A great little neighborhood watering hole has come to the North Loop neighborhood, brought to you from the hands of Pam Prichard. Pam has converted the Lilliputian space (is it even 1000 sq ft?) from whatever the hell it used to be into a cute neighborhood bar.

What the Tigress lacks in space it makes up for in devotion. She has a Kold Draft ice machine, one of only about half a dozen in town.

We recently held our graduation party for the first round of Tipsy Tech students at Pam's bar, a sort of breaking-in before the public opening the next day.

Tipsy Tech instructor Lara Nixon taking one last opportunity to instruct bar owner Pam Pritchard

Mindy Kucan (center) had just returned from New York for the Japanese Cocktail showcase and was sharing some of her wisdom with us

We poured a pitcher of Martinez cocktails while Pam got the bar set up

Adam Bryan, left, formerly of East Side Show Room, was a part of the Tipsy Tech intern program; Adam Harris, right, was our guest lecturer on American Whiskey and is the local Distillery Diplomat for Maker's Mark

Karin got a score of 99% on her written and practical exams, and as the top of the class gets a scholarship to the Advanced Course this fall

Pam was a participant in the Tipsy Tech program. After a career in the laboratory business, she decided to make a change of direction and open a bar. Stop by the Tigress and show Pam some love.

Important note: Pam is committed to single-handedly bringing back the Continuous Roll Towel, which I am now sold on after hearing her argument for why it is the greenest available hand drying option.