Death & Company's new menu features the following quote from '30s screen siren Mae West: "Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before." As the celebrated cocktail bar introduces a tempting batch of small plates, patrons will be able to indulge vices of the liquid and solid varieties under one mahogany-paneled roof. More»

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I have a certain penchant for cute publicity stunts, under which I'm pretty sure cocktail contests fall. And I also have a certain penchant for cute Frenchmen. So it was especially satisfying to see an adorably Gallic hunk named Cedric (at left) win a cocktail contest hosted at SushiSamba 7 yesterday in celebration of their 10th anniversary. The contest was held in conjunction with Leblon, a premium brand of fresh-pressed cane juice called "cachaça" — essentially Brazilian rum, but more on this later — that's been making the rounds on the NYC party circuit. More»

In the past 5 years or so, the US has has taken an alcoholic tour through the Latin culture in search of the ultimate warm-weather cocktail…Cuba first brought us the Mojito (white rum, sugar, lime, mint, and soda) - followed by a full line of artificial mixers, a line of malt beverages from Bacardi, and countless renditions from clueless seasonal bartenders out East. When the name reached “Cosmo” status at venues everywhere, we looked to Brazil for the next sensation where we found the Caipirinha. Nearly impossible to pronounce at first glance, and even tougher to spell (it took me 3 tries in this posting), it consists of Cachaca, sugar and lime. Essentially a Mojito without the mint. I see a pattern forming here…

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On Tuesday night, Brazilian Cachaça distiller Sagatiba hosted a rooftop party at the Empire Hotel right under the hotel's emblematic sign. The brand's master distiller, Gustavo Nahor, explained the history of Sagatiba to partygoers as they sipped their caipirinhas and other cachaça-based cocktails created by master mixologist Jamie Terrell.

More pictures (and a few of Jamie Terrell's Sagatiba cocktail recipes) below:

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