Tales of the the cocktail, a calvalcade of spirits, enthusiasts, bartenders and suppliers. Philippe and I had a lot of ground to cover and a lot of exciting things to be a part of. Seeing friends from our France Trip, Francesco, David and Allen from SWS brought back a lot of memories of Voiron and the distillery.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=7578428&id=19581660651 is a prime example of seeing Matt at Tonique (thanks to Livethelushlife tweetup for the pic of us) and the adventures to come.
Beefeater threw a fantastic party, bartenders from all over made some serious gin drinks, and they all enjoyed meeting Philippe. Same goes for the exotic event that Hendricks through.
-Charlotte, Jim and Amanda's Midnight Frolic Cocktail featuring Blueberries, Hendrick's, Thyme and Chartreuse was stellar, great people at both parties.
Other days and nights blurred together (figuratively and physically) with visits to Tonique, Allen Katz's wonderful Spirited dinner at Iris, Lunch at Bayona, maybe a few shots of green, a couple cocktails here and there and cleaning out the Old Absinthe House of Chartreuse is something I feel proud to say I was a small part of, Pat O Brien's, Kat at Yo Mama, James, Bobby and Everyone at Arnaud's French 75, Boondock Saint, Mr. B's, LOA, Cochon and Cure. I think I got everyone covered on this list. If I left anyone out during my time here, I apologize.
The Carousel bar was seriously slammed, most of the joy of this event is meeting the other bartenders, ambassadors, suppliers, writers, chef's... you guys are great. Francesco Lafranconi did a masterful job on Drink Italy and Tell it Like it is, which was a real eye, ear and taste opener. I loved the teaching technique seminar as well. Lots of great ways to intergrate Chartreuse in for trainings. Ultimately, the goal from some of these seminars is to really become a better Brand Ambassador.
But wow, the fun!!!
Got to squeeze in some serious lessons in Viral Marketing, Social Networking and using technology to really integrate into the current technique of sales, which fits nicely into the lore of Chartreuse. I'm still looking for pictures from the TOTC Swag room of the Chartreuse Mini's on the cupcake tower. I heard they flew so fast out of there.
Seen: Lots of bartenders pulling on mini's of green and yellow poolside, a bottle of VEP got passed around. I got pictures to prove it. Look for them later!
What I really learned most is that so many cities around the world love Chartreuse, it makes me happy to hear about the amazing cocktails from the 55 degrees (Chris McMillan, New Orleans) 2oz Old Raj Gin, 1oz Green Chartreuse, Stirred and Up, the Art of Choke (Kirk and www.Curenola.com), Fred Sarkis' Final Word (Embury, Pittsburgh, PA) and so many more, that I have to certainly search through the piles of business cards to make sure I don't leave anyone out. Jason at Sanctuary in AZ are lots of the new faces I met. They work at places where Chartreuse is being introduced to areas where cocktail culture is burgeoning. Respect.
Also it was great to meet all the west coast bartenders who have helped make it so popular! I'm eager to see what's next from you great peeps and everyone in between and around the world! I met new faces all the way up and down. I'll see you guys and gals soon.
The media people who are advocates of Spirits are all Chartreuse lovers, thanks for the props and it was great to meet you all!!
Expect pictures and more shout outs when I get back to NY and get my cards together.
Life looks good through Chartreuse Colored Glasses!
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