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thinking of drinking thinking of drinking my personal exploration of cocktails mixology craft distilling and the chicago cocktail scene intended for the thoughtful imbiber cheers and welcome thursday august 18 2011 totc2011 nonstop to tokyo as i mentioned previously my favorite thing at tales of the cocktail this year was the nonstop to tokyo it was by luck and the kindness of my friend nathan luchansky that i was even able to attend the event was completely sold out at least two months ahead of time and nathan gave me a ticket here are some pictures from the event as well as some details to give a sense of why it was great departing nola starting out we headed into a suite and were given a boarding pass for our trip to tokyo the event was sponsored by suntory and featured a variety of their whiskys they don t use the e as well as a few other spirits that they handle in japan my friend neyah white now an ambassador for suntory but formerly head barkeep of one of my favorite places in san francisco was there as our tour guide on entry we were given access to two side rooms one where a cocktail with hibiki 12 was being served and one where we could sample a variety of japanese whiskys and play a little putt putt golf one of the spirits we were invited to taste was called chita not available in the us on it s own it is used as part of the blend in the hibiki whiskey it s a really interesting delicious spirit made from 100 japan grown corn and aged in used bourbon barrels it tastes like a fine aged rum and was quite sippable the main event after while we were invited into the main room of the suite where there was small bar with seven or eight seats hidetsugu ueno from bar high five in tokyo greeted us and presented us with a menu of cocktail options and then essentially he made us cocktails and told us a bit about cocktail culture and cocktail making in japan some of the highlights he cracked ice by hand using a three pronged ice crusher he carved an ice block into a diamond shaped cube for one of the cocktails one of the cocktails was served at room temperature in a tulip glass with undiluted honey in the bottom so that the drinker could adjust sweetness to taste by swirling the glass the techniques he used and the fluidity of his motions were beautiful to watch a couple of trivia bits i learned both midori and southern comfort are very popular in japan it is common to use knives completely up the knife he used on the ice block was used for other things in the past but the blade has shrunk over time and now it is only good for carving ice thiswas a truly unique experience and a wonderful introduction to the cocktail culture in japan and i got to try a couple of new whiskys and get a couple of good ideas for cocktails too thanks again to nathan for finding me and giving me the ticket posted by sonja at 2 52 pm 2 comments labels bartenders drinking and traveling education tales of the cocktail whiskey friday july 22 2011 totc day 2 hijinks another great day at tales filled with lots of great conversations drinks and good times here are a few highlights from day two my friend nathan lutchansky absolutely made my tales by offering me a ticket to the nonstop to tokyo event after a false start we were able to sit at a tiny bar and enjoy wonderful drinks and conversation with master hidetsugu ueno from japan we tried some wonderful spirits from japan not available here as well it was fantastic and i ll write a more detailed post about it shortly thanks nathan great company conversation and punches at the spirited dinner i attended with a good friend at bourbon house delicious drinks and entertainment by bridget albert and jeffrey morgenthaler i wasn t planning to go to an official dinner but my friend graciously secured a seat for me it was the most fun i ve had at a spirited dinner despite the weirdos at our table more on that below i learned a few things from the seminars like for example that it was illegal for women to work behind the bar in chicago until march 1970 yes you read that right 1970 and just one lowlight some guys showed up to the spirited dinner already three sheets to the wind and one of them was especially obnoxious to the point where it was required to say to him how old are you are you 8 because you re acting like it right now they left but not before popping some balloons and making them whistle and having one more go at harassing the single girls at the table amateur and immature etc it s raining in nola today so it s especially sticky out good thing i get to stay in the monteleone most of the day posted by sonja at 12 58 pm no comments labels drinking and traveling tales of the cocktail thursday july 21 2011 totc the first 24 hours after arriving in nola yesterday i hit the ground running in the parties drinks and good time departments perhaps a bit more than i should have in retrospect given that it s early on in my totc tenure here were some highlights from wednesday running into many friends from many places many of whom i haven t seen in quite awhile this was honestly my favorite part sipping lagavulin 16 at the diageo behind the distillery doors panel the event started late and wasn t quite what i expected however i very much enjoyed the scotch and learned a few things about how other spirits makers handle issues and how they search for innovations wonderful cocktails and dinner at sylvain with a good friend several writer friends recommended it and they were absolutely correct go there now the drinks at the old absinthe house have improved from the looks of it i still had a beer but i actually considered getting a cocktail and a few lowlights the pimm s cup at the napoleon house was not as good as i remembered tasted like bad sour mix actually did not even finish it even the elevators at the monteleone are even slower than i remembered more people in them this time around all in all a great first 24 hours now off to a seminar posted by sonja at 12 52 pm no 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