VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

is a question bartenders get often, but the answer is usually conditional. If the bar is particularly busy it doesn’t make sense to offer something complicated. From old-school builds to timeless tropical drinks, these are the cocktails bartenders wish their patrons would opt for more often. “What’s good here?” The Last Word.

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2024

Ask a bartender the same question, however, and they may give you a different answer. To find out what those other beverages are, we asked 17 bartenders what tequila cocktail deserves a little more love from their guests. Fionna Gemzon, bar manager, None of The Above , St. Amber Garcia, bar manager, Tana , Metarie, La.

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Bar Magazine

MARCH 7, 2025

Bartenders from Pan Pacific Londons Ginger Lily and The Beaumont Mayfairs Le Magritte created the two winning serves. The judges came together to determine two final winners: Wichayarat Ping Chantawichayasuit, Bartender at Ginger Lily, Pan Pacific London and Giovanni Dellaglio, Head Bartender at Le Magritte, The Beaumont Mayfair.

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VinePair

APRIL 4, 2024

To answer this question, we asked 11 bartenders their choice for the best peated Scotch for beginners. Jason Yu, bartender, The Wolves , Los Angeles “ Kilchoman Machir Bay is ideal for people who love bourbon and want to get into peated Scotch. Charles Friedrichs, bar manager, The Jones Assembly , Oklahoma City, Okla. “I

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VinePair

JANUARY 18, 2024

That’s why we asked bartenders around the country for their picks for the unsung heroes of the category. Probably my favorite cocktail I’ve made with it is the Cold Fashioned, using Misguided Spirits’ Hinky Dink’s Working Man’s Whiskey, amaro, and cold brew liqueur.” Garth Poe, bar manager, Easy Bistro & Bar , Chattanooga, Tenn.

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VinePair

MARCH 26, 2024

If your home bar shows a conspicuous absence of rum despite an affinity for Daiquiris, then you’ve come to the right place. Seeking the best rums for cocktails, we asked bartenders around the world for their go-to bottles behind the bar. Fionna Gemzon, bar manager, None of the Above , St. Volcanique.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

Mario Firmani, bar manager at an establishment that’s in the 50 Best Bars list, knows a thing or two about the aperitivo. He started as a busser at 18 and worked his way up to bartending. I found inspiration in the Hugo Spritz [which features elderflower liqueur]. Naturally, he went to work in a restaurant.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But even if it’s hard to motivate ourselves to go out to our local bar, there’s no reason not to branch out and try something new while we’re enjoying the great indoors. For inspiration, we asked bartenders and beverage professionals from across the country for their most underrated winter cocktails.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Skilled bartenders can identify these singular properties and use them to their advantage. But which brands are beloved behind the bar? To find out, we asked 14 bartenders what vodka they prefer to use in their drinks. Matt Bazcor, bar manager, Annette and Traveling Mercies , Aurora, Colo. “I

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Suzy Critchlow, bar manager, Pascual , Washington, D.C. Gabriel Morales, bar manager, Sexy Fish , Miami “I like to use Lost Explorer Espadín Mezcal infused with cilantro and finished with fresh lime juice, house-made celery, and serrano syrups. Juan Salgado, bartender, El Jardin , San Jose, Calif. “A

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VinePair

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Here, we asked a dozen bartenders to share their thoughts on the Cognacs that punch above their price tags — and punch a hole through its perceived stodginess. Matt Resler, bartender, Bar Goto , NYC “One of our go-to bottles of Cognac recently has been Cognac Frapin 1270. It was life-changing; I immediately fell in love with it.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

We asked 11 bartenders about their favorite cost-effective Scotches and why these bottles deliver on flavor and value. Jason Yu, Bartender, The Wolves , Los Angeles “Without a doubt, when someone calls for a Penicillin , a Godfather, or a Blood and Sand , I reach for Laphroaig 10. Eric Fritts, Bartender, Bowlero , Overland Park, Kan.

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VinePair

JUNE 21, 2024

“Cocktail College” is brought to you by Mr Black cold brew coffee liqueur. It’s not the vodka — though the vodka does matter — but no, it’s the coffee liqueur. And do you wanna know the secret to a great coffee liqueur? Listener, do you want to know the secret to a great Espresso Martini? It’s coffee. When I did, I got it.

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A Bar Above

MARCH 1, 2024

As a new bar manager, there are certain terms and vocabulary that you need to be familiar with so you can communicate effectively with your team. We’ll quickly cover what the term par is and how it applies to the bar and restaurant world, and then we’ll discuss one of its most important applications: the par sheet. (You

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Print Bouquet of Flowers Course Drinks Keyword Champagne, cranberry, elderflower liqueur, hibiscus liqueur, lemon, Licor 43 Ingredients 1 oz. Thatchers Organic hibiscus liqueur 1 oz. Thatchers Organic elderflower liqueur oz. Juliette peach liqueur oz.

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VinePair

MAY 17, 2024

On one end, you have the holy three-ingredient trinity that’s become the figurative acid test for bartenders. On this episode of “Cocktail College,” we’re joined by Ricardo Rodriguez, bar manager at Aberdeen, N.J.’s Unlike the Daiquiri. Few cocktails occupy such a broad sway in the quality spectrum.

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VinePair

JANUARY 26, 2024

Ultimately, the Tuxedo is a classic Martini peppered with absinthe , Maraschino liqueur, and Angostura bitters. Luckily for us, we’re joined today by the wonderful tutor (and bartender!) Foster’s an Eleven Madison Park alum and bar manager at Brooklyn’s Margot. But of course, the recipe doesn’t end there.

