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The Treacherous, Untold Toll Bartending Takes on the Body

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When he moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to run Caña, a high-volume rum bar, the pain became unmanageable. Injuries to the shoulders and elbows from the repetitive stress of shaking and stirring cocktails are most common among bartenders in high-volume restaurants and bars. and elected to undergo surgery on both hands.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Hardest Cocktail to Master?

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—Stephen Walkiewicz, bartender, Le Veau d’Or , NYC “Hands down, anything stirred and served straight up is the most difficult cocktail to master on a commercial scale in a somewhat high-volume cocktail bar, if you’re actually making your drinks à la minute with no shortcuts. But it’s so worth it when you nail it, and you will!”

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Mana for a Cause: Teremana Tequila Is Giving Back During the Holidays With Ezana ‘EZ’ Million

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Between Irish pubs and high-volume cocktail bars, Million honed his flavors as a barback, squeezing his own custom juices and lemonades, earning him the moniker “The Lemonade Man.” The bar I work at] is really a rum-based cocktail bar. This article is sponsored by Teremana Tequila.

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Do Upscale Dives Belong in the Modern Bar Landscape?

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You’ll see an $11 Adios M *r on the menu painted on the wall next to its room-length bar, touting ingredients like overproof rum and navy-strength gin. The article Do Upscale Dives Belong in the Modern Bar Landscape? You’ll likely notice its brightness and cleanliness. appeared first on VinePair.

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The Most Egregious Scams Pulled by Bartenders, According to Reddit

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User Twice_Knightley commented: “The best one I’ve ever seen was a server who would work 5 nights per week, she would ring in, and pay for 100 vodka crans and rum and cokes on a night where they were $2, keep the tickets, and get them made on the weekends when they were $7.

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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

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Prior to Clover Club, Reiner became the face of one of New York’s first high-volume craft cocktail bars when she and Fedroff, along with four other partners, founded The Flatiron Lounge (2003-2018). ” The article Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club appeared first on VinePair.

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What Was The Whisky Loch?

The Whiskey Wash

Firstly, the popularity of blended scotch whiskies, previously high and reliable, began to decline. Increasingly, the public (both domestically and abroad) began to favour lighter spirits such as rum and vodka. Inflation was rampant, unemployment was at a record high, and the UK was experiencing an energy crisis and an oil shortage.