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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

VinePair

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.” It’s a delicious, pine-forward, extra-bitter style of Negroni that I generally like served up in an extra-frosty glass.

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The 14 Best Booze Books to Buy This Holiday Season (2023)

VinePair

Strong, Sweet and Bitter: Your Guide to All Things Cocktails, Bartending and Booze from Behind the Bar Cara Devine, Hardie Grant, May 2023. If you’ve ever visited Brooklyn’s Scorpion Bowl-slinging, shipwreck-themed cocktail bar Sunken Harbor Club, you may have seen this handbook proudly on display. November 2023.

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We Asked 13 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2024)

VinePair

Roderick Williams, Bar Manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. Pisco Sours have all the components of a well-balanced cocktail: slightly tart and sweet, but also smooth and elegant from the egg whites and herbaceous from the bitters. The Last Word. This cocktail deserves more attention for a few reasons.

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Casa Esquina, the latest offering from the Tequila Mockingbird and Esteban team, opens tomorrow

Australian Bartender

Bar Manager Mark Crawford At the heart of Casa Esquina lies a dynamic open-flame parrilla and a bustling open-plan kitchen, offering patrons an immersive dining experience. For this one, Fernet is blended with Cynar, another amaro, along with a secret Buenos Aires bitters blend.

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2025 London Spirits Competition Is Now Open For Entries

Bar Magazine

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. Brands are encouraged to enter before the 2025 super early submission deadline of August 31, 2024. Quality score: marked out of 100.

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We Asked 7 Wine Pros: What’s the Best Cheap Champagne?

VinePair

” —Matt Maretz, principal bartender/assistant bar manager, Employees Only , NYC “ Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut is that rare gem in the world of Champagne: It’s delicious, refined, and somehow still affordable enough that you won’t feel guilty opening a bottle on a random Tuesday.

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