An in-home (either live or virtual, depending on COVID-19 situation) cocktail seminar presented by award-winning cocktail historian and author Philip Greene. Up to ten guests will be entertained with a cocktail seminar on a range of fun and informative topics, and will also learn how to make the drinks at home. Included in the auction item will be any necessary spirits, liqueurs and other alcoholic beverages required to make these delicious cocktails, courtesy of Prestige Ledroit Distributing Co plus delicious appetizers that will complement the cocktails to enjoy during the show.
· Mutually agreed upon dates by all parties
· One drop-off point for the cocktail ingredients and the food within a 25-mile radius of the City of Alexandria
· Valid for one year - Expires August 13, 2021
Winner selects from the following topics:
Famous New Orleans Cocktails: Learn the history and folklore (and how to make) of the Sazerac Cocktail, the Vieux Carre, and the Hurricane.
To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion: the life, prose, adventures and favorite drinks of the 20th century's version of "The Most Interesting Man in the World," Ernest Hemingway. Learn about and how to make a range of Papa's favorite drinks, such as the Hemingway Daiquiri, the Montgomery Martini, the Cayo Hueso la Floridita, the Jack Rose, and other classics.
A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris. Paris in the 1920s was a mecca for artists, writers, musicians, and anyone in any of the arts, notably Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, John Dos Passos, and many many others. What were they drinking, and where? Greene will lead you on a tour of the City of Light's famous watering holes, its cafés, cabarets, and salons of this great era. Learn about and how to make the Bees Knees, Grog Americain, French 75, Champagne Cocktail, and many other delicious drinks.
Presidential and Political Potent Potables. Drinking and politics have long been intertwined, learn about the favorite drinks of some of history's greatest (and most infamous) politicians, notably JFK's Daiquiri, Teddy Roosevelt's Mint Juleps, Nixon's Mai Tai, Huey Long's Ramos Gin Fizz, and many others.
A Few Good Drinks: Military Cocktails: Learn about many of the great drinks associated with celebrated military units, battles, leaders and other related themes. Learn about and how to make the Leatherneck Cocktail, the Guadalcanal Cocktail, the Fanciulli Cocktail, the Navy Grog, and many others.
