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Cocktail Stirrings: Tasting Table Top Shelf Tomorrow, Manhattan Cocktail Classic Tickets on Friday

The folks at Tasting Table send early word that tomorrow, they’ll announce Tasting Table Top Shelf, a newsletter that will focus on “innovative trends behind the bar, exemplary new spirits, exciting bar tools and delicious cocktail recipes from the country’s best bartenders.” And boozehounds, here’s something else to look forward to: On Friday, tickets for the annual Manhattan Cocktail Classic go on sale. The event (the closest thing we have to New Orleans’s Tales of the Cocktail) takes place from May 13 through 17 and will feature 30 seminars from cocktail heavyweights like David Wondrich, Dale DeGroff, and Tony Abou-Ganim. Check out the schedule below — there’s even a class on “How to Behave at a Bar.”

SATURDAY MAY 14:
11:30am - 1:00pm: The Science of Mixology
12:15pm - 1:45pm: Hand’s on with Tony Abou-Ganim
1:45pm - 3:15pm: History: What is it Good For? Dave Wondrich
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Whiskey is the New Black
4:00pm - 5:30pm: How to Behave in a Bar
4:45pm - 6:15pm: Rye Mania with Dave Wondrich
6:15pm - 7:45pm: Aperitivo: The Italian Happy Hour hosted by Joe Campanale
7:00pm - 8:30pm: Beyond the Hangover Cure

SUNDAY MAY 15:
11:30am - 1:00pm: Art of the Simple Cocktail
12:15pm - 1:45pm: Glasses & Tools hosted by Dale DeGroff
1:45pm - 3:15pm: Whiskies of the World
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Classic Cocktails, Classic Film
4:00pm - 5:30pm: A Drop Of The Hard Stuff
4:45pm - 6:15pm: Preserving with Liquor
6:15pm - 7:45pm: Global Drink Ritual
7:00pm - 8:30pm: The Science of Citrus

MONDAY MAY 16:
11:30am - 1:00pm: Spirits in a Blind with Steve Olson and Doug Frost
12:15pm - 1:45pm: Drink Like You Eat
1:45pm - 3:15pm: Discovering Le Cognac with Dale DeGroff, Steve Olson, Dave Wondrich, Doug Frost, Paul Pacult and Andy Seymour
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Three Mixologists, Three Drinks, Three Ways
4:00pm - 5:30pm: From the BeGINning
4:45pm - 6:15pm: Tequila’s Rebirth
6:15pm - 7:45pm: Age: The Final Frontier
7:00pm - 8:30pm: Yo, Ho, Ho and a Bottle of Rum

TUESDAY MAY 17:
11:30am - 1:00pm: Botanical Bartending
12:15pm - 1:45pm: The Agave Sessions
1:45pm - 3:15pm: The Mindful Bartender
2:30pm - 4:00pm: The Science of Taste
4:00pm - 5:30pm: Mysticism and Magic
4:45pm - 6:15pm: The History of Distilling in New York City

Manhattan Cocktail Classic [Official site]

Cocktail Stirrings: Tasting Table Top Shelf Tomorrow, Manhattan Cocktail Classic