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Friday – July 20th, 2018
Our flight landed about midnight and while I know New Orleans parties late, we knew we wanted to get up “early” so we just threw luggage in our room and hit the hotel bar. Now, to be fair, our hotel bar was the fairly famous Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone, so that was a pretty good way to start the trip.
It was very late (and if you want to get technical about it, Saturday) but I know I ordered the Rev. Stiggin’s Pineapple Daiquiri. The Plantation pineapple rum is amazing stuff and this drink showcased it beautifully. The only negative I will give this bar is that even before I had a cocktail, I was so exhausted from work and travel that the slowly spinning bar was really disorienting. Cool effect, but not when you’re that tired!
Saturday – July 21st, 2018
- Tales of the Cocktail Tasting Rooms
- Dinner and Drinks at Cane & Table
- Drinks at Latitude 29
You can read my other New Orleans post to get a sense of how we experienced the tail end of Tales.
On Saturday night we went out with Lee and Dawn of Dashfire Bitters for dinner and drinks at Cane & Table, and more drinks at Latitude 29. Cane & Table felt like a hole in the wall but the food and drinks were fabulous. Chris and I shared the Prime Ribeye and it was the perfect amount of food for us, and beautifully seasoned. As you might guess from the name, many of the drinks feature rum but they are no means just a rum bar – with drinks featuring sherry, rum, calvados, and many more of my favorite things.
After dinner we went to Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 for some classic tiki cocktails. According to their site, “Jeff “Beachbum” Berry has spent the last two decades unearthing and publishing “lost” exotic drinks.” His dedication to finding unique and drinkable concoction is evident in the menu – it features tiki drinks that feel well thought out and carefully crafted (not always a given in a world of over-the-top booze bombs).
Sunday – July 22nd, 2018
- Brunch and Drinks at Toups South
- Southern Food & Beverage Museum and Museum of the American Cocktail
- Pig & Punch
- Frozen Irish Coffee at Erin Rose
- Drinks at Longway Tavern
- Dinner and Drinks at Latitude 29
- Drinks at The Carousel Bar
- Drinks and Potato Souffles at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar
Monday – July 23rd, 2018
- Breakfast at Brennan’s
- Coffee at Envie
- Drink at the Organic Banana Frozen Daiquiri Stand
- Distillery Tour and Sampling at Old New Orleans Rum
- Dinner and Drinks at St. Cecilia
- Drinks at The Carousel Bar
- Drinks at St. Lawrence
- Drinks at Chart Room
Tuesday – July 24th, 2018
- Coffee at Antoine’s Annex
- Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
- Lunch and Drinks at St. Lawrence
- Dinner and Drinks at Manolito
- Drinks at Chart Room
- Drinks at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar
Wednesday – July 25th, 2018
- Breakfast at Sucre
- Coffee at French Truck Coffee
Want to know where all these things are? You’re in luck! Here’s my custom Google Map containing our recommendations along with places we didn’t go but had recommended to us.
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