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A special shoutout to this crew at Cucalorus who helped me kick off Cuctails with a great experience. Folks had to talk to Karl & Virginia (the two on the right) to get a code, knock on the door (worn by Paul), and then be lead to me making Manhattans and Jen reading tarot cards. Such a fun evening! These four are the best. 

For the third year, I put together the Cuctails program under the Cucalorus film festival. It consists of experiential events, workshops, bar popups, and a VIP passholder lounge that takes place every day of the festival in multiple venues. I was fortunate enough to have some great sponsors (and people) this year and want to give a shout out to Billy Mellon & Ashley Tipper for their spaces, Amanda Charles, Scot Sanborn, Scott Smith, Trey Herring, Esteban McMahan for their tasty booze and posi spirits. Huge thank you also to the bartenders Paul Hart, Curtis Huff, Craig Nelson, Sam Gabrielli, Kevin Barrett, Luke Carnevale for teaching everyone about cocktails. The entire Cucalorus staff that makes this thing possible, including Jamie Webb, Blair Middleton, Dan Brawley, Joey Toler, and Carolyn Maher. Josh Parrish killed it on the VIP lounge side of things, along with all of his volunteers. Thank you also to Mister Bartender for their immense help at two of our biggest parties. And lastly, to Virginia Newcomb, Paul Hart (again), Karl Jacob, and Jen West for helping to make our Cuctails kickoff party exceptional and spooky.