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AN ICONIC NIGHT ENDS House Club Deep calls it quits

It was one of the best deep house parties in the entire country and after 11 years of packed dance floors, great DJ's and superb House Music, this iconic night ended with a fantastic Grande Finale on Valentine's day.

Dennis Romero from LA Weekly said it best:

As West Coast church of house music Deep celebrates its 11th anniversary Sunday, it's also calling it quits. Promoter and DJ Marques Wyatt made the announcement this week. The Valentine's Day wrap party will include Mark Farina, Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw and Wyatt himself on the decks.

Deep has arguably been the West Coast's most long-running and prominent deep house night, with the likes of Louie Vega, Dennis Ferrer and Joe Claussell calling it their California base. But changes at its home club Vanguard recently -- Saturday night anchor Dave Dean has left for Avalon, and the club essentially cleared its calendar -- call into question whether the venue will revamp its business plan or transform into something else altogether.

Wyatt has been DJing since the 1980s, including a stint as co-host of the legendary after-hours parties Does Your Mama Know? at Coconut Teaser in Hollywood in the mid-1990s, so we don't expect him to fade from the scene.

The fabulous website is still up, so go visit it and check out the videos, podcasts and pics. http://www.deep-la.com

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DRINK REVIEW DonQ Flavored Rums

Review courtesy of the Drinkhacker.com

DonQ is a huge rum brand from Puerto Rico. It’s now producing three flavored versions, two of which we were fortunate enough to review. Flavorings are natural and the proof level is rock bottom, so drink all you want.

DonQ Coco Rum is (obviously) a coconut-flavored rum (aged at least one year). Quite sweet and with merely moderate coconut character, it comes across, oddly, as a little bit chalky on the palate. This isn’t bad, but it isn’t a standout. I think Malibu or, better yet, Brinley Gold Coconut, are both quite a bit better. 42 proof (same as Malibu). B- / $17

DonQ Mojito Rum is not a mojito in a bottle but rather a mojito-flavored aged rum (see the difference?). Add club soda and you’ve got a mojito? Sort-of… It’s very tart and moderately, authentically minty — but the lime component tastes funky, which might be why lime is not mentioned on the bottle, only “infused with natural mint.” Like the Coco, this isn’t unpalatable, but I think the better solution to the mojito problem is to stick with an unflavored rum, add mint, lime, and soda yourself, and call it a day. 40 proof. B- / $17

http://www.donq.com
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