Holiday Hops & Pops
It is the time of year when we start to enjoy the smells of the season. A deep breath may stimulate your senses with peppermint, spearmint, and berries. A quick hop around town and you’ll find several seasonal happy hours…
Cocktails
The Best Cocktail Specials and Happy Hours to Check out This Weekend
New Orleanians of a certain age may recall when local "happy" hours came in three basic forms with slight variations thereof: Sure-bet barf-inducing three-for-one well brand specials at The Boot, Friar Tucks, Hillary's, and Shanahan's; the Friday evening "Sippin' into…
Gris-Gris Announces 2019 Holiday Menu
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Gris-Gris’ 2019 Holiday Menu is available now! Featuring a ‘four-course’ cocktail experience, the menu is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Because we all know, cocktails are all you need to celebrate! GRIS-GRIS…
Chris Hannah Unveils New Cocktail Menu: Half Off ALL Cocktails at Jewel of the South Dec. 5
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In commemoration of Repeal Day – the day that marked the end of Prohibition – Jewel of the South’s Co-Owner and Beverage Director Chris Hannah will unveil the restaurant’s new cocktail menu with a very…
Nixing the Mix
We’ve been put on notice about our diet, and now our drinking pleasures are assaulted. But it’s all rightfully so. New Orleans is a tough town for healthy living. Maybe eating and drinking in a healthy fashion makes some…
Sazerac Company Releases Henry Ramos Gin, Inspired by Legendary Bartender Henry Ramos
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Legendary bartender Henry Ramos made his mark in New Orleans creating the Ramos Gin Fizz and today, the Sazerac Company pays tribute by releasing its own Henry Ramos Gin. The premium, New Orleans-inspired Old Tom…
Are You Ready For Holiday Sippin’?
Yes, the holiday season is not far away. That means many local spots are doing their best to conjure up some of the best holiday happy hours around. SoBou (310 Chartres St.) is hosting its Holiday Sippin’ wine tasting…
Side Dish Picks For Best New Food, Drink Specials and Weekend Events
The Link Stryjewski Foundation’s dinner series continues tonight at 7 p.m. at Calcasieu (930 Tchoupitoulas St.) with the theme, “European Vacation.” The fundraiser features a four-course dinner with wine pairings inspired by a recent trip to Europe by chefs de…
The Best Things to do for Halloween and the Weekend
For Halloween fun, this evening guests are invited to Nolé Cuisine de las Americas (2001 St. Charles Ave., 593-9955, nolerestaurant.com) in costume for a trick or treat experience – a surprise from the kitchen…
Crisp Cocktails for a Crisp Day
The weather we love is finally here. So, lets get out and enjoy some fun and exciting happy hour specials. Bartenders all over town are pulling out the stops to make some delicious libations for us. Martin Wine…
The Best Places to Drink and Dine Outdoors This Weekend
Unlike the hours-long little teaser that dropped us into the 70s a few weeks ago, a bonafied days-long cool front offering evening lows in the 60s and daily highs in the 70s has settled upon our sweaty city. The…
Just Sip Back, and Relax
There is no doubt we are enjoying the fall/football season. It’s the time of year when groups get together and pass a good time. Often, cocktails are involved and who doesn’t love a great drink? There are so many…
Roffignac – The Mayor and The Cocktail
Compared to the guillotine, moving to Louisiana didn’t seem to be such a bad choice. That was the plight of Count Louis Philippe Joseph de Roffignac, a native…
Authenticity
Today’s word, students, is “authenticity.” It is one of my favorite answers to the question, “What makes New Orleans different and special when compared to other American towns?” Or “Why are we this way, and they are that way?”…
The Sazerac Bar Releases New Fall Cocktail Menu
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel has released several new cocktails inspired by fall ingredients available now at The Sazerac Bar. The new, modern drinks give a nod to the classics mixed with a…
Tropic Like It's Hot! Bartender Takeover Wraps Up at Bywater American Bistro 8/25
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Bywater American Bistro (BABs), the award-winning eatery from James Beard “Best Chef: South” Nina Compton and Chef/Partner Levi Raines, is wrapping up its Summer Guest Bartender Series with Tropic Like It’s Hot on Sunday,…
Out-Of-The-Box Happy Hours
New Orleans is so full of bargain happy hours that you'd have to try really hard not to find one. You can check nearly every street corner, restaurant or your favorite watering hole and there is sure to be…
Compère Lapin Introduces New Cocktail Program & Head Bartender
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Compère Lapin’s cocktail program has received numerous awards and accolades since Chef Nina Compton’s flagship restaurant first opened in New Orleans’ Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery in June 2015. Not content to rest…
A Few Hot Dining Deals to Beat The Damned Heat
