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So we finally heard from Jimmy Duff about what he is doing with his bar in Billyburg. It is moving about a mile next week. The scoop:

Some facts for ya:

The last night at DUFF'S present location is Saturday, November 29. "Last Call at North 3rd Street" (This location at North 3rd will remain open afterwards as Rock N' Roll dive bar THE BUNKER).

DUFF'S will be opening in our new location the following weekend at 168 Marcy Avenue in South Williamsburg, December 5th and 6th, along with all the DUFF's employees & jukebox. The new location is approximately 1 mile from the current North 3rd Street bar. We hope you'll join for some of the best parties of the year, and thank you for your continued support!!

Labels: bars, bartenders, Brooklyn, drinking, press releases

OK, I am pretty dumb. I got this press release the other day about Calvados, and I didn't know what the hell it was. So I learned from Wikipedia:

Calvados is an apple brandy from the French region of Basse-Normandie or Lower Normandy.

Alright? And the thing is, I WAS IN NORMANDY in July, for 4 days, and I never came across any Calvados!! (But I did have a hell of a lot of reds and whites, trust me). Anyway, here is the press release in all its glory, it seems like a cool competition:

Boulard Calvados, the number one selling Calvados worldwide, is pleased to announce the BOULARD CALVADOS BARTENDER COMPETITION, scheduled to take place on Monday, October 20, 2008 at Club 230 Fifth in New York City. Bartenders are cordially invited to come out, test their skills and vie for the title of NUMBER ONE RATED CALVADOS MIXOLOGIST!

The Grand Prize winner will receive a Caribbean trip for two, and $500 cash prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winners. The winning bartenders and their cocktails will be announced to the press and incorporated into a future Boulard promotional campaign.

Calling all bartenders and mixologists! RSVP to BoulardContest@palmbay.com to secure your spot in the competition!

Date: Monday, October 20, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Club 230 Fifth, 230 Fifth Avenue, New York City
The expert judging panel will consist of:

VINCENT BOULARD - Managing Director, Boulard Calvados
CHRISTOPHE CLAVE - Chairman of the Board, Boulard Calvados
ALLEN KATZ - Director of Mixology, Southern Wine & Spirits New York
OUMY DIAW - Boulard Brand Ambassador, Palm Bay International

Among connoisseurs of Calvados, the famed apple brandy from the orchards of Normandy in northwest France, no other name commands greater recognition than that of Calvados Boulard. Known for its output of super-premium Calvados, this family-owned producer in the Normandy town of Coquainvilliers accounts for almost a third of all Calvados sold in the United States.

Founded in the late 1820s by Pierre-Auguste Boulard, Boulard Calvados is headed by Managing Director Vincent Boulard, the fifth generation of his family to oversee this family-run concern.

Boulard's time-honored reputation begins in the firm's 150 acres of orchards and 35,000 apple trees in the Pays d'Auge district of Normandy. This area is the officially designated source of the finest crop of apples in the entire region. The designation Calvados Pays d'Auge is the Calvados equivalent of a fine Grande Champagne Cognac.

Labels: bartenders, news, press releases