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 After Four Decades as the Face of Creole Cuisine, Emeril Lagasse Is Opening His First French Restaurant By Clair Lorell Last Call for Egg Roll House, Metairie’s Favorite Chinese Takeout By Clair Lorell New Orleans Po’ Boy Landmark Parkway Bakery & Tavern Opens Jay’s Place By Clair Lorell Mid-City Staple Brown Butter Is Closing at the End of May By Clair Lorell Nationally-Acclaimed New Orleans Coffee Roaster Ends Eight-Year Run By Clair Lorell Mandina’s Reopens, Releases Statement Following Fatal Shooting of Server Outside Restaurant By Clair Lorell