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Master Mixology: Advanced Techniques & Pro Secrets for Bartender Mastery

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Advanced flavor profiling involves understanding the intricate interplay of sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami elements, creating balanced and harmonious cocktails. This involves exploring rare spirits, artisanal bitters, and exotic garnishes. Techniques like spherification (e.g., caviar-like spheres of fruit juice), foams (e.g.,

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Gin Trends in 2024

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Queen Restaurant & Lounge in Miami has noticed a gradual increase in the popularity of gin among patrons, says bar manager Karol Ansaldi. It uses a split-base of gin and vodka, dry vermouth that’s been macerated with charred scallions, and a few dashes of white balsamic and a house-made salt-and-pepper tincture.

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

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” —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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We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s One Drink That Should Be Retired From Cocktail Menus? (2024)

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Abraham Flota, bar manager, Prospect , San Francisco “I think both Mojitos and Espresso Martinis are universally hated by bartenders.” Colm Whelan, general manager, Desert 5 Spot New York , NYC “One drink that should be retired from cocktail menus is the Cosmopolitan. Hailey Donovan, bar manager, Northern Spy , Canton, Mass.

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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Mexican Firing Squad

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Joining us today to discuss the cocktail is James ODonnell, bar manager at Fives Bar in New Orleans. Todays drink is not historically speaking made with repo or aejo, but it is undoubtedly a classic devised almost 100 years ago, even if its quirky name might suggest otherwise.

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We Asked 17 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Cocktail Ingredient?

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From inventive tinctures and infusions to niche spirits and housemade syrups, skilled bartenders have no shortage of methods for adding flavor and complexity to cocktails. But in a bar culture exploding with creative techniques and unique new cocktail components, some of the simplest and most versatile ingredients can go overlooked.