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Raise a Glass to Festival Season!

February 23, 2024
Spring has sprung in New Orleans, and it’s officially Festival season with many celebratory holidays. The weather is sublime and it’s the perfect time to get out and enjoy sipping a cocktail or two as spring celebrations get underway.

Holiday Revelry On the Rocks

November 27, 2023
’Tis the season for feeling thankful and festive! What better way to kick up our heels than to get out of the house and do a little shopping while treating ourselves special? One of my merrymaking holiday traditions is to shop with my naughty and nice girlfriends in the Quarter, stopping to sip a few cocktails that we refer to as “jingle juice” along the way to add extra cheer. Not just the usual eggnog or mulled wine, because the holidays are synonymous with celebration. Christmas trees, Kwanza kinara, and Hanukkah menorahs aren’t the only thing getting lit this season!

Crème de la Crème - Magnificent Meals with Superb Libations

August 23, 2023
There is a certain comfort I feel when my friends and I go to our favorite local bars to imbibe in perfectly balanced, well-executed cocktails. The camaraderie is enjoyable, and we often meet other like-minded folks to chat with and savor the moment and the joie de vivre we celebrate here in New Orleans. There are very few things I enjoy doing more but I have to say that if that bar happens to have excellent food as well, all is right in the world.

Sipping and Dipping in the Balmy Big Easy

May 24, 2023

Let’s raise a glass to sunshine, fresh air and light breezes as we head into summer! Summer vacation is finally here, and we all know what that means: soaking up some rays by the pool. And what better place to take a nice, refreshing dip than in a rooftop pool with stunning views and a fresh cocktail in hand? You can even treat yourself special and enjoy a staycation so you can truly immerse yourself in the poolside ambience and take an elevator home. Beat the heat and mix and mingle in one of New Orleans’ best-kept secrets!

Jazz Up Your Evenings with Refreshing Cocktails

March 03, 2023
Imaginative cuisine, world-class musical performances and tantalizing aromas are easy to find at our festivals. It’s a great time to let your hair down, wear your comfy colorful clothes, and indulge your senses while celebrating from “soup to nuts”—or should we say “Crawfish Monica to Sazeracs”. Treat yourself to a rejuvenating round of cocktails after a long hot day of festing!

Holidaze on the Rocks

December 15, 2022
Oh, it’s beginning to look a lot like cocktails! I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, but if the white runs out, I’ll drink the red, because it’s the most wonderful time of the year! May all your joys be true joys, and all your pain champagne! Admittedly, 2022 has been a bit rough, but New Orleans is always a place for celebration as we are always among the first to toast with a drink crafted for the season. Let’s eat, drink, and be merry! The “holidaze” and cocktails go together like gumbo and ile. At this most festive time of year, cheers and toasts abound!

Mingling with Spirits

September 06, 2022
Dozens of bottled spirits line the backbar of Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. But this legendary dive on the corner of Bourbon and St. Phillip is equally renowned for spirits of the spectral variety. Occupying one of the oldest buildings in the French Quarter and one of the oldest examples of briquette-entre-poteaux (brick between cypress posts) architecture, it is named after Jean and Pierre Lafitte, notorious smugglers and privateers of the early 19th century.

Summertime Sip and Stroll

June 07, 2022
“Summertime, and the livin' is easy,” goes the first line of George Gershwin’s amazing 1934 aria “Summertime,” one of the most popular jazz standards of all time. Summer is a wonderful time for evening strolls to take in the sights and sounds of New Orleans, dipping in to cool your heels and treating yourself to a refreshing sip and live music now and then.

Lift a Glass to Springtime in New Orleans

March 07, 2022
Springtime in New Orleans is one vibrant celebration after another, and we are all more than eager to get out and kick up our heels! Flowers are blooming, the days are longer, we feel the first teases of summer weather, and we have never been so ready! The French Quarter is a wonderful place to take a leisurely stroll to visit classic establishments, local favorites, and a few hidden gems!

Shaking Up the Classics

March 07, 2022
Anna Tusa, owner of Briquette, was brainstorming over cocktails, thinking of creative ways to engage her guests in a small-group setting in her restaurant. “Why not do craft cocktail classes over lunch or dinner? We have a ton of great food tours, cocktail tours, and ghost tours, so why not a craft cocktail class paired with a three-course lunch or brunch?” From those pandemic ponderings, Tusa begun the Shaken Up NOLA Craft Cocktail Classes in 2022. The class is the best of both worlds, a food tour and a cocktail tour meshed with live demonstration and education in a relaxed environment.

Reveillon on the Rocks: A Toast to a New Year

December 07, 2021
Let’s toast to the New Year! May all your joys be true joys, and all your pain champagne! What a year 2021 has been! Yet New Orleans is always a place for celebration, and we will be among the first to pop a champagne cork or toast with a drink crafted for the season. The “holidaze” and cocktails go together like gumbo and filé! At this most festive time of year, cheers and toasts abound! Pop that cork at one of our local brand-new or classic traditional bars for holiday memories to cherish. There’s always a reason to gather with friends and family to toast each other and celebrate life.