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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

VinePair

Prior to Clover Club, Reiner became the face of one of New York’s first high-volume craft cocktail bars when she and Fedroff, along with four other partners, founded The Flatiron Lounge (2003-2018). Among the bartenders long-associated with Clover Club, there’s Tom Macy who started as a barback and became head bartender.

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11 things bartenders do that most people don’t realize

Today's Bartender

A little congeniality can go a long way: At my bar, we practically compete with one another to make our favorite regular’s drink first — Roku gin, splash of Elderflower tonic, with a lime — even if there’s a line of people waiting. Customers can meet us halfway in this regard.

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We Caught Up With Beverage Director Marshall Minyard About The 2025 Tiny Cocktail Trend

Chilled Magazine

Then, I worked my way up the ranks to barback, bartender, head bartender, program curator, and eventually beverage director, though I will always be a bartender at heart. I had the opportunity to be the opening beverage director at Valerie in 2018 and have been on 45th Street since. Tell us about Madame George.

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