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We Asked 25 Bartenders: Which Bourbon Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

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Tim Sweeney, head bartender/partner, Pebble Bar , NYC “With a price tag of around $30, Buffalo Trace is a great bang-for-your-buck bourbon. It’s great neat, stirred, served with a beer on the side, mixed, or straight out the bottle. Brian Clark, bar manager, Madrina , Webster Groves, Mo.

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The Weirdest Drink Modification Requests, According to Bartenders

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She said ‘delicious.’” —Brian Miller, bar manager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J. None of the glasses we had at the bar were large enough, [so I thought] maybe a wine or beer glass could hold 6 ounces of Martini. Then I remembered a friend of mine had brought me some orgeat when they came to visit me a month earlier.

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The New Guard of the East Village Cocktail Scene Has Arrived

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Ten years ago, Vodka Sodas weren’t the kind of drink you ordered at the bars that made East Village the soul of New York City’s globally influential cocktail scene. I don’t want to take away from the damage the pandemic caused, because it took a lot away from us,” says Paradise Lost’s head bartender, Kitty Bernardo.

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Trick Dog Bar Announces The Salty Dog Menu

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We celebrated my dad’s birthday every year at Trader Vic’s and I developed an even deeper personal affinity for tropical-style drinks during my time as the head bartender at The Polynesian. With movement and energy, but sitting happily behind the foreground text and cocktail images.

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We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s the Trendiest Shot to Order Right Now? (2025)

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Edward Hardebeck, head bartender, Corima , NYC The trendiest shot right now, in my opinion, would be the Green Tea shot. The soju bomb, or poktanju in Korean, involves dropping a shot of soju into a short pour of beer.” With a little citrus and egg white, it turns into a decadent and cloud-like aperitif or digestive treat.

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Dry January Hit Different This Year. Can Bars Afford Its Rising Popularity?

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But the overall effect was still relatively neutral, according to bar manager Laura Maddox. We expanded the buzz-free section of our menu to include non-alcoholic wines, beers, and other zero-proof options, Natoli says. The Oakland Ferndale, Mich.

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