An enthusiastic cook at heart, as August rolls around I want nothing to do with the heat boiling in my kitchen. These days I am prone to skipping meals altogether or I might just pick them up at Made…
Cocktail Crawls, Women in Wine and Other Events This Weekend
In New Orleans, fun and cocktails go together like a hand in a glove. There are so many events where we can sit back and enjoy the amazing things the city has to offer. If you are looking for…
Signature Cocktail Recipes
In New Orleans, a party is not a party without two essential things: the food and the cocktails. Signature cocktails made a huge wave in the wedding scene, but have recently died down due to,what we believe to be…
Don’t Complicate the Cocktail
Looks like the corner, finally, has been turned. And not a moment too soon. We went through a period of ego and self-congratulations in the Cocktail World of the early 1990’s and into the new century where crazy drink…
Creative Cocktails And Where To Find Them
There is no question that we live in the best city in the world when it comes to the thrill of drinking great cocktails. This Memorial Day weekend get out and enjoy what bartenders have to offer, as we…
Mixing It Up
The award-winning, New Orleans-based El Guapo Bitters entered the cocktail scene in 2014 with its line of bitters, syrups and mixers. The company says on its website that each product is made with locally-sourced ingredients traceable to the farm…
Crescent City Cocktail Classics
Prior to the birth of the current cocktail era, which made a first appearance around 1985, no city on the planet could claim the birth of more styles of cocktails than New Orleans. Even now, those classic cocktails invented…
Sit And Sip On These Cocktail Specials
Finally, it’s festival season and time to pop into some of our favorite places for cocktails in between all of the activity in the city. We checked out some great happy hours and think you should too! Grab a friend…
Sip and Stroll Into Spring
We are in the most beautiful time of the year in New Orleans. And it’s time to step into many bars and restaurants for fun springtime sipping. We recommend enjoying this time of year with a cocktail in hand…
Spirits & Sweets, Oh My
Agave Week wraps up tonight, hopefully you enjoyed part of the 120 different spirits, 60 restaurants and bars and 48 celebrity judges for the second annual event. This year, Agave week took place at the Ace Hotel. And you can…
Black Bourbon Society Heads To The New Orleans Bourbon Festival
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The city of New Orleans is known for its world-renowned food, music and culture, now add bourbon to that and you’ve got yourself a party! This year during the 3rd Annual New Orleans Bourbon…
Check It Off
Timing is key when it comes to your wedding to-do checklist
Drink Up, NOLA
Changing the way you cocktail in the Big Easy
about
Daniel Victory is creator and owner of Victory and New Orleans Drink Lab. He has been lauded as a pioneer of the New Orleans "craft cocktail" emergence and is considered one of the most engaging ambassadors of the Crescent City.
His dedication to preserving the artistry and sophistication of classic cocktail creation, as well as the ambiance and high standard of service set forth by many generations old bartenders, sets Daniel Victory apart from the rest.
Daniel Victory said, “If bartending was a science then every martini would be the exactly the same (at least everyone using the same brand). Exact measurements of all the ingredients would yield exactly the same drink. It’s simple scientific method — a system of repeatable experiments that yield the same results. However, anyone who has ever had martinis will tell you, they are not all the same.”
To Victory, bartending is an art form.
By 2009 Victory garnered international acclaim after being recognized as one of the top 5 bartenders in GQ Magazine/Bombay Sapphires “Most Inspired Bartender” contest. After appearing in the December 2009 issue of GQ, Daniel traveled the world as a National Ambassador for Bombay Sapphire. After a year of never being in the same place more than 3 nights and a whirlwind of knowledge he decided it was time to return home, plant his roots and explore cocktail consulting.
In an effort to preserve everything he learned, Daniel became one of the founders and lead educators of the Crescent City School of Bartending and influential in establishing The Flo Woodward Memorial Scholarship.
Daniel is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and the Goldman Sachs & Bloomberg LP Business Coaching program.
The next step in leaving his imprint on his hometown is Victory. Nestled in between the Central Business District and New Orleans’ famed Canal Street, stands the physical combination of his aesthetic, travels, smarts & history. Victory has high standards and is often found molding the next generation of bartenders.
In 2015 Victory expanded his vision and yet again put his skills to work. The Old New Orleans Drink Lab is born. A groovy, old world feel where cocktail history and education are his top priority. Here you'll learn to make Crescent City classic cocktails and get the history along with it.
With Victory constantly mixing things up, there’s no sign of slowing down.
