<![CDATA[Jezebel: cocktails and dreams]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: cocktails and dreams]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/cocktailsanddreams http://jezebel.com/tag/cocktailsanddreams <![CDATA[Ladies Night (Times Two)]]> NYC Jezebels are meeting tonight: 6-9pm at Telephone Bar (149 Second Avenue). On Saturday, Rhode Island Jezzies will meet: 2pm at Providence's Trinity Brewhouse. Looking for a group near you? Click here.

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<![CDATA[Afternoon Delight]]> D.C. area Jezebels, go meet your cohorts on Saturday at 3 pm at the Cosi just south of Dupont Circle (1350 Connecticut). For details, check in with College Bookworm. (Also, join our Facebook group!)

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Portland, OR Jezebels, there's a meetup tonight: 6:30pm; Eastburn, 1800 E. Burnside. Check the Facebook page for more info. And readers, find other readers near you on the Jezebel Facebook page.

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<![CDATA[Ladies Night]]> Toronto Jezebels, it's your first official meet up! Reservations are for 7pm Saturday night at The Bedford Academy (36 Prince Arthur Avenue near the St. George subway station.) Looking for a group near you? Click here.

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<![CDATA[Ladies' Night!]]> L.A. Jezebels! Head to Shatto 39 Lanes at 10pm tonight for bowling and cheap drinks. Click here for details. UPDATE: Chicago Jezebels will be at Resi's Bierstube Restaurant & Tavern (2034 W Irving Park Rd.) at 7:30pm.

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Two events: Drinks tonight in NYC at Mercury Bar West, 9th Ave near 46th St, 6:30pm - 9:30pm. Tomorrow? Phoenix readers will be at George and Dragon, 4240 N. Central, 5:30 pm - 8:30pm. Find groups here.

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Buffalo Jezebels! There is a meetup thingy tonight: 6:30 pm at the Allen Street Hardware Café, 245 Allen Street. Enjoy!

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Attention, Phoenix Jezebels: there's a last-minute meet up taking place tonight at the George and Dragon Pub, 4240 N. Central Ave, at 5:30. So be there or be square, in the non hip-Huey Lewis way.

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<![CDATA[Chicago Jezzies: Brave The Cold And Meet Your Fellow Commenters!]]> The Chicago Jezebels will be having a meet-up tonight at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North Ave, at 8 p.m. The weather outside may be frightful, but the company will surely be delightful.

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<![CDATA[Highballs & High Notes]]> NYC Jezebels: There's booze and singing tonight. Commenters are meeting for karaoke! Here are the deets:


Date: Friday, January 16, 2009. That's today!
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: T.G. Whitney's
244 East 53rd Street (between 2nd and 3rd)
New York, NY

Be there or be five by five.

As always, being our fan on Facebook and joining a Jezebel group can help you find commenters in your area.

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Attention, Boston Jezebels: blizzard or no blizzard, tonight's meetup is still on. The Boston Jezzies will be meeting at the Otherside at 407 Newbury St. at 6pm. More details can be found here. Have fun!

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<![CDATA[Happy Hump Day!]]>

Via ICanHasCheezburger. Thanks to Binderclip for the tip!

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Windy City women: There's a meet-up tomorrow, Saturday, November 22, 8:00 p.m., at O'Donovan's, 2100 W. Irving Park Road. Chi-town, represent!

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<![CDATA[Attention D.C. Jezebels: Your monthly excuse...]]> Attention D.C. Jezebels: Your monthly excuse to drink too much in the middle of the week and meet people you "know" is occurring tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. at the FAB Lounge (2022 Florida Ave, NW). Fair warning: intolerance and intolerants should be left at home since FAB tends to cater to more of a Sapphic crowd. Want these updates in advance? Join the D.C. Facebook group.

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<![CDATA[Heads up, Seattle Jezebels! Meet your almost-no-longer-anonymous...]]> Heads up, Seattle Jezebels! Meet your almost-no-longer-anonymous local Jezebels tonight at 7 p.m. at the Nitelite (1926 2nd Ave, same block as the Moore Theatre). If you're having a meet-up in the future, e-mail us the day before and let us know! (And yes, there's also a New York drink thing tonight.)

