One of the fun events of the summer in New Orleans is Tales of the Cocktail. It's a five-day event to celebrate and explore the history and spirit of the cocktail with great chefs, mixologists, best-selling authors and celebrities which takes place in New Orleans every summer
Seminars
Events include Spirited Lunches and Dinners, wine tasting, contests and many fun and informative seminars.
Two Great Seminars
This year two of the seminars will bring Gran Sierpe Pisco. Pisco, the grape brandy native to Peru, has seen American fame before. Peruvian miners brought the powerfully flavored spirit to California when they sailed over for San Franciscos famed Gold Rush which ignited the spirits popularity until the American prohibition snuffed its flame.
Pisco Returns
At this years Tales of the Cocktail, Gran Sierpe will be sponsoring two seminars. The first of the two, on Wednesday July 8, will be an exciting show of speed and skill called The Fine Art of Banging Out the Drinks like a Maniac: Great Bars around the World and Throughout History that Make Great Cocktails Fast" with Philip Duff and Dushan Zaric.
The second seminar on July 12, called Liquid Nudging, will have Philip Duff and Angus Winchester demonstrating the art and psychology of cocktailing.
Get Your TicketsThese seminars will no doubt be very popular, and there are just two of the many wonderul seminars that take place duing the five days of the event. So get your tickets in advance at the official Tales of the Cocktail website.

