VinePair

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s not the vodka — though the vodka does matter — but no, it’s the coffee liqueur. It blunts the heat of alcohol, tempers the acidity of citrus, and contributes texture to any cocktail. “Cocktail College” is brought to you by Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur. And do you wanna know the secret to a great coffee liqueur?

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 29, 2025

As a long-time reader of your newsletter, and someone who became a career bartender and bar manager after studying and learning from that newsletter, I’d like to ask for your perspective about the future of the craft cocktail movement. Send your pithy, clear question to me at cocktailswithsuderman@gmail.com Subscribe now Hello!

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

This isn’t a trendy craft cocktail bar with mustachioed mixologists and $30 cocktails. The cocktail, called “Under the Purple Sea,” looks much better than it tastes — somewhere between an alcohol-spiked Pacific Cooler Capri Sun and Sour Patch Kids watermelon candy. Don’t get crazy, just a Dirty Martini with gin or vodka.”

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

So, when management offered to recruit a few bar-curious servers to cover the vacant lunch shifts, I jumped at the opportunity to cut lemon and lime wedges all day in exchange for feeling like I was Tom Cruise in “Cocktail” for a few hours on a Tuesday afternoon. Now bar managers are asking, ‘What is your background?’

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VinePair

JULY 11, 2024

In addition to rising operational and overhead costs, he also must factor in the insurance costs connected to a state law that requires all South Carolina businesses serving alcohol to carry a liability policy at a minimum of $1 million. That’s a lot of booze, and booze costs money.

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Bevspot

JULY 10, 2015

Calculating Inventory Usage Successful bar managers will tell you that efficient inventory management is the key to maintaining a profitable bar. For example, if there are 4 bottles of Absolut Vodka in the liquor room, 1 bottle in storage, and 1.3 bottles at the main bar, then total starting inventory is 6.3

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Bevspot

JULY 10, 2015

Successful bar managers will tell you that efficient inventory management is the key to maintaining a profitable bar. If your bar management software or inventory spreadsheets are set up correctly— we’ve got a template for you if they’re not—you should be able to access an inventory usage report.

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

Bar Manager, Alice Ford , has worked with Chef Adam and her team to create this selection of cocktails, sourcing inspiration from the new Spring menu at Frog, the complementing flavour combinations and Alice’s own passions and style of drinks.

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VinePair

JULY 23, 2024

Shane Mastroine, bartender/bar manager, Table 45 , Cleveland “The most overrated tequila cocktail is a Tequila Sunrise. I’m so glad that folks are no longer hiding the ‘taste of alcohol’ in an overly sugary, orange juice-drowned drink that I’m sure people drank solely because it looked nice.”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The type of fruit and category of booze can be arbitrary, but for the sake of argument, let’s say the fruit is pippin apples and the booze is vodka. You fill the container with the apple slices and the vodka, seal the lid, and wait a day or two for the fruity essence to penetrate the spirit’s soul as it absorbs some of the alcohol.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 13, 2024

While the primary aspect of any bar is to dish out the most innovative cocktails using different kinds of ingredients and placing strong emphasis on quality, another factor that is now being incorporated is that of implementing sustainable practices. Thus, Polka Girl is a cocktail that contains vodka, orange juice and Galliano.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

From an ‘80s staple that reemerged to dizzying popularity to an eight-ingredient alcohol roundhouse known as one of the booziest drinks out there, keep reading to learn which cocktails get the downvote. Known for its high alcohol content, it’s a drink that often sacrifices quality for potency, making it unbalanced and muddled.

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

” Since its 2013 opening, Trick Dog continues to be on the cutting-edge of non-alcoholic inclusion on its menus through formatting, presentation, naming and ingredient selection. The Salty Dog features 17 original cocktails, each hand illustrated by Therens (who also contributed original illustrations to the 19 th menu, Tantrick Dog).

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe Cranberry Moscow Mule The Moscow Mule is a classic for a reason: The zippy combination of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer is boozy yet balanced. Sex and the City” jokes aside, the zippy combo of vodka , Cointreau , lime, and a little bit of cranberry is actually quite nice ahead of a big meal.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In recent years, Americans have demonstrated a particular interest in one aspect of Japanese culture that was previously relatively overlooked: alcohol. Midori stars alongside Boatyard gin, Chopin vodka, Green Chartreuse , and Lustau Blanc vermouth at the Korean fried chicken outpost in a luminous riff on the Alaska.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Nathan Oliver, beverage director, The Benjamin Hollywood , Los Angeles I think shots are great for camaraderie’s sake but I also think there is a want or a need to cool down the alcohol intake. Matt Chavez, bar manager, COQODAQ , NYC The M&M shot is a favorite of ours at Theodora Mezcal and Montenegro.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For one, the popularity of low- and no-alcohol drinks remains so strong that theyre no longer a trend but now a menu mainstay for many operators. Ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs), which have been on fire in the off-premise, have been making their way to bars and restaurants too. Pittsburgh restaurant Scratch & Co.

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The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 31, 2025

As for those Negronis, theyll be five variations on offer: Classic and a non-alcoholic classic, Barrel-Aged, Paradiso, Choc-O-groni and Negroni Sour as well as the obligatory Campari Soda. UK) Bartenders/owners, you have until 17th February to get your nominations in for this years CLASS Bar Award s , taking place on 21st May.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Other top cocktails at Bar Louie include the Wild Berry Margarita, with Don Julio blanco tequila, blackberry, strawberry, Truly Wild Berry seltzer, Twang nectarberry and blueberries, and the Pink Flamingo Paloma (Casamigos blanco tequila, Deep Eddy ruby red vodka, agave, lime and Fever-Tree sparkling grapefruit).

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