Creative Distilling in New Orleans

We have two tastings coming up, on Friday and Saturday.

This Friday, 08/08/2014, join us at Martin Wine Cellar, 3500 Magazine St., for tastes of 2X Gold Medal Winning Euphrosine Gin #9, Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge, and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte. The tasting runs from 5-7; a great way to cap off the week!

On Saturday, 08/09/2014, we’ll be at Rouses #26, 4500 Tchoupitoulas St., from 2-4pm. We’ll have tastes of Euphrosine Gin #9 and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte.

More locations to Rouse & Roll! Euphrosine Gin #9 is now available at Rouses Market #25, 2900 Veterans Blvd, (at Causeway) in Metairie; and at Rouses Market #27, 2701 Airline Drive in Metairie. Look for us on the shelf and see our full list of purchase locations.

Our Bottle Sales Hours also continue this weekend, from 10-2 on Saturday & Sunday. Purchase bottles of all of our spirits directly from the distillery; and you can also get one of our snazzy t-shirts.

Need some inspiration for a great cocktail made with Euphrosine Gin #9? Try Float #9, also known as Eat Me Drink Me.

This week we bring tastes of our spirits to Baton Rouge, Uptown, and Metairie! Coming up first, on Friday, 08/01/2014, we’ll be at Bin Q, (formerly Cuban Liquor) 3911 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge. Our Bin Q tasting, from 5-7pm, will feature Riz, Louisiana Rice Whiskey, (the first Louisiana whiskey since Prohibition) and 2X Gold Medal Winning Euphrosine Gin #9. In addition, we’ll be serving tastes of both of our award winning absinthes: Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge, and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte. If you’re in Baton Rouge and interested in craft spirits, you’ll want to be at this event.

Next up, on Saturday, 08/02/2014, we’ll hold tastings at Whole Foods stores in Uptown and Metairie. Our Uptown tasting, at Whole Foods Market, 5600 Magazine St., will be from 2-4pm and will feature Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte; and Euphrosine Gin #9. Our Metairie tasting will be at Whole Foods Market, 3240 Veterans Blvd., from 1-3pm, and will feature Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte.

Our Bottle Sales Hours continue this weekend; visit from 10am to 2pm on Saturday & Sunday for direct purchase at the distillery. Martin and Lauren, two of our visitors this past weekend, enjoy tastes of some of our Buck 25 infusion experiments.

New Locations to Drink & Purchase!
Bud Rip’s, 900 Piety St. in Bywater; is now serving Euphrosine Gin #9 – ask for it!

Martin’s Wine Cellar, 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, now has Euphrosine Gin #9 and Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge. Martin’s Wine Cellar, 7248 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, also has Euphrosine Gin #9.

Rouses Market #14, 5245 Veterans Blvd., Metairie; and Rouses Market #28, 717 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, both have Euphrosine Gin #9. Rouses Market #21, 3461 E. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, now has Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge.

The Green Room, 521 E. Boston St., Covington, now has a trio of our spirits: Euphrosine Gin #9, Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge, and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte.

In the French Quarter, Copper Monkey Bar & Grill, 725 Conti St., now has both Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge; and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte.

We welcome these new locations; see our “where to buy” page for the full list!

Join us on Friday, 07/25/2014, at Dorignac’s Food Center, 710 Veterans Blvd. in Metairie, from 4-6pm as we serve samples of our award-winning spirits. Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte, Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge, and 2x Gold Medal Winning Euphrosine Gin #9 will all be available for tasting.

On Saturday, 07/26/2014, we’ll be at Rouses #26, 4500 Tchoupitoulas St., from 2:30-5pm with another triple sampling of Toulouse Green, Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge, and Euphrosine Gin #9.

Pick up bottles of Euphrosine Gin #9 and Toulouse Red and you could be making the Red Devil!

In this week of heightened interest in booze, we have a tale of four tastings around town.

First on the agenda, we’re at Whole Foods Market Uptown, 5600 Magazine St., on Wednesday, 07/16/2014, from 3-5pm. We’ll have tastes of 2X Gold Medal Winning Euphrosine Gin #9 and our Gold Medal Winning Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte.

In case you miss us on Wednesday, we’ll be back for a repeat performance at Whole Foods Market Uptown, 5600 Magazine St., on Friday, 07/18/2014, from 4-6pm. Once again, Euphrosine Gin #9 and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte, will be available for your sampling pleasure.

Then on Saturday, 07/19/2014, we defy the laws of physics and appear in two places at once! From 2-4pm, we’ll be at Dorignac’s Food Center, 710 Veterans Blvd., Metairie. You’ll have a chance to try Euphrosine Gin #9, along with Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge; and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte. Do you prefer the Red or the Green? Visit with us and we’ll let you find out!

Meanwhile, we’ll also be offering tastes of Toulouse Red at Rouses #46, 701 Baronne St. in the CBD, from 3-5pm. To whet your thirst, here’s a shot from our most recent tasting at Bin 428.

This weekend, we’ll also resume our Bottle Sales Hours from 10am to 2pm. Visit Atelier Vie for tastes of our products and direct purchase of bottles.

Would you like to taste our spirits at your local Rouses store? You’re in luck as we’ll be sampling our 2X Gold Medal Winning Euphrosine Gin #9 at Rouses #26, 4500 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, from 4:30 to 7pm this Friday, 06/27/2014. Visit with us for tastes of gin, recipe suggestions, and information on visiting the distillery.

On Saturday, 06/28/2014, from 2:30 to 4:30pm, we’ll be offering tastes of both Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte, at Rouses #33, 3711 Power Blvd. in Metairie. Visit with us to learn about absinthe distillation, absinthe myths and facts, and to answer the most important question: do you prefer Red or Green? If you taste both, we’ll let you find out!

Also this weekend: FREE ATELIER VIE T-SHIRT offer extended! We’ll be giving away one of our snazzy t-shirts to the first customer of the day on both Saturday and Sunday. Free t-shirt with bottle purchase, early bird gets the shirt!

Our gin development work continues as well. This weekend we’ll continue experimenting with locally grown fresh herbs, plus a brand new ingredient. Visit during our Bottle Sales Hours and you might get to sample the results!

Atelier Vie spirits are also available at Pearl Wine, 3700 Orleans Ave., New Orleans; Dorignacs, 710 Veterans Blvd., Metairie; and many other retail outlets. See our full list of retail locations.