But New Orleans is also a world-class wine-drinking city, and no place embraces the grape quite like Bacchanal.
Yeah, yeah, I know-it’s Tales of the Cocktail. Here are a large handful of New Orleans bars where you’re likely to find me during the week of July 23-28. And like every repeat Tales attendee, over the years I’ve found more than a few places around town that keep me coming back, year after year. This year marks my 16th trip to NOLA for the big event. But every summer for more than 20 years now (with the exception of 20, for obvious reasons), thousands of bartenders, liquor reps, journalists, hospitality professionals, and cocktail enthusiasts have done exactly that, for Tales of the Cocktail. It takes a special kind of fortitude (yeah, let’s call it fortitude) to head to New Orleans in the peak heat of July.
