEWS: Lookie Here
LATE BREAKING NEWS
An Ardent reader who wishes to remain anonymous
spotted a very interesting sign recently: click
here
Cheap Date
Tales of Tales of the
Cocktail
or
Gary Lets the Bon
Ton Roulet
It was my first time at
Tales of the Cocktail,
and let me tell you that it will most certainly be the last time I miss this
fabulous event. Dreems Come Troo at Tales of the Cocktail. If I tell
you that absolutely everybody was there would you excuse me for not mentioning
names? Thought not. I'll mention just a few, then, and pray that the
people I don't mention will forgive me. One guy really sticks out when I
recall my trip to the Big Easy, though--it's that damnable man, Joe Fee himself.
That's right. Joe Fee of Fee
Brothers, the guys who make a whole range of bar mixes, hard to find
ingredients, and a line of bitters. Orange bitters among them . . .
Joe followed me around, threw scrunched up napkins at
me when I was holding forth, whenever I walked near him he whispered to whoever
was nearby and giggled like a schoolgirl while pointing in my direction . . .
Basically he tried to made my life hell. I bought him round after round of
drinks, sent champagne to his room, and paid for a limo to take him around the
bars in the French quarter for two consecutive nights. Did he stop?
Oh, no, not Joe Fee. The man knows no boundaries.
Joe Fee is hereafter to be called "The Unstoppable Joe
Fee."
Here's a picture of Joe and me--you can see the hatred
in his eyes, right?
I LOVE YOU, Joe
Fee! We should put a double act together.
Cheryl Charming,
of course, was everything you'd expect. Simply Charming. Great to
finally meetcha, Cheryl
And here's a bunch of misfits if ever there was one.
(Note that we're all waiting outside the ladies' loo.)
Wesly Moore,
Jim Meehan,
moi, Robert Hess,
Chuck Taggart,
Ryan Magarian, and yes,
Dave Wondrich.
Did Wondrich buy me a drink? What do you think?
It was my very great pleasure to meet
Ti Adelaide Martin of Commander's
Palace, Cafe Adelaide, and the
Swizzle Stick Bar.
Next time I'm in town you and I are goin' dancin', Ti .
. . Pleez?
(I've seen a preview copy of the book that the link on
Ti sends you to. Pre-order now. You won't regret it.)
And I had a grand old time with
Tony Abou-Ganim. Always
do . . .
Yes, of course
Charlotte
Voisey (scroll down after you follow that link) showed up.
And did
Eben
Klemm get some time off of work? Wonders never cease . . .
Simon Ford
and Naren Young got a little tired
toward the end of the fourth day. Wonder why?
Serious thanks go to
Ann Rogers, a
woman who never tires of helping New Orleans,
and all of the
sponsors
and all of the
friends
of
That was one seriously fun event
See You All Next Year
The Cocktailian
image courtesy of the good folks at
quanya
Pisco cocktail packs a punch line
07/06/2007
Jake, a renowned bartender from northern England, is
filling in for the Professor, our cocktailian bartender, a man who has been
missing for quite some time. Cindy, the previous fill-in, had to go back to her
regular gig and nobody knows for sure where the Professor is, or when to expect
him to return. . . .
Featuring
The Peruvian Elder-Sour
Potent Quotables
Our quote this week comes to you in the form of a
letter, and a picture, from Diego Loret de Mola,
Peruvian Pisco Ambassador to the
U.S.A. It seems that dear Diego had a little problem with his Pisco Sours
recently . . .
My Dear Friends:
As you know, I was very excited about finally finding
dehydrated egg whites that would make my travels very easy since they do not
have to be refrigerated and if shaken well they make great silky foam for my
Pisco Sour demonstrations. The only thing I could not anticipate is that
the container does not react well to high altitude.
The enclosed picture shows the result of preparing a
Pisco Sour in Aspen a couple weeks ago (courtesy of Francesco Lafranconi almost
wetting his pants from laughter….).
I guess I will now follow Julie's advice and go back
to the REAL THING, crack my eggs and put the real white in it!!! Powder
can be dangerous!!
Cheers,
Diego Loret de Mola
Peruvian Pisco Ambassador
to the U.S.A.
Yes, Diego, it seems that you did have a little problem
there, huh?
Bar Crawl
Rise Up and Join the Party: Part Two
Wanna see a Video of the Party we told you about . . . ?
Click the Pretty Picture
Ardent Events Calendar
September 9 - 12
Fancy a Few Days in the South of France with Mardee & Gary?
Cocktails on an Island
Basics
Three days on the French
Isle de Bendor with Mardee and Gary
and a bunch of people just like you
1,500 Euros
includes workshop, boutique hotel accommodation, facilities, transfers and
ferries, all meals and refreshments.
Should be fun, huh?
Come Join Us Why Doncha?
Click
Here for More
Details or
Contact Isabelle Ferchaud on +33 4 94 05 15 61 or
Write to
efossard@barbusinessschool.com
September 15
Presents The Spirits of Mexico
Details Here
On the House with Jack Robertiello
Don’t forget to visit our friend, Jack Robertiello’s round up of blogs from cocktail geeks far and wide:
On the House with Jack Robertiello
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