With over 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry, mixologist, educator, cocktail book author, blogger and Editor of The Liquid Muse, Natalie Bovis-Nelsen keeps an eye on drink trends around the world. In only three years, TheLiquidMuse.com has grown into one of the most respected online resources for liquor industry professionals, while simultaneously building a bridge from the spirits / wine industry to the savvy consumer. 

Natalie’s cocktails have been featured at exclusive venues ranging from the tasting room at Domaine Carneros in Napa to the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills to billionaire bachelor Calvin Ayre’s Caribbean paradise, in addition to prestigious events around the country.  She has served as a mixology consultant to household name brands in spirits, wine, nonalcoholic beverages and drinking establishments.

Natalie is a pioneer in bringing high-end mixology to nonalcoholic cocktails, too.  The Liquid Muse Virgin Mixology® applies freshly squeezed juices, beautiful glassware, and classic mixology techniques to liquorless libations.  Her book "Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-To-Be" (released in December 2008 by Globe Pequot) features more than 75 of her original nonalcoholic recipes.  It was immediately ranked #6 on about.com’s Top Ten cocktail books of 2008, and has earned Natalie a growing reputation for the go-to girl for celebrity baby showers in Los Angeles.

Natalie has taught The Liquid Muse Sustainable Sips® eco-friendly cocktail class to hundreds of people around the U.S., and she has shaken-and-stirred audiences on regional TV and nationally-syndicated radio shows.  She is currently under contract with Fre® alcohol-removed wine and Pinky vodka® as a mixologist and spokesperson, appearing in videos and other forms of media on her clients’ behalf.

Want more cocktail culture?  Natalie shares cocktailian tidbits on The Liquid Muse Blog, and informs the masses in her two online cocktail shows: "The Liquid Muse" produced by Small Screen Network which highlights distilleries, wineries and bars around the country, and "The Liquid Muse's Little Black Book,” highlighting hot spots for cocktails, wine and fun in Los Angeles.

The Liquid Museletter delivers cocktails recipes, videos and entertaining tips to the inboxes of lifestyle-focused tastemakers in foodie circles, travel clubs, "green" groups, mom groups, liquor and wine companies, and editors from publications including: Wine & Spirits, Bon Appetit, Every Day With Rachel Ray, O Magazine, Daily Candy, Travel + Leisure, Rolling Stone, Marie Claire, USA Today, Kiwi Magazine, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Imbibe Magazine, The Tasting Panel, National Geographic Traveler, Outside Go!, Conde Nast, Pregnancy Magazine, Fit Pregnancy, Shape, The Modern Luxury Group, Niche Media Group, and more.

Lastly, Natalie is one of our judges for the Ultimate Cocktail for a Cure 2009!

Cheers Natalie!