Tales of the Cocktail

Things that make you go hmmmm .... We went to the Tales of the Cocktail Party on Magazine Street last August, 2006 and afterward, we met our friends Ti Martin, Debra and Ed Nesta, my fellow Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Brother from "back in the day." Debra Argen and Ed kindly placed our photo and a link to the web site in the travel magazine, The Luxury Experience and all was well with the world. Now, it is 2007 and a new drink has emerged called the "Half Sinner Half Saint" which sounds like a homonym for you-know-what. We will have to try the drink and see if we want to serve it at our next social. The recipe for the Half Saint Half Sinner is below, along with a photo from August 2006, at Cafe Adelaide with the infamous Dr. Cocktail. Cheers!


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New Orleans received a wonderful Christmas gift when The Saints beat the Giants in New York City. Tales of the Cocktail, a cocktail and culinary festival that celebrates the history and culture of dining and drinking in New Orleans, announces its official cocktail of the New Orleans Saints' winning season -- the "Half Sinner-Half Saint." Celebrate New Orleans and our dynamic New Orleans Saints with the perfect cocktail, in name and flavor, Half Sinner-Half Saint. Not only does it reflect our collective excitement and personalities this spectacular Saints season, but it was created at a restaurant whose namesake, Herbsaint, is an essential, homegrown ingredient - to the glass and the City! Slightly sweet and gently herbaceous, this balanced, burnished gold-colored cocktail is easy to drink yet offers a kick. Inspired by the cocktail classic Half and Half a blend of sweet and dry vermouths - it's been given a New Orleans twist with a dash of Herbsaint. One sip is all it will take for this cocktail to shoot to the top of everyone's favorites list. Great as a pre-game cocktail or even a tailgate tipper to kick things off, the Half Sinner-Half Saint is a winning way to mix it up this Saints season, or anytime. The recipe for this cocktail appears at the end of my column.

HALF SINNER-HALF SAINT: Pour a small amount of Herbsaint into a rocks glass and swirl the liquor around discarding of any excess. Fill glass with ice and top with equal parts Martini & Rossi Extra Dry and Rosso Sweet Vermouth. Garnish with


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Rob, Ed, Ted, Ti, Rick, Debra After shopping and sipping at "Mixing it Up on Magazine", we went to dinner with our friends, Rob Clemenz, owner of Saints for Sinners, and Rick Duplantier, and ended the evening with a nightcap at Café Adelaide with Ti Brennan and Ted Haigh (Dr. Cocktail). This was definitely another great ending to Tales of the Cocktail! Until next year!