Blah blah blah...there's some history to it.  Whatever.  This is what's important... only 10 cities in the world are celebrating and we're on the list.  Here's how:

TUESDAY, MAY 13th - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The highlight of the New Orleans celebration of World Cocktail Day will be an open-to-the-public tasting of cocktails prepared by some of this city's most esteemed bar chefs.

Participating in the Grand Tasting experience will be mixologists from Swizzle Stick in Cafe Adelaide, MiLa, Commander's Palace, Iris, Carousel Bar in the Monteleone Hotel, French 75 in Arnaud's, Cochon, and Whisky Blue in the W Hotel.

Each bar chef will prepare a specialty drink that will be featured at a Tasting event on Tuesday, May 13, in Cafe Adelaide in Loew's Hotel, 5:30 until 7:30.

Entry admission is $10 to taste each of the drinks prepared by all the participating establishments, payable at the door.  (That entry fee is a donation to the new Museum of the American Cocktail, opening this Summer in New Orleans.)