Sampling
Charles Smith Wines at L.A. Pride: Drumlines, Drag Queens and a Double-Decker
This year’s L.A. Pride Parade featured plenty of big-name sponsors, but few matched the multi-faceted campaign delivered by Washington-based Charles Smith Wines. The brand went far beyond banners and logos, unleashing a double-decker bus that doubled as a parade float, photo ops, giveaways and surprise performances, all geared towards celebrating and advocating for the LGBTQ...
Hendrick’s Makes Gin ‘Approachable’ with a Summery Sampling Experience
To introduce its limited-edition batch of Midsummer Solstice to new consumers, Hendrick’s Gin activated a floral pop-up installation at Pershing Square Café adjacent to New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, June 5-7. In addition to sampling bars offering two different gin cocktails, photo moments overflowing in flowers of all colors and sizes were the main...
How the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Supports the LGBTQ Community
What began as a man with “a bar and a dream” has evolved into an annual, nationwide event series celebrating the legacy of LGBTQ bartenders and gay bars as safe spaces and social centers for the LGBTQ community. Indeed, the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic bartending competition was dreamed up by Stoli’s national LGBT ambassador,...
Cocktails, Music and Smooth Legs: Inside Skintimate’s Pop-up Shave Bar
For many women, the event that is “getting ready” to go out often involves a hasty and unmemorable shave to ensure they have smooth legs. Recognizing that men often socialize at the barber shop while they’re “getting ready” and enjoying a clean shave, Skintimate decided to create a setting for women to shave and socialize,...