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We Ask Nikki McCutcheon, Beverage Director, What’s in a (Cocktail) Name?

Chilled Magazine

Over the next four years, I mastered the art of inventory, bar management, cocktail development, and wine list curation. Although familiar, they are eye-catching and evoke the freshness and approachability coupled with the elegance of NYC’s cocktail culture.

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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community

Imbibe Magazine

A panel held at the simultaneously occurring Cape Town Beverage Show, the discussion highlighted the supernova of African cocktail cultures as well as the political red tape that hampers its growth. Edgar Davies (left), bar manager at Front/Back Accra at a pop-up at Talking to Strangers in Cape Town.

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Get to Know Chilled 100 Member Kristen Begley of Woodburn Brewing and La Ofrenda in Ohio

Chilled Magazine

He has pushed me hard to be the best that I can possibly be as a bartender and a bar manager. I learned how to create all the classic cocktails as well as how to create new versions of classic cocktails. I try to substitute things like aquafaba for froth on an egg white cocktail.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey Cocktail? (2024)

VinePair

But there are many other whiskey cocktails, many with historic roots, that have enjoyed a quiet revival along with the boom of craft cocktail culture. Whether spirit-forward, sweet, sour, or herbaceous, these unsung cocktails come in countless guises. Lauren Killian, bar manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C.

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We Asked 15 What’s the Best New Rum That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar? (2024)

VinePair

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. Dean Hakim, bar manager, Heirloom at the St. Damian Langarica, Bar Manager, Irwin’s , Philadelphia “My favorite rum at the moment is El Dorado’s High Ester Blend Rum.

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Featured Bar: Coasting Cocktails; Key West, FL

Bartender.com

Cocktail Catering and Mobile Bars are a booming industry that has huge growth potential. Starting a mobile bar service has a relatively low start-up cost, which can be a lucrative move for bartenders and bar managers looking for life beyond their bar. Learn more HERE

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Vitor Sousa from The Churchill Bar & Terrace is crowned Desi Daru’s Culture Colliders Champion

Bar Magazine

Sousa from The Churchill Bar & Terrace has been crowned their Culture Colliders Champion in their inaugural cocktail competition. Vitor Sousa, Assistant Bar Manager at The Churchill Bar & Terrace beat six other finalists at the SAMBA ROOM in London on 22nd July with his cocktail ‘Duke of Goa’.

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