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Meet the Judges of the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge

Chilled Magazine

This year’s judges include renowned spirits specialist Lynn House, author and bartender extraordinaire Jeffery Morgenthaler and award-winning mixologist Christine Wiseman. He transitioned from studying Interior Architecture to pursuing bartending full-time, driven by his love for the craft.

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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

The new generation of bartenders draws inspiration from the distilled wine spirits timelessness, versatility and range to create Cognac cocktails, Velez says. Cognac has a long history and tradition, but still stays current by producers continuing to innovate their expressions, says bartender and cognac educator Ms. Franky Marshall.

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The Ultimate Guide To Craft Mocktails For Dry January

A Bar Above

However, as reflected in the 2020 Cocktail Trends Report , the #1 trend is low/no alcohol drinks. Photo via Unsplash MAKE AND BUY INGREDIENTS FOR MOCKTAILS AND MORE NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAIL RECIPES This is what craft cocktail enthusiasts and bartenders do most of the time with craft cocktails. Not very appealing options.

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Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week: Toast to a Classic Cocktail and Give Back this October

VinePair

This October marks the fifth year that revered whiskey brand Elijah Craig will host the event, which cocktail fans can enjoy at participating bars and restaurants, or by kicking back at home and flexing their mixology skills for friends and family. Bartenders can enter now through November 1st.

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Tasting: Chinola Taps into Modern Trends

Cheers

In this brand you will find: All-natural/better-for-you ingredients, cultural authenticity, at-home mixology, social media proficiency and — particularly relevant with younger drinkers — the right social values. We were doing 20, 30 cases at a time for our friends who were bartenders. They supported it and became partners in the brand.”

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Mindful Drinking Expert Derek Brown’s Non-Alc Picks

Dry Atlas

We can think of no better curator of non-alc options than Derek Brown, a mindful drinking expert with a mixology background. and was one of the nation’s top bartenders. He published his second book, Mindful Mixology: a Comprehensive Guide to No- and Low-Alcohol Cocktails, in 2022. Derek is also a celebrated author.

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Blood, Bones, and Bitters: Meat Cocktails Are More Than a Novelty

VinePair

There, it is an appetite-whetting aperitif made with fresh beef consommé for what became an unexpected exploration of meaty drinking across Japan, a country that’s become an incubator for protein-forward mixology. Bones and Bitters Improbably, deer are not going to waste in the spirits world.

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