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120-Hour Cocktail Party Coming to New Orleans

The biggest event in the world of classy drinking is about to drop in on New Orleans: Tales of the Cocktail starts July 18. Not that the Crescent City needs an excuse to party: it's the home of the Hurricane, the Sazerac, the Ramos Gin Fizz and probably a bunch of other drinks. (Not to mention brunch, which goes with cocktails like peanut butter loves jelly.)

Spread over what's sure to be a very long five days, TotC will invade some of the city's most notable restaurants and gin joints, places like The Library Lounge (at The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans), Arnaud's and The Swizzle Stick Bar (inside the Loews New Orleans Hotel). In addition to all the mixing, shaking and stirring, bartenders, writers and industry insiders will host panel discussions and seminars on the always popular topic of boozing. Tickets are necessary for most events, so we'd recommend buying them ahead of time if you really want to see Sasha Petraske discuss ice.

Hotel Monteleone is ground zero for the festival, so even if you're not formally attending, stopping in at the bar will sure to put in you in touch with some serious bartenders and barflies. (We'll see you there.)

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