VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

After placing a footed glass filled with frothy, pink liquid atop a thick marble bar, the bartender gently pours something glittery and purple over my drink from a tiny pitcher. This isn’t a trendy craft cocktail bar with mustachioed mixologists and $30 cocktails.

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Rum Bartender Bartending Mixology 137

VinePair

JULY 9, 2024

When I tend bar, I gravitate toward this tequila for many reasons. It is affordably priced, bold enough to stand up to powerful flavors when crafting cocktails, and nuanced enough that it can be enjoyed neat or on the rocks.” Sarah Kornegay, bar supervisor, The Katharine Brasserie & Bar , Winston-Salem, NC.

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Tequila Bartender Bartending Head Bartender 105

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

They are also the new East Village tastemakers shifting the cocktail bar scene’s vibe to something that infuses modern technique and skill with the casual, punk-rock ethos of the East Village dives of yore — albeit with less graffiti in the bathrooms. This shift may look surprising on the surface. But it was like any disaster.

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Vodka Bar Highball Hospitality 119

VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Shots are the bar scene’s greatest equalizer. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a fancy craft cocktail spot serving $20 Negroni riffs or a seedy dive bar with sticky floors and the faint smell of urine wafting through the air: Shot glasses are always on hand, waiting to be filled. Our go-to is a 50/50 of rum and amaro.

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Bartender Bartending Head Bartender Bar Manager 105