Incredible news! Tales of the Cocktail, the world’s premier cocktail festival will be making a stop in Vancouver for a mini-festival March 13-15, 2011
THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
NEW ORLEANS, LA—November 17, 2010 – For eight years Tales of the Cocktail® has been bringing cocktail aficionados, from around the world, to New Orleans. What began as a small gathering of cocktail enthusiasts and professionals has grown to become the premier cocktail festival, serving as an annual meeting place for the world’s most influential professionals.
For the first time, this internationally acclaimed cocktail festival is taking its show on the road with Tales of the Cocktail® on Tour. This first mini-festival will be held in Vancouver, March 13-15, 2011, and will feature a series of events and seminars designed to give everyone a taste of what’s in store at Tales of the Cocktail® 2011.
“This is such an exciting step forward for Tales of the Cocktail and for cocktail aficionados around the world,” said Paul Tuennerman, Chief Business Officer at Tales of the Cocktail®. “New Orleans will always be our home, but it’ll be fun to take what makes Tales of the Cocktail so special to other parts of the world.”
This three-day festival will feature six seminars, held at the beautiful Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel, from some of the world’s top mixologists, as well as opening and closing events. Vancouver was chosen as the first Tales of the Cocktail® on Tour city because of its growing influence on the world cocktail industry.
“Vancouver has an authentic culture, a welcoming sense of hospitality and an incredibly passionate group of bar professionals. All this makes the city an exciting, well deserving destination for Tales of the Cocktail, the global cocktail event,” said Charlotte
Voisey, Brand Ambassador for William Grant & Sons and New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society Board Member.
About Tales of the Cocktail®
Tales of the Cocktail® is the world’s premier cocktail festival, bringing together the most respected minds on mixology for five days of cocktails, cuisine and culture. Held annually in New Orleans, this event has something for cocktail professionals and enthusiasts alike with a spirited schedule of seminars, dinners, competitions, parties and special events where brands showcase their latest products. Now in its ninth year, Tales of the Cocktail® returns with another round of events all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made. Shake things up at Tales of the Cocktail® 2011, July 20-24.
About the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society
The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society is a non-profit organization committed to preserving the unique culture of cocktails and cuisine in New Orleans and beyond. Since it’s founding in 2006 the NOCCPS has supported members of the
hospitality industry through educational opportunities such as the Flo Woodward Scholarship and the Cocktail Apprentice Scholarship Program as well as the production of events like Tales of the Cocktail.
For information and email updates on Vancouver dates, ticket sales and more, visit www.TalesoftheCocktail.com.
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Hi Everyone!
We couldn’t be more thrilled with our decision to bring Tales of the Cocktail® On Tour to Vancouver in March.
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Cheers!
Melissa
We are looking forward to having Tales of the Cocktail in Vancouver. And truly honoured to have been chosen as the first stop on the tour.
See you soon!
Please explain to me why we are not using Canadian talent for this event. There are so many very talented people in this field here in OUR COUNTRY. I am sure that the USA would not have a Canadian at one of their events. I am very disappointed.