tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post7372678063691225156..comments2024-03-25T01:33:44.262-04:00Comments on cocktail <strike>virgin</strike> slut: :: highlights of thirst boston 2014 ::Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706039136777492635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post-8495304419237803982014-11-11T22:35:19.945-05:002014-11-11T22:35:19.945-05:00I did make it to Road House, but my uncaffeinated ...I did make it to Road House, but my uncaffeinated and sleep-deprived body gave out once the band started playing. As I was leaving at 9:30ish, the cops were passing me by... sadly I could not last to the afterparties at Drink and Tavern Road, but I did do the afterparty on Friday and two on Sunday.<br /><br />I was tempted by the Tattoo & Tiki talk but I opted for the new spirits one at the same time.<br /><br />I just posted my aperitif hour thoughts and notes.<br /><br />Cheers!frederichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939679837071519844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3940010684303946553.post-30139173320256542692014-11-11T21:58:34.299-05:002014-11-11T21:58:34.299-05:00Thirst was a blast this year. I couldn't make ...Thirst was a blast this year. I couldn't make up my mind on whether to go until the last minute, but my wife got us last-minute Saturday tickets. Next year I'll have to consider clearing my schedule and getting a whole-weekend pass.<br /><br />Seems I mostly saw a different set of highlights, but I did see "The Apertif Hour", which wasn't what I was expecting, either. I was expecting it would go more into detail on the variety of spirits used as apertifs. Instead it spent a lot of time on a few classic cocktails and got into a lot of detail about how the apertif fits into the wider context of how that fits into a meal or an evening and the sort of aesthetic experience a bar might be trying to create. The bit about the use of punch (and the actual punch served as the first taste of the morning) was really great stuff.<br /><br />The "Tales of Tattoo and Tiki Culture" talk was a highlight for me for a few reasons: It was a really great example of branding (rebranding?) on the part of the sponsor, the history was told in an interesting and compelling way, they had a really huge set of nice souvenirs (including tin mugs that they passed out with spiked hot apple cider at the start of the talk), and they served piña colada in fresh pineapples that attendees hollowed out themselves (setting that up was an impressive display of logistics, too).<br /><br />Only downside was not being able to get into the "Roadhouse" party Saturday night (which ended early due to some permitting issue I don't know the details of). That aside, I thought the conference was really impressively run. My only regret is that I made it to the after-party at Drink with my meager capacity for alcohol well nigh exhausted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com