Tales of the Cocktail 2015 Guide

Photo: Gabi Porter

July 16, 2015

Tales of the Cocktail is underway in New Orleans, and we have a few tips, tricks and recommendations for those of you heading down to the Big Easy for the week.

If you want to check out the newest bars of the year, here’s our tentative bar crawl agenda to scope out all the city’s best and brightest newcomers.

Want to drink like a local? Read recs from Cure’s Neal Bodenheimer, bartender Abigail Gullo, and Mrs. Cocktail herself, Ann Tuennerman.

If you’re more interested in old-school bars and the history of drinking in New Orleans, check out Wayne Curtis’ exploration of the scene from 2013.

Get details on this year’s Pig & Punch event.

Read more about the history of one of our favorite events: the annual Bar Fight Club.

And for more details, a full schedule of events and to purchase tickets, visit the official event website at talesofthecocktail.com. If you’re not heading down to New Orleans this year, you can still join the fun by mixing up some of these cocktail recipes from notable NOLA bars:

* Little Caprice, Cure

* Paris Between The Wars, SoBou

* Meyer’s Cobbler, Compere Lapin

* Luau Daiquiri, Latitude 29

* Caribbean Milk Punch, Brennan’s

Emma Janzen

Emma Janzen is an award-winning book author and journalist who reports on global drinking cultures for outlets including The New York Times, PUNCH, The World’s 50 Best Bars, and more. The recipient of two James Beard Foundation awards and two Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, she co-authored The Way of the Cocktail with Julia Momosé, The Bartender’s Manifesto with Toby Maloney, and The Bartender’s Pantry with Jim Meehan; authored Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World’s Ultimate Artisanal Spirit; and has contributed and consulted on other texts including The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails by David Wondrich and Signature Cocktails by Amanda Schuster. She currently serves as the Midwest Academy Chair for The World’s 50 Best Bars and has been included in the Drinks International Bar World 100, an annual list of the industry’s most influential people, since 2023.