I am so thankful and honored to have received a generous scholarship from Tales of the Cocktail and the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society. This grant propels me into a thorough study of medicinal herbs and plants as they relate to the cocktail world. I will build a reference of plants, their histories… Read More
I will probably not only say this once: Ransom Old Tom Gin is liquid gold. It had been requested a few times randomly at Iris which sparked my curiosity. (What? A new gin, you say?!) Citrus and juniper are prevalent on the nose, but at each sip, there is cardamom, cardamom, cardamom…which makes me happy,… Read More
Sharon Floyd receives Tales of the Cocktail Scholarship January 25, 2011 – New Orleans – In 2010, Tales of the Cocktail®, the world’s premier cocktail festival held annually in New Orleans, announced a new, $25,000 scholarship program developed exclusively for former cocktail apprentices. After an intensive judging process, eight former apprentices from across the country were… Read More
Iris was named the #2 Restaurant Cocktail Bar in the country by GQ Magazine, October 2010: Read the article here. Read More
Sharon was named one of the ’10 Mixologists to Watch’ by Beverage Network magazine, September 2010: Read the article here. Read More