While restaurants frequently have wine pairing dinners, cocktail pairing dinners are rather a new concept. For a Spirited Dinner at Bacco in New Orleans, Louisiana, as part of Tales of the Cocktail 2009, Debra C. Argen and Edward F. Nesta aka The Spirited Travelers of Luxury Experience Company threw caution to the wind to create creative cocktails with ingredients that included Creole mustard, cucumbers, and dill simple syrup to pair with Executive Chef Chris Montero's exciting menu.

To quote our favorite Celtic band, MacTalla Mór Celtic Roots Band, "The pipes are calling resistance is futile," although this could easily have been the refrain for aficionados who attended WhiskyLive 2009 in New York to taste a wee dram or two of the good stuff.

As a whisky (as well as whiskey) aficionado, Malt Advocate's WhiskyFest 2008, held in New York City, was a night to remember with over 120 brands representing more than 200 products, and 11 educational seminars.

Do you know the difference between rum, ron, and rhum? Dori Bryant's annual Polished Palate RumFest 2008 brought New York rum aficionados out in droves for an exciting evening of education and spirits tasting, and of course, Luxury Experience Magazine was there.

Edward Hamilton had New Yorkers "Setting Sail for the Islands" with his New York Ministry Of Rum Festival 2008 held at Papillon Bistro & Bar where we had the opportunity to experience 60 delicious rums.

Tales of the Cocktail 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana took the cocktail world to new levels with an exciting line-up of over 130 culinary and cocktail events including seminars with some of the top industry professionals including Dale DeGroff, Tony Abou-Ganin, and Audrey Saunders.

When Ed Hamilton, Ministry of Rum, asked us if we would like to be rum judges for the 2008 Ministry of Rum Tasting Competition as part of the Tales of the Cocktail  in New Orleans, we readily agreed to participate.

The esteemed Brandy Library in New York was the perfect venue for a memorable evening of Delamain Cognac tasting with Delamain descendant, Charles Braastad, which was definitely a luxury experience.

Tales of the Cocktail celebrated its 5th anniversary from July 18 - 22, 2007 in New Orleans, and the "tales" have never been better!

The 2007 Tales of the Cocktail hosted many great seminars, two of which included Spirited Women Past and Present and Sake to Me!

If  2007 Tales of the Cocktail attendees at the South American Spirits Seminar on pisco and cachaça only learned one thing; it would be that these spirits are the new cocktail darlings.

Does sampling 53 rums over 2 days sound like a dream job to you? Join us as we take you through judging rums at the 2007 Ministry of Rum Tasting Competition as part of Tales of the Cocktail.

It was an evening of shake, rattle, and roll as top mixologists competed in the Rhum Clément Cocktail Challenge.

Tales of the Cocktail 2006 attracted record attendance celebrating the history of the cocktail New Orleans style.

Tales of the Cocktail 2006 provided guests with the opportunity to attend interesting panel discussions with trendsetting mixologists, celebrity chefs, and cocktail and culinary authors.

2006 Tales of the Cocktail seminar with Phil Greene and Chris McMillan provided a look into classic New Orleans cocktails.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of microbreweries that have opened in Denmark over the past three years, making Tuborg and Carlsberg not the only choices anymore, as we experienced at Ølfestival 2006.

The RC Bar at The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul features award-winning cocktails, a large whiskey collection and cigars.

Whisky Live New York 2006 at Tavern on the Green offered whiskey aficionados the opportunity to sample a dram or two of close to 90 whiskies and bourbons.

Taking a look at classic cocktails at a classic saloon; behind the bar with Marvin Cohen of Polpo Restaurant and Saloon in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

Cool new drinks from Heavy Water Vodka in a cool new location, Nest, in New York.

Mardi Gras may have ended on February 28, 2006 with ‘Fat Tuesday’, but New Orleans is getting ready to celebrate again in July with the upcoming Tales of the Cocktail.

How would you like to spend an evening with more than 250 of the world’s finest, rarest, and most expensive international whiskies to taste?

Tartan Week in New York City - Whisky Live tasting!

According to Dale DeGroff’s book "The Craft of the Cocktail", one theory on how rum got its name is that the “Latin name for the species of grass we call sugarcane, is Saccharum officinarum, both of which words end in rum”.

VINEXPO AMERICAS 2004 - Remy – People, Spirits and Cocktails. Discussion and tasting of Louis XIII cognac and Highland Park Scotch.

Fest USA Spirits of Mexico!

Hot jazz and cold vodka; what could be better?