Manhattan Cocktail Classic
This was a fabulous weekend to do a little tippling around the city. The spirit Industry's biggest event of the year, the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, descended upon the city. There were hundreds of fantastic events around town and a two day trade conference hosted at Convene downtown. Saturday Angostura Bitters took center stage at Convene mixing fabulous brunch cocktails like this Bloody and Bitter made with Mango Nectar and Tamarind Chutney. They also put out a pretty nice spread of food like these Angostura Deviled Eggs and some delicious Bitters Glazed Nuts. This was the first time the Invitational was held at Convene downtown and the space was awesome. There were two seminars almost every hour discussing everything from The Development and History of our Palate to Everything You Wanted to Know About Rum. If only every conference could have topics like these :) There were so many great spirits on display but one of...