About this episode

This episode features New Orleans bartenders discussing the best places to drink in the city ahead of Tales of the Cocktail.

Tales of the Cocktail is right around the corner, bringing thousands of bartenders and cocktail-lovers to New Orleans from July 19-24. For this episode, we hear about great places in town to grab a drink, recommended by three New Orleans bartenders: J’Nai Angelle, a Spirited Award finalist for U.S. Bartender of the Year and a bartender at the Chandelier Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel; Kimberly Patton Bragg, bar director and bartender at Pulcinella and Original Nite Cap; and Gio Miano, bartender at Black Penny and bar director for Bar Tonique.

People in this episode

Host: Imbibe

Guests: J’Nai Angelle, Kimberly Patton Bragg, Gio Miano

Topics covered

• cocktails
• New Orleans
• bartending
• Tales of the Cocktail
• drinking culture

Keywords

• New Orleans
• cocktails
• bartenders
• Tales of the Cocktail
• drinking spots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tales of the Cocktail

Places: New Orleans, Chandelier Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Pulcinella, Original Nite Cap, Black Penny, Bar Tonique

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