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| The Randolph's Jason Littrell at Tales of the Cocktail. Photo: Sara Bonisteel |
Yesterday saw seminars on the hows of alcohol -- how to taste, how to pair, how to make vegan clover clubs (substitute soy lecithin for the egg whites). It also saw some of the world's most famous mixologists shaking their stuff -- Dale DeGroff, David Wondrich, Junior Merino. Keep following us on Twitter. And click on for a gallery of on-the-scene photos.
Tales of the Cocktail 2009
John Myers of the Grill Room in Portland, Ore., shakes up a libation at the Presbytere museum in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail on July 9, 2009.
Sara Bonisteel
The 'King of Cocktails' Dale DeGroff shakes up a strawberry daquiri at the Presbytere on July 9, 2009, at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.
Sara Bonisteel
Mixologist Audrey Sanders shakes up a White Lady at the Beefeater 24 party on July 8, 2009, at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.
Sara Bonisteel
Jason Littrell of New York's the Randolph offers a North of the Border cocktail at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.
Sara Bonisteel
A vintage cocktail glass on display at the Museum of the American Cocktail.
Sara Bonisteel
Driscoll's berries helped bring color to the fresh market on Day 1 of Tales of the Cocktail in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Sara Bonisteel
The Old New Orleans Rum crew at the Beefeater 24 party on July 8, 2009, in New Orleans.
Sara Bonisteel
John Besh's cochon ready for eating.
Sara Bonisteel
A more colorful cocktail costume at the opening party for Tales of the Cocktail.
Sara Bonisteel
Four iconic cocktail shakers -- a lighthouse, two zeppelins and a skyscraper design by Norman Bel Geddes -- which one collector valued in the neighborhood of $45,000.
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