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‘Bittered Sling’ Primed For Tales Of The Cocktail Pilgrimage Down To New Orleans

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THE GOODS FROM BITTERED SLING

Vancouver, BC | Bittered Sling will once again add a dash of quintessentially Canadian flavour to the Big Easy when the Vancouver-based cocktail bitters maker embarks on its annual pilgrimage to New Orleans to take part in the 14th annual edition of Tales of the Cocktail from July 19-24 2016.

The world’s premier cocktail festival, Tales of the Cocktail® brings together the industry’s most influential bartenders and spirit lovers from around the globe to share, learn and indulge in cocktail knowledge and culture through educational seminars, tasting rooms, competitions and more.

Bittered Sling creators and co-proprietors Lauren Mote and Jonathan Chovancek have enjoyed a long and successful association with Tales of the Cocktail® as event partners, exhibitors and keynote speakers at the annual event in New Orleans, as well as being regular participants in Tales of the Cocktail on Tour events in Vancouver in 2011 and ’12, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2013 and ’14 and most recently in Mexico City in April 2015.

During the festival, acclaimed bartender Mote and celebrated chef Chovancek will showcase their lineup of artisanal bitters at the Bitters Market in the lobby of the Hotel Monteleone, where guests can purchase an array of the company’s award-winning bitters, including their Gift Pack 2.0 and the newly released Bittered Sling Bistro Booklet which will be available for purchase in the Official Book Store. Mote and Chovancek will also host exclusive Bittered Sling tasting events at the Shots of Inspiration table in the same location on Tues., July 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Weds., July 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Thurs., July 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Sat., July 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Also available in the Tales Market at festival registration in the Hotel Monteleone, the limited-edition Tales of the Cocktail® On Tour Bitters, available in four custom aromatic blends, inspired by the neighbourhoods of each Tales of the Cocktail on Tour cities — Vancouver’s “Gastown”, Mexico City’s “Condesa”, Buenos Aires’ “Palermo” and New Orleans’ “French Quarter” — is available exclusively at Tales of the Cocktail®.

Beyond the Bitters Market, Mote will be an active player in the O Canada tasting room, presented by Crown Royal Canadian Whisky on Wed., July 20 at 10:30 a.m. in the Orleans Room at the Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA). This year, Mote will speak on a panel of esteemed industry professionals, Crafted Conversation presented by Hennessy Cognac, helping to break down the industry barriers of inequality and promoting diversity in the workplace, Wed., July 20 at 12:15 p.m. at Restaurant R’evoluntion (777 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA). In addition, Mote will co-host a tasting room, where she is joined by an all-star team of Canadian bartending talent and pay homage to the flavour and culture of the Americas in the Pan-Am American Potables: A Spirited Celebration of the Americas tasting room presented by Diageo Reserve Brands, World Class and Bittered Sling Bitters on Fri., July 22 at 3:30 p.m. in Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA). Lastly, Mote will be inducted into the Dame Hall of Fame on Fri., July 22 at 6:00 p.m. in front of an international audience of her peers and colleagues, in Ruth’s Chris Steak House (525 Fulton Street, New Orleans, LA). Wristbands, tickets and/or reservations are required for all events, please visit TalesoftheCocktail.com for more information.

“Bittered Sling is thrilled to be involved in so much activity at this year’s festival,” says Chovancek “and continue to build Bittered Sling’s momentum in the US market, and work with a more diverse array of talented bartenders from all over the world.”

For more information on Tales of the Cocktail® 2016, visit talesofthecocktail.com.

Details

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The People Who Make It Happen

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Co-owner | Lauren Mote
Co-owner | Jonathan Chovancek

About Bittered Sling

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Bittered Sling celebrates the unique life and business partnership of celebrated chef Jonathan Chovancek and award-winning mixologist/sommelier Lauren Mote, who together have contributed more than 30 years of professional experience, knowledge and innovation to the Canadian and International food and beverage community.

In 2012, Mote and Chovancek launched Bittered Sling — a retail line of high-quality, small-batch bitters using homegrown and artisanal products that provides palate, plate and potion with a subtle yet exciting fusion of flavours — and quickly built a reputation both in Vancouver and across the globe.

Originally marketed as a medicinal tonic, bitters are a concentration of select natural herbs, fruits and spices now used primarily as a flavouring agent for cocktail and culinary creations ranging from savoury to sweet. A common and indispensable tool of any bartender, bitters have increased in popularity thanks to the recent renaissance of classic cocktails.

The name Bittered Sling derives from the May 13, 1806 edition of The Balance, and Columbian Repository (Hudson, NY) that defines a cocktail as:

“A stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters. It is vulgarly called a bittered sling and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion inasmuch as it renders the heart stout and bold, at the same time that it fuddles the head.”

By the dash or the drop, each creation offers an intricate range of complex flavours that perfectly accentuates food, spirits and even sparkling water.

Since its inception, Bittered Sling has garnered local and international acclaim with aromatic labels such as Cascade Celery, Malagasy Chocolate and Kensington Dry Bitters — all of which were bestowed with gold medals at the Beverage Testing Institute’s 2014 International Review of Spirits. In 2013, the company was singled out as Producer/Supplier of the Year at the 24th annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Since 2011, both Chovancek and Mote have also both been event partners and keynote speakers with Tales of the Cocktail, the world’s premier cocktail festival, in New Orleans, Mexico, Vancouver and Argentina.

Apart from their collaboration in Bittered Sling, Chovancek is the Corporate Consultant at Cook Culture, while Mote is Bar & Beverage Consultant at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, and Canadian Ambassador for World Class.

Bittered Sling strongly believes in setting a new standard in customer service, and remains committed to providing quality, respect and integrity in each ingredient it sources, and every product it creates.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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Beverage Testing Institute International Review of Spirits Awards (2014)

Kensington Dry Aromatic Bitters – Gold Medal
Cascade Celery Bitters – Gold Medal
Malagasy Chocolate Bitters – Gold Medal
Plum & Rootbeer Bitters – Silver Medal
Grapefruit & Hops Bitters – Silver Medal

Producer/Supplier of the Year, 24th Annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards (2013)

“In the heart of Vancouver, there is a husband-wife team dedicated to new, ground-breaking bitters like I’ve never seen. Fortunately, I had a chance to taste some of their hard work, as a sort of preview of what Chicago drinkers can expect this year.” – Steve Dolinsky, The Hungry Hound

“I’m always impressed with the array of flavors and the innovation taking place at Bittered Sling Extracts.” – Paul G. Tuennerman, Co-Owner, Tales of the Cocktail

“Their Grapefruit & Hops extract lends itself wonderfully in a seasonal cocktail combination of clementine, cranberry, spiked with silver tequila in my Bitter Red Head.” – Kathy Casey, Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen

“Bittered Sling is an uncommon name for a most profoundly concentrated and friendly spirit augmentation from one of my favorite places on the globe, Vancouver, BC. And the owners are really cool too.” – Warren Bobrow, Apothecary Cocktails

“My favourite Canadian bitter of all, meanwhile, is the Denman flavour, which is a clovey, super-spicy answer to Angostura bitters.” – Adam MacDowell, The National Post

“This new line of [Bittered Sling] bitters from Vancouver’s Kale & Nori Culinary Arts has quickly become a favourite among craft bartenders (and me). Infused with wild botanicals and blended like fine Bordeaux, the concentrated potions are designed for both cocktails and cooking. I love using a few drops to kick up plain old orange juice.” – Alexandra Gill, The Globe and Mail

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