VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. Brian Miller, bar manager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J.

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VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

If their internal wiring leads them to hyperfocus on tasks, whipping up 12 different drinks with demanding specs while fielding a half-dozen new drink orders could be as effortless as making a single Vodka Soda. When Emmanuelle Garcia took on the role of bar manager for The Waiting Room in Durham, N.C.,

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

She said ‘delicious.’” —Brian Miller, bar manager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J. the reply was always — wait for it — vodka. There’s also always a good restrained chuckle or side-eye resulting from orders such as a Gin & Tonic made with vodka and soda or ‘I don’t like alcohol, but want something strong.’”

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VinePair

JUNE 21, 2024

It’s not the vodka — though the vodka does matter — but no, it’s the coffee liqueur. Today’s guest made the bold move roughly eight years ago to place the Stinger on the opening menu of her bar, and truth be told, she and her team have been converting drinkers ever since. It’s coffee. Tune in for more.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 29, 2024

Vodka, Andy Warhol’s favorite spirit, forms the base of the ‘Silver Dreams’ cocktail. Regis Venice’s Bar Manager, Ludwig Negri, and Director of Food & Beverage, Facundo Gallegos, the cocktail seeks to emulate the timeless nature of both Monroe herself and Warhol’s famous screen prints that persist in pop culture even today.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

Albert Beltran, bar manager, Wayfare Tavern , San Francisco “Whenever you’re at a loss for what to drink and just want something light and refreshing, look no further than a white vermouth and soda. .” ” —Hailey Cook, bar manager, Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge , Bend, Ore.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Notes Katie Tobin, bar manager at The Aquifer Bar at New Riff Distilling, Newport, KY, created this recipe. Print Bad Santa Course Drinks Keyword half and half, Kahlua, peppermint schapps, vodka Ingredients 1 oz. Vodka 2 oz. Crystal Head Aurora vodka 2 oz.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Notes Wil Schultz, bar manager at Oak Steakhouse Nashville, created this recipe. Print Frontier Kiss Martini Course Drinks Keyword cranberry juice, lemon, plain vodka, raspberry syrup Ingredients 2 oz. Brush Creek vodka 1 oz. Notes The mixologists at Remus created this recipe.

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2024

Tobias Hogan, bar manager at Can Bar in Portland, Ore., A guest will likely order a mini libation in addition to a regular cocktail, wine, or a zero-proof drink, says Tristian Brunel, bar manager at NYC’s The Tusk Bar — something they may not have done if all the drinks were only full-size.

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VinePair

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s not the vodka — though the vodka does matter — but no, it’s the coffee liqueur. On this episode of “Cocktail College,” we’re joined by Austin Hennelly, bar manager at Los Angeles’s Kato , for a masterclass on one of the four fundamental components of cocktails: sugar. It’s coffee. Tune in for more.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

It’s a basic sour recipe, made with Skyy Vodka , lemon juice, and lavender syrup. I worked in a Chili’s in high school,” says Sarah Morrissey, the bar manager of the recently reopened Le Veau d’Or on New York Upper East Side. “I Don’t get crazy, just a Dirty Martini with gin or vodka.”

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2024

Fionna Gemzon, bar manager, None of The Above , St. This is such a step up from a Black Russian , which seems obvious when you consider that coffee grows much nearer to agave production than vodka’s wintery latitudes. Amber Garcia, bar manager, Tana , Metarie, La. Louis “The Siesta! Vicious Virgin #2.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Their top-selling drink is a Vodka Soda. The Vodka Y Soda isn’t just a two-ingredient highball; they add guava and pasilla into the mix, and the result is refreshing and intensely flavorful. Still, it’s a well drink at heart, served by an acclaimed, white-hot bar in the East Village. There’s a lot to unpack.

