Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

In our accustomed, crotchety “In my day we had to walk five miles through the snow, uphill each way” manner, we lamented the dearth of choices behind the bar back then, and how much things had changed. Or mix it with London dry gin in a 50:50 Martini that’ll give you fresh appreciation for what vermouth can bring to the classic cocktail.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The packaging is stunning with an art dco theme and beautifully designed labels on each bottle, making them an attractive addition to a home bar cart. The classic recipe includes gin, honey, and lemon. The flavors are consistent with the aroma, featuring fresh lemon, lightly sweet honey, and a balanced finish of herbaceous gin notes.

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Cheers

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Within the same hotel brand, each property has a unique restaurant and/or bar concept, often multiple within the same property. Each program focuses on four key venues: Bars, Restaurants, Grab & Go and Catering & Events. The Peacock Alley lobby bar at Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria hotel in Orlando, FL.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

But in the late 19th century, when this European import encountered gin and whiskey in American bars, it not only made vermouth a cocktail staple but also spurred a level of innovation that still resonates today. Moi Cocktail A piney juniper-forward gin adds a bright pop to vermouth and crème de cassis.

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Dry Atlas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Gin Monday Gin I have tried so many gin alternatives… I hated gin as a drinker, but as a sober mom, a quality G&T tastes like cheating in the best way possible. Monday Gin tastes like gin. Nowadays, I find bitters essential to building a bar cart. It packs a punch. Grab Monday. I grew into them.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you’ve spotted a bottle with a striking violet hue on your local back bar, chances are it was Empress 1908’s flagship gin. 1 super-premium gin brand in Canada. Soon after the gin’s release, purple drinks took the cocktail world by storm, and Empress could usually be found at the core of their builds.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

At NYC’s beloved Dante (#1 Best Bar in North America, 2019 & 2020) , Beverage Training Director Renato Tonnelli, who was recently crowned 2023 US World Class Bartender of the Year, has reimagined the 90’s classic Appletini, highlighting the seasonal flavor to create a crisp, herbaceous and elegant drink.

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BarLifeUK

MAY 28, 2024

Laurie Howells Now, all of that said, the regional heats produced a field of eleven finalists (see below), who converged last week at the Amano Hotel rooftop bar in Covent Garden for the competition’s grand final. Cheers to the lot of you. I hope Beesou run the comp again next year, because this year’s debut was a huge success.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

There’s no shortage of serious cocktail bars in New York City right now. Swirling tiles adorn the tabletops, their curvetures matching the elegant, half-moon bar. Running a technique-driven cocktail bar involves passion, sure, but Adler’s years of culinary experience bring invaluable knowledge to the project. “In

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2024

Like the events which gave gin the nickname “mother’s ruin” in the mid-1700s London, absinthe’s reputation was tarnished by unscrupulous profiteers who made cheap, adulterated, and dangerous imitations, marketed primarily to poor alcoholics. The original “Savoy Cocktail Book” (1930) includes dozens of cocktails that call for absinthe.

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VinePair

APRIL 11, 2025

This bright, sprawling space located on a buzzy corner of the West Village that used to house Holiday Bar evokes a chic, candle-lit dinner party on the French Riviera. Fitting the easygoing, coastal theme, most of the cocktails are aperitif-adjacent. A Soft Landing at Bar Kabawa Bar Kabawa is all about rum.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The conglomerate had already owned a minority stake in the non-alc label — which includes whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and an aperitif — though full ownership poses interesting questions. Plus, an extended discussion of hotel bars. portend a similar trend here in the U.S.? Tune in for more.

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

Copyright A Bar Above What is Chartreuse? Copyright A Bar Above, generated with AI This herbal liqueur brings an earthy note to cocktails that isn’t easily replicated, and it comes in two versions, detailed below– one with a light olive color (Green) and one with a bright yellow hue (Yellow). More on that in a minute.)

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Bar Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Penrhos Spirits, the family-run artisan gin brand from Herefordshire, is proud to announce this week the launch of two new limited edition gin liqueurs. The liqueurs can be enjoyed neat, on the rocks, as an aperitif, in prosecco or champagne, or even as the base of a fruity cocktail.

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Conversely, Tigra mixes the lively laneway cultures of Barcelona and Tokyo, creating a spot for daily aperitifs and tasty snacks. Downstairs, Tigra channels the vibrant energy of Barcelona’s streets, with a decor that nods to the famous Spanish artist Joan Miró, and the quirky bars found in Golden Gai, Shinjuku.

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Photography by Petrina Tinslay Bobbie’s, 24 Bay Street, Double Bay @bobbies_doublebay Bobbie’s, a new underground bar by Neil and Samantha Perry, has just opened its doors in Double Bay. It’s Neil’s first dive into the bar scene after years as a top Sydney restaurateur.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They make great digestifs, aperitifs, and low-ABV shots, and they can take cocktails from so-so to phenomenal. Average Price: $70 Best Liqueur for Beginners Campari There’s a good chance you already have a bottle of Campari on your back bar, but for newcomers to the liqueur world, consider this their ticket of admission.

