VinePair

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

If you’ve ever wondered how a famous cocktail’s ingredient list came to be, it’s worth taking a look at when it was made. Almost any pre-Prohibition cocktail’s original specs mostly hover around the three-to-four-ingredient range. Creating a three-ingredient cocktail that makes it into the canon is the dream.” —Jon

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. It’s a great sub for white rum in a Floridita Daiquiri and is a great complementing spirit for any tropical fruit-driven tiki drink.” But thankfully, those days are behind us, and the U.S.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. Of course, what we’ve also learned from the era of the extra Martini, unicorn latte, and increasingly absurdist Bloody Mary is that there are also times in history when we drinkers explicitly reject serious cocktail culture.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

For the sake of argument let’s assume that when we’re discussing speakeasies, what we’re really referring to are hidden bars and, most likely, hidden bars that pay homage to classic cocktails, many of which originated in or were popular during Prohibition. Yet the allure of concealment remains strong.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Cocktail culture is strong, and is probably about as strong as its been in the last 10 years, says Mat Snapp, a partner in Barter and Shake, the consultancy behind Phoenixs award-winning concept bar, Century Grand. UnderTow is a tiki bar with tropical drinks. Its a promising playlist.

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2025

Tampa may be best known for its Gulf Coast sunsets and Cuban sandwiches, but for those with a well-trained palate and a thirst for a well-balanced spritz, this city is quietly becoming a sun-soaked haven of cocktail culture. This article is sponsored by Le Mon. Hiatus Hotel Hiatus/Sielo rooftop pool bar.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Edited by Steve Reddicliffe and named a top finalist for the Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, the second edition features more than a dozen prominent writers, including Craig Claiborne, Melissa Clark, Mark Bittman, and Pete Wells, to name a few. This article is sponsored by Cider Mill Press.

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