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Is Craft Vodka Ready for Its Moment?

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Smooth Ambler phased out its vodka in 2015 as its whiskey business began taking off, and many distilleries followed the same pattern. Barr Hill has seen a positive response to its vodka, which is priced on the high end at about $70, in markets with strong cocktail culture and consumer curiosity about ingredients and process.

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How Black Bartenders and Restaurateurs Are Creating More Blended Fusion Bar Programs

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Opened by James Beard Award-winning Saint Lucian chef Nina Compton in 2015, the establishment highlights cocktail ingredients including 10 varieties of Jamaican rums, black strap rum from St. It’s a welcoming way to say ‘we got you’ if you don’t drink alcohol or just don’t feel like drinking alcohol tonight.”

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25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022

Today's Bartender

It’s a beautiful cocktail blog written by home-enthusiast Elana, and it’s still one of the best cocktail blogs in the industry. To prove it, she’s been a finalist for Saveur’s 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 best cocktail blog award. Every day, alcohol-free bars are popping up around the world.

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Bartending Blogs You Should Read

Today's Bartender

It’s a beautiful cocktail blog written by home enthusiast Elana, and it’s still one of the best cocktail blogs in the industry. To prove it, she’s been a finalist for Saveur’s 2014, 2015 AND 2016 best cocktail blog award.

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It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

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In recent years, Americans have demonstrated a particular interest in one aspect of Japanese culture that was previously relatively overlooked: alcohol. There’s a certain fascination with bottles that have quietly existed behind most backbars for decades — unnoticed by many, but cherished by those who enjoy cocktail culture,” he says.

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