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> New York City ladies! There's a drinky thing tonight: Commenters will be meeting for Jezebel Happy Hour from 6-9 at Tribe: 132 First Ave. at St. Mark's Place. Enjoy! Oh and yes, we know: Our Facebook account is down. We're working on it.

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<![CDATA[Searching For The Broads In The Booze Cabinet]]> Getting liquored up is an equal-opportunity affair, but the most popular brands of booze are associated with men. Mental Floss gives biographies and backgrounds on fellas like Captain Morgan, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel, Jose Cuervo, Jim Beam, Charles Tanqueray and Gaspare Campari. But what about the ladies of liquor?



Few and far between, it seems. Check these out:

St. Pauli Girl beer features a buxom bar maid on the label. Actually, looking at this visual "history" of the model, she's changed a lot. In 1982, she wasn't so busty; in 1989 she was (gasp!) brunette; in 2004 her apron disappeared, her top shrank and her skirt became alarmingly short. Progress!


Frida Kahlo tequila, launched in 2005, features the famed painter's visage on its bottles. Frida's niece, Isolda P. Kahlo, is involved with the brand. Unfortunately, art critic and author Raquel Tibol, who befriended Kahlo at the end of the artist’s life, is outraged, saying, "This is a dirty shame!" Blogger and artist Mark Vallens writes: "The idea of the artist’s alcoholism being somehow romantic could not be further from the truth. It was not a sense of romanticism that led Kahlo to drink a bottle of tequila a day, but the debilitating pain she endured from the accident suffered in her youth."


The labels on a Belgian beer called Rubbel Sexy Lager picture women wearing swimsuits, but the swimsuits can be scratched off, leaving naked models behind. Classy! This brew was pulled from shelves in the UK last year.

Sofia sparkling wine is manufactured by Francis Ford Coppola's winery, and named after his director daughter. Each can comes with a little bitty straw, because chicks like their booze to be cute! (Disclaimer: I've imbibed quite a few Sofias in my day and actually think mini champagne is a good idea.)




Inspired by the Hollywood icon, Marilyn wine exists, but, as Sadie says, "I wouldn't drink it."



Sailor Jerry rum is named after a man (the legendary tattoo artist) but has a pin-up girl on the bottle, does that count?



Damiana herbal-based liqueur from Mexico comes in a bottle shaped like an Incan goddess. Except, uh, the Incans were from Peru, right? So she should be Mayan, or Aztec? Well the website lists an address in Texas, so maybe someone is confused.


Batuque cachaça from Brazil is made from sugar cane and aged in mahogany barrels. The bottle is shaped like a woman wearing a Brazilian bikini (read: thong.) I had it in a caipirinha once, and never got around to figuring out why the poor woman has an awesome booty but no head. (Here's another view of her physique.)

Veuve Clicquot was, at some point, run by Madame Clicquot, hence the term "grande dame." If you look at her portrait you'll see Madame was pretty serious about her booze.

Did I miss any? Let me know.

The Men Behind Your Favorite Liquors [Mental Floss]
Earlier: The Top 10 Female Product Advertising Icons & The Actresses Who Could Replace Them

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> Attention London and Chicago Jezebels: There are commenter meet ups in your respective cities this weekend. Chicago Jezebels will be meeting at the Old Town Ale House tonight at 8pm. London ladies are having a meetup on Saturday, October 18th starting at 5pm at Bunker Bar. Head to the Chicago Jezebels and the London Jezebels Facebook pages for more information. And for more info about Jezebel commenter gatherings, check out our Facebook page and join your local group. Cheers!

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<![CDATA[Atlanta Jezebels! There's a drinky thingy...]]> Atlanta Jezebels! There's a drinky thingy tonight: 7:00pm, Manuel's Tavern, 602 N. Highland Ave. More info on the Southern Jezebelles Facebook page. And be sure to check out the Jezebel Dot Com Facebook group if you haven't already.

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<![CDATA[Announcements]]> New Orleans meet up tonight! 7pm at Delachaise, 3442 St. Charles Avenue. If you want info about meetups, join our Facebook group to find people in your area.

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