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VinePair

MAY 2, 2024

While this may be an easy sentiment to overlook in daily life, a growing crop of museum bars are a fresh reminder that there’s art present in all we do. A Visual Feast In summer 2023, London’s Tate Modern revealed Corner , a swanky modern bar that allows museum-goers to stay awhile past closing (the exhibition floor closes at 6 p.m.;

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Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

He devised the cocktail to accompany shellfish, with a gin-based spirit mixed with fruits and spices. Gin and Tonic A drink so straightforward that its name almost entirely contains its full recipe, the classic gin and tonic is about as clean and refreshing as a summer cocktail can get. RS Gin and Tonic 2 oz.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Once restricted to a handful of botanical waters, alcohol-free options have expanded to include ready-to-drink (RTD) mocktails in large and small formats, convincing base “spirits” that mimic the profiles of traditional whiskey, gin, and apéritivos, and party-friendly formulas that offer a different kind of buzz. Price: $30 / 25.4

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VinePair

JULY 1, 2024

Spritz means everything and nothing at all, and its form shifts from bar to bar. Most agree the drink must be low-ABV, but many bars break this rule by adding vodka, gin, or agave spirits that nudge the beverage toward Highball or even Collins territory. Beer, even! Over time, the word ‘Aperol’ became Spritz.

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

From Monday 8 th April , the newly opened Capilungo in Covent Garden will expand its all-day café offering by launching its new basement bar, for customers to while away evenings enjoying hyper-local delicacies from Lecce, freshly baked ‘ Pizzette Pugliese’ and a range of interesting Apulian wines and classic aperitivo style cocktails.

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Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 30, 2024

Two of the easiest, tastiest in the cocktail canon are the Gin & Tonic and the Negroni. — bookends the summer, a nod back to the Gin & Tonic we started with. Subscribe now It’s Not a Gin & Tonic. It’s a Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari & Tonic. That extends to cocktails, too.

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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. One exemplary creation is the ricotta fat-wash martini. ”

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The Whisky Exchange

JANUARY 6, 2023

Sherry in particular, with its flavour enhancing powers of umami, makes a great stand-in for gin or whisky. Try subbing 50ml of dry manzanilla for the London dry in your Negroni and you’ll have a great aperitif that’s easier on your head than the original. Bamboo Fills a Martini-shaped hole without the large helping of gin.

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Barina Craft

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The lone combination of Spanish and Italian fortified wines makes for a nice low alcohol aperitif to stimulate your appetite before pairing with dinner, but doesn’t exactly match any man cave expectations you might have had for a drink called Adonis. Mr. New Yorker - gin, dry sherry, dry vermouth and orange liqueur.

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Advanced Mixology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Classic Martini Formula Originally, a martini was a simple mix of gin and dry vermouth , stirred with ice and then strained into a chilled glass. If you order a martini at a bar without specifying, this is likely what youll get. Then Came Vodka By the mid-20th century, vodka martinis became just as popular as the gin version.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MARCH 1, 2024

Their books include Champagne Cocktails, Deans of Drink, The Soul of Brasil, Spirit of the Cane, The Mixellany Guide to Vermouth and Other Aperitifs , the two-volume award-winning Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink , and most recently The Distiller of London. Tell us about your current job(s).

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Marketview Liquor Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

To make these drinks easily, ensure your home bar is well-equipped with essentials like cocktail shakers, muddlers, jiggers, drink strainers and mixers such as simple syrup, club soda and fruit juices. It combines the bitter notes of Campari, the herbal essence of sweet vermouth and the robust character of gin.

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Marketview Liquor Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

To make these drinks easily, ensure your home bar is well-equipped with essentials like cocktail shakers, muddlers, jiggers, drink strainers and mixers such as simple syrup, club soda and fruit juices. It combines the bitter notes of Campari, the herbal essence of sweet vermouth and the robust character of gin.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 23, 2024

The revival of Blacktail, the beloved sister-bar to The Dead Rabbit (World’s Best Bar, 2015) at Back Bar, stemmed from a connection between Will Pasternak, Head Bartender, and Chris Lauber, Senior Director of Operations for Laurent Tourondel Hospitality: Back Bar, L’Amico and Skirt Steak.

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BarLifeUK

MAY 29, 2024

Exploring The Maven’s Five Course Cocktail Tasting Menu If you’ve never been to the award-winning Maven bar before, you’d be forgiven for not knowing it even exists. In your glass you’ll find something akin to a Gimlet (gin and cordial, in essence) but with much more complexity and profound rhubarb notes.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 1, 2024

She is the manager of Bomba in Melbourne and the face and talent behind the cocktailing YouTube channel Behind the Bar. It’s the perfect aperitif and makes me, for one, chortle with joy. The Jabberwocky 25ml gin 25ml manzanilla sherry 25ml Lillet Blanc 2 dashes orange bitters Glass: coupe glass Garnish: lemon twist

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The Cocktail Lovers

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Carb loading on Giorgio Bargiani’s Martini sauce pizza, checking out The Cultural Exchange Series at Viajante87 and stocking up on the new Compass Box Hedonism just a few of the things we’re looking forward to in the coming week NEW TASTES The only thing better than a gin Martini with a pizza is a pizza with a Gin Martini Sauce topping.

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VinePair

JUNE 27, 2024

Some switch up its base spirit from rye to gin or even rum , while others play with the styles and ratios of its vermouth. The recipe combines gin , sweet vermouth, Maraschino liqueur, and Angostura bitters, all served with a lemon twist. This is the perfect drink to slowly bring your Martini-loving friend out of their comfort zone.

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Barina Craft

MARCH 28, 2023

Some mixologists suggest that the French 75 was first made with brandy, not gin, which would certainly be more in line with the tastes of the French. 3 His recipe called for Gordon water (London dry gin), lemon juice, powdered sugar and cracked ice in a tall glass topped with champagne. 1 See recipe below. 2 1927 - Judge Jr.

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