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VinePair

APRIL 26, 2024

“Cocktail College” is brought to you by Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur. It’s not the vodka — though the vodka does matter — but no, it’s the coffee liqueur. And do you wanna know the secret to a great coffee liqueur? Listener, do you want to know the secret to a great Espresso Martini? It’s coffee. When I did, I got it.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Queen Restaurant & Lounge in Miami has noticed a gradual increase in the popularity of gin among patrons, says bar manager Karol Ansaldi. The nature of gin, being a complex blend of herbs, spices and fruits, makes it one of the most playful and versatile spirits in our bartenders’ toolkit.

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 19, 2024

The drinks list has been built in collaboration with Kurtis, Dan Ashby (Venue Manager) and Christian (Bar Manager) with a big focus on aperitivo-style cocktails. Serving hot pizza, handmade pasta, local and imported natural wines, live music on the weekend and a Sunday slice club every week.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Amaro y Arroyo is the brainchild of Jon Arroyo, a former bartender and bar manager turned amaro maker who has worked with the distillery for years. It’s no surprise then that the distillery has added a cocktail-friendly amaro to its lineup.

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VinePair

MARCH 20, 2024

It happens a couple times a week to just about every cocktail bartender. The bar is buzzing, tickets are flowing, and your hands are moving faster than your brain. Shinji’s takes this approach to the limit by making their own bespoke liqueurs, leading to new and unique takes on drinks like the Vesper and Last Word. I left it.

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Mixologists

MARCH 6, 2022

Bramble History The Bramble is a gin-based, fruity, spring or summertime cocktail, created by bartender Dick Bradsell back in the 1980s. Made with gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and Crème de Mûre (a French blackberry liqueur), the Bramble is a sweet, drinkable, simple and exceedingly agreeable cocktail.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

That was a drink strictly reserved for one of the neighborhood’s numerous dank, sticky-floored dive bars, where drink expectations beyond a beer and a shot were low and the quality of the Vodka Soda even lower. Cocktails have gone mainstream, to the point where it’s possible to stumble upon a dive bar whipping up a halfway decent Negroni.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Credit: Jeff Brown While many bars turn to fat-washing or expensive infusions to deliver elevated drinks to their guests, Sebastian found a way to create an experience that can’t be replicated by simply buying the highest quality ingredients; these flavors have to be made with patience and care.

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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. The one primary thing that is transforming the cocktail industry is technology.

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Bar Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

The London Competitions prides itself on having award winning buyers, bartenders, master sommeliers, masters of wine and some of the most influential people working in the drinks industry. And certainly the most significant award is for our Teranino, which was declared Liqueur of the Year 2024. Quality score: marked out of 100.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You’re a bartender or home bar enthusiast who just made a spirit infusion. However, the infusions dominating the current cocktail bar scene are elevated ingredients made by creative, forward-thinking bartenders as a way to riff on classic builds. Congratulations! Or you’re a college kid who just made jungle juice.

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Bar Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

Oozing elegance and exclusivity, The K Bar at the Kensington Hotel is London’s next upcoming destination bar. Adrian Gonzalez Parrondo, Bar Manager of The K Bar, tells us more about West London’s hidden gem, sharing details of the team’s immaculate approach to providing guests a quality, yet home-from-home, experience.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As the 20th century progressed, bartenders like Harry MacElhone, owner of the legendary Harrys New York Bar in Paris, ditched the gin for easy-drinking brandy. coffee liqueur 3/4 oz. white chocolate liqueur 1/2 oz. The earliest iteration, the Alexander, debuted circa 1914 and combined gin, crme de cacao, and cream.

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VinePair

JULY 16, 2024

Bartenders face the same question when a brand rep drops in and introduces them to a new expression. We recently reached out to 22 bartenders to see which new (and new-to-them) bottles they were into lately. Based in France, their mission is to produce beautiful liqueurs using Fair Trade Certified sources from start to finish.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

Thankfully, 25 bartenders from around the world have come to the rescue. Keep reading for the Scotches bartenders love to use when mixing up cocktails, along with drink ideas that will fit seamlessly into your summertime repertoire. We have an 11-year Auchentoshan from them that might be the best spirit on our back bar.”

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

And while some tried-and-true classics never go out of fashion, there are others that have become so overexposed that they lose their luster — or just drive bartenders bananas when ordered. Seeking to find out which drinks deserve to get the axe, we asked bartenders to spill the tea on the orders that make them wince. The Moscow Mule.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

You somehow gain access to the exclusive discotheque and, after sweating with your fellow clubbers for a few songs, you make your way over to the bar. The bartender thrusts a Hulk green cocktail into your hands and you take a sip, allowing the melon-flavored concoction to wash over your taste buds. you ask the bartender. “A

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The mixture of bitter Italian liqueur, bubbles, and sweet vermouth results in a vivacious, herbal treat that won’t put you to bed early. It inspired the creation of the Brooklyn , a variation featuring rye, dry vermouth, Maraschino liqueur, and Amer Picon. The mix of floral, sweet, and sour hits all the right notes between courses.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Jacob Morris, Bar Manager at an Agave-Forward Craft Cocktail Bar in San Francisco “Herradura’s a true original,” says Jacob Morris, bar manager at a craft cocktail bar in San Francisco. “The Alejandro Arriaga, Bartender at a Dominican Bar Lounge in Oakland, Calif.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Meet New Jerseys Chilled 100 Member, bar consultant, cocktail artist, influencer, and entrepreneur at Miroflores Liqueur, Carlos Ruiz. Email: carlos@drinkmiraflores.com We ask Carlos about his bartending background and his road to starting Miroflores. What inspired you to become a bartender? Where do you tend bar now?

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