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Vieux Carré Please

New Orleans is without a doubt a land of cocktails and the birthplace of many unique and delicious drinks. One cocktail that calls New Orleans home is the Vieux Carré, which was invented during the 1930’s in the heart of the city, the French Quarter. The Vieux Carré was invented by Walter Bergeron at the [...]

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Cognac, New Orleans and the Blues

On July 10th and 11th, we’re bringing a little bit of France right into the Hotel Monteleone when The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) will be sponsoring a Tasting Room and Seminar at Tales of the Cocktail (July 8-12). Quite naturally, Walter Bergeron, the head bartender at the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans, used [...]

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