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CIROC Ultra Premium Vodka, the "Official Vodka of Summer," and Sean "Diddy" Combs today challenged Corporate America to give its hard-working employees what it believes everyone deserves this year: Summer Fridays off.

Fine, so they didn't call it iDrink but they should have, because it opens up for countless gags - but today Absolut Vodka has launched an iPhone app, called Drinkspiration , which you can download for free from the app store.

There's a new trend afoot, emphasizing hand-drawn craftiness and artisanal values.

Mike Bunker, adding the rum to his Strawberry-Coconut Mojito at The Mission in Old Town.

Absolut Vodka has launched a wicked iPhone application . It is called A Drinkspiration and it incorporates GPS, live trend forecasting, sharing with Twitter and Facebook.

Three correction officers at the Ulster County Jail have sued two of their co-workers, accusing them of suppressing their free speech rights.

BEIRUT: Graduation art exhibits are often forced affairs where distant and not-so distant family members are guilt-tripped into an evening spent trading niceties over sub-par abstractions of art.

The guests enjoyed Skyy Vodka cocktails and Red Bull energy drinks while dancing to the beats of DJs Consuelo and sen-Sei. Check out the photos below.

Find out more about Kathleen: Katheen has worked as a bartender for the past six years in all kinds of bars such as: restaurants, dive bars, a nightclub, a rowdy college bar, lounges, a live music venue and even a few private parties.

It's officially happy hour, but forget about that vodka martini. Montclair author Pamela Redmond Satran is back at it -- sharing all the tells that reveal you to be neither young nor hip.

NEW YORK : Broadcast TV networks are cruising for more alcohol ad dollars. The New York Post notes that CBS dipped its toe into the hard stuff this year, airing an ad for Absolut Vodka during the February telecast of the Grammy Awards.

Everyone talks about using fresh ingredients, but it's not every bar where you can walk out back to a greenhouse and watch the bartender pick the herbs he's going to use in your cocktail.

By a majority of accounts across the internet , June 19 is National Martini Day.

The Cappuccini Martini garnished with cinnamon sprinkled on top and a cinnamon stick.

As we progressively get closer to the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the flair from the 90s is coming back in full force.

Cool Hunting sponsored an old-school early-'90s jam at the Thrillist Loft earlier this week as part of their week of parties.

Monday night, Bestweekever.tv teamed up with Thrillist.com to kick off a week of parties at the Thrillist Loft.

The New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a feature on comedian Zach Galifianakis a couple weeks ago.

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs.

Last night, a dozen local bartenders gatheredA at Scottsdale's fashion-forward CANAL restaurantA for an Iron Chef style competitionA which tested their cocktailA making prowess.A A few of the culinary scene's big names were also there, includingA chef James Porter andA emcee Dave Johnson, head of the wine and spirits program at Sol y Sombra.