I received an email from a reader this week that requested I bring back my “Girly Drinks Link Love” posts, a weekly post of cocktail recipes and going-ons from around the web. I haven’t done a link/roundup post in quite awhile, so here’s my effort to bring it back as a weekly feature. Know of a site that I should check out or a post that you think should have been featured here? Leave a message in the comments and I’ll make sure to check it out, update the post, or review it for the following week.

Cocktail Blog Roundup: Cocktail Recipes

• EverydayDrinks.tv: Cherry Tootsie Pop and the Toblerone Cocktail
• YumSugar: The Whiskey Sour
• The Intoxicologist and The Examiner: 10 Candy Bar Cocktails
• Cocktails.About.com: Pink cocktails and October Breast Cancer Awareness
• Luxist: The History of Girly Drinks at Raffles Hotels
• Bloomacious: The Halloween (chocolate) Martini
• Guardian: Chocolate Brabmble cocktail recipe

Conferences and Events

• Nothing new coming up that I know of – I could use some help for this section So for now, check out Tales of the Cocktail (Summer 2010) or the recent New York Food and Wine Fest, which occurred last week.

TV Shows

• Bartender Wars debuts on The Fine Living Network. Recipes from this week’s episode include a Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake, Fairy Godfather, and Banana Berry.
• Last week’s Top Chef episode featured pairings of Pigs and Pinots, with the Chefs working with Charlie Palmer and Aureole restaurant at Mandalay Bay to cook up plates for a Pigs and Pinot event in Las Vegas, NV.
• Did you notice any cocktails featured on your favorite TV show?

Contests

• Twitter Cocktail Contest from @tntdiner and The News Tribune. Send @tntdiner a 140 character tweet about cocktails (your favorite cocktail, reviews of bars, etc.) – best tweet wins a cocktail recipe book and cookbook. contest runs until October 26th, 2009.
• Via The Intoxicologist: Martini Contest for Female Mixologists. To enter, send a link to video, 2 to 3 minutes in length, of yourself preparing a James Bond Martitni and explaining why your martini is one that Bond Girls like Honey Rider, Solitaire, Octopussy, Vesper Lind and Melina Havelock would imbibe. Contest runs until November 8th, 2009.
• Three Olives Vodka Bubble Car Sweepstakes: Visit Three Olives Vodka to register to win a brand new Bubble Car. Ends October 31, 2009
• Foodie Fly Away from Top Chef and Bravo: Enter the Top Chef Foodies Flyaway Sweepstakes by entering your name and email on the Bravo/Top Chef web site. The grand prize winner will receive a round trip air ticker for two to the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, CO, plus 3 days/2 nights hotel accommodations in Aspen and 2 tickets to the Food and Wine Classic. Ends November 18th, 2009.

What’s New

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  Belvedere Silver

  Bethenny Frankel’s “Skinny Girl Margarita” is now available in stores

• Belvedere Vodka introduces “Silver” for the Holiday Season.
• Twitter launches a wine label
• Check out the new Fine Living Network “Cocktail of the Day” widget located on the sidebar of Girly-Drinks.com!