Tales of the Cocktail Tips

UNITED STATES

TALES OF THE COCKTAIL TIPS

WORDS ° Ben Davidson

When heading to Tales of the Cocktail this year, make sure you extend your trip on the way there and back to make the most out of the USA experience. Give yourself a few days, if you can. You’ll be surprised how much you can fit in!

BEST ADVICE IS TO BREAK UP THE TRIP INTO CHUNKS!

AT TALES

• Get tickets to a selection of seminars you really want to see. • Reach out to your global connections for any invites to parties. (See if you can get your name on the guest list early!) • Arrive on the Wednesday. • Get a hotel near the Ace Hotel NO. (Lots happens around there and a short walk to the French Quarter) • Hit up the classic New Orleans bars. • Eat Fried Chicken at Willie Mae’s • End the night and say good morning at the Alibi. • Consider a possible side trip to Tabasco factory, or airboats in the bayou to shoot guns! • Sunday Recovery at Bacchanal. • Fly out on the Monday.

PRE TALES

West Coast Stop

Pick either Los Angeles or San Francisco to fly into and plan to stay for approx. 3-4 days. Both have an awesome bar scene without taking itself too seriously.

Los Angeles Highlights

• STAY – at the Ace Hotel, downtown. • DRINK – The Walker Inn, Melrose Umbrella Co, Varnish, Seven Grand,

Westbound, Harvard & Stone and many others… • VISIT – Venice Beach for medicinals • EAT – Gwen, or from Taco Trucks (all over East LA)

San Francisco Highlights

• STAY – near Union Square • DRINK – Smuggler’s Cove, ABV, Trick Dog, Bourbon & Branch,

Rickhouse, to name a few. • VISIT – Fisherman’s Wharf and Buena Vista café, the home of the

Irish Coffee. • EAT – Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

POST TALES

East Coast Stop

There will be hundreds of your new friends heading back to New York after Tales, so it’s a good time to get amongst the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of New York.