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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

VinePair

Every professional bartender has a few bottles they don’t like. But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift.

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Of Course Chicago Bars Are Serving Cicada-Infused Malört Shots

VinePair

And if you thought it couldn’t get any worse , it just did: a brewpub in Chicago suburb Lombard is now serving up cicada-infused shots of the stuff. 2024 marks one of the rare years when 17-year-old and 13-year-old cicada broods emerge from U.S. soil simultaneously.

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Turn Late-Summer Produce Into Cocktail Ingredients

Imbibe Magazine

In the Sept/Oct 2024 issue , Christine Sismondo explores how bartenders are working with farms to create unique and fresh flavors by transforming seasonal produce into cocktail ingredients. Then, strain out the peppers and bottle the liquid. For their cherry liqueur , they infuse the fruit (with pits) in alcohol for six days.

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Check Out Top Entries in the Mango Shotta Paint the Town Mango Cocktail Competition. Last Chance to Enter!

Chilled Magazine

The Deadline is May 31, 2024! 300ml with 300g sugar **Carrot-infused Charanda Uruapan Ingredients 2 large carrots Preparation Take 2 large carrots and peel into thin strips. Toasted Rice infused Cointreau Ingredients 120 grams White Rice 12 oz. Add the rice to the Cointreau and let it infuse for 24 hours. Enter Now !

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5 to Try: Melon Liqueur

Imbibe Magazine

But a recalibrated formula, launched in 2012, has found favor among bartenders looking to experiment, as we explore in our September/October 2024 issue. From colorful liqueurs to delicate aperitifs, here are five bottles that translate the authentic flavor of melon to the glass. But Midori isn’t the only option for fans of melon.

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Celebrate the Winning Bottles of the 2024 L.A. Spirits Awards

VinePair

For the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of bottles stocked in your local liquor store or loaded on the virtual shelves of online retailers, a medal can be a make-or-break moment. cuts through the noise and helps that particular bottle stand out. For the 2024 winners, a medal is just the beginning. Best in Show Winners — L.A.

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Whiskey Review: Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Bourbon (2024)

The Whiskey Wash

We review Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Bourbon (2024), first aged four years in New American oak, followed by a Texas honey infusion and then finishing three more years in ex-Cognac casks. ” What’s in the bottle The focus of this review, Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Bourbon (2024) , was first released in 2023.

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