Filed under: Craft Booze by Alexander Hancock Sep 26, 2011, 3:18am CDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Craft Booze Pocket Flipboard Email Tasting Panel Magazine chatted with Ian Schnoebelen and mixologist Sharon Floyd from Iris about using the increasingly-hip South American spirit, pisco, in cocktails and food. They also talked seasonal produce, with Schnoebelen saying (in response to a question about fresh veggies in "The Big Easy"): "Locals don't ever call it The Big Easy! I use almost entirely local vegetables on my menu. I think that the beautiful Creole heirloom tomatoes grown here are my favorite." [Tasting Panel] Iris 321 N Peters St, New Orleans, LA More From Eater New Orleans The Latest Congregation Coffee Is Back By Clair Lorell Two More Big Restaurant Closures Hit New Orleans This Week By Clair Lorell Here’s What You’ll Be Eating at the 2023 Oak Street Po-Boy Fest By Clair Lorell Indian Street Food Restaurant Tava Closes, Echoing Recent Struggles of New Orleans Restaurants By Clair Lorell A Longtime Food Truck Favorite for Arepas Is Opening a Restaurant in Uptown By Clair Lorell New Orleans’s Best Pop-Ups Convene This Weekend for NOLA Nite Market By Clair Lorell