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VinePair

MAY 16, 2024

It’s no surprise that Americans are constantly shopping for tequila — it’s now the second most-popular spirit in the United States, second only to vodka. Keith Larry, partner and bar manager, Little Rascal , NYC “El Tesoro Blanco is never hard to find and is made by a living tequila legend, Carlos Camarena.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. The Honeysuckle Hottie, a vodka-and-tea-based cocktail, offers a unique twist to the traditional Hot Toddy and is a refreshing, sophisticated alternative. ” —Cory Patterson, beverage director, Bucatino , Falmouth, Mass.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. In fact, the Bacardi Global Consumer Survey finds that the Gin & Tonic is the top bar call for 2024, beating out the Mojito at #2 and the Margarita at #3. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

That ignited the curiosity of then head bartender and current Clemente bar manager Richie Millwater, who was so inspired by the ingredient that he started using it in all sorts of R and D projects. The miso syrup is married with vodka, maraschino, fennel liqueur, cherry blossom vermouth, and Vin Santo del Chianti.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The rat-a-tat, staccato names of most of these drinks — Rum and Coke , Gin & Tonic , Vodka Soda — leave nothing to the imagination. There’s some bars you may go to 10 years from now that have the exact same stuff sitting in their rails that they do now,” says Lahlou. Old habits can die hard sometimes.”

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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. But the rebrand of tequila, soda, and lime reminds me of when someone orders a Cape Cod instead of a Vodka Cran.” Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great beverage. Please stop.”

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VinePair

JULY 11, 2024

Its Martinis are a couple dollars less that some of the city’s award-winning spots, and they deliver serious bang for their buck: Each drink features 5 ½ ounces of gin or vodka as opposed to the standard 2 to 3 ounces. We average 500 drink orders a night, and 350 of those are Martinis,” explains Club Lucky bar manager Tim Matsis.

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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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PubClub

APRIL 12, 2024

serving up a variety of cocktails made with Storyhouse Spirits including Seaside Vodka, Cucumber + Lemon Vodka, California Dry Gin, California Coastal Gin, Straight Bourbon, Straight Rye. R Place Sports Bar & Grill has a daily happy hour from 3-6 p.m. Storyhouse Spirits has a daily happy hour from 4-6 p.m.,

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its been a marathon, not a sprint for him, says Shannon Fischer, a publicist who first met Asare-Appiah when he was brand ambassador for ULuvka vodka in the late aughts. The school morphed into a far-better-known bar, also called LAB. The first part of the bi-annual event took place in Johannesburg and Cape Town in March.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Abraham Flota, bar manager, Prospect , San Francisco “I think both Mojitos and Espresso Martinis are universally hated by bartenders.” Colm Whelan, general manager, Desert 5 Spot New York , NYC “One drink that should be retired from cocktail menus is the Cosmopolitan. Hailey Donovan, bar manager, Northern Spy , Canton, Mass.

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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

As craft cocktails push the boundaries of what bars can do, bartenders have been able to use Midori in unprecedented ways,” says Leonardo Tedesco, bar manager of Boston’s Somaek and Temple Records. The article It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat appeared first on VinePair. The color is a bonus.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2025

However, when the drinks creator, Le Veau dOr bar manager Sarah Morrissey, was asked where serves, in her opinion, the best Martini in New York (while appearing on VinePairs Bartenders Guide Instagram series ), she offered an unexpected choice: Hillstone. While I rarely drink Vodka Martinis, I had to admit this was sublime.

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Cheers

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

**For Thyme tincture Combine 50g fresh thyme leaves, 50g dried thyme leaves and 400g 100-proof vodka in a mason jar. Jonathan Brasher, front of house manager at Tre Luna Bar & Kitchen in Hoover, AL, created this recipe. Origen vodka ¾ oz. Seal mason jar and place on a counter for one week.

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Cheers

MARCH 10, 2025

Bill Sabine is bar manager at the Nautilus Pier 4 in Boston. I enrolled in a local bartending school with job placement and landed an event bartending gig, then worked up to the clubhouse bar. Tequila and vodka are always popular, so Tequila Mockingbird and Kermit the Frog.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

” Keivon Dashtizadeh, bar manager, The Lafayette Hotel , San Diego We’re seeing local and dive bar staples making their way into the craft cocktail scene. Matt Chavez, bar manager, COQODAQ , NYC The M&M shot is a favorite of ours at Theodora Mezcal and Montenegro. Full circle, as it was.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Its made with caramelized onion-infused vodka, house-pickled green tomato brine, and blanco vermouth, then garnished with a goat cheese-stuffed olive. Further proof that pistachio is popping: The New York Times in late 2024 ran an article on the Pistachio Martini, a popular call at restaurants in Bostons North End.

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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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