Australian Bartender

JANUARY 27, 2025

Swieboda says, We wanted to create an approachable, vibey late-night wine bar, where guests can come and enjoy a really interesting selection of wine from around the world. For cocktail enthusiasts, Bar Manager, Jacob Wicks, mixes drinks like the Letra Martini, made with olive leaf gin, dry madeira, and koji-fermented tomato concentrate.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

Case in point: the new California road trip–inspired menu at Los Angeles’ Big Bar , a 13-year-old neighborhood bar nestled beneath the iconic Griffith Observatory. “I get the most excited for a cocktail that tastes great and has a narrative layer,” says longtime bar manager Eugene Lee.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 10, 2024

These include an Old Fashioned riff made with bourbon, orange wine, and shiitake mushrooms; a gin and lavender spritz; and a Hoagie Martini with oregano, onion, and tomato vermouth. Photo courtesy of Post Haste Post Haste This clubby cocktail bar sources everything on its menu—from spirits to produce—from the eastern United States.

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Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Cocktail List of the Year Bar of the Year Cocktail Bar of the Year New Bar of the Year Best Rookie Bartender of the Year Proudly Sponsored by Club Suntory Pub of the Year Proudly Sponsored by ALM Host of the Year Small Bar of the Year Nightclub of the Year Bar Manager of the Year Regional Bar of the Year Bar Operator of the Year Bar Team of the Year (..)

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Cheers

JANUARY 15, 2024

Monica L Collins is bar manager at Chez Georges Bistro & Bar in Hilton Head Island, SC. For the Perdu dans la forêt (Lost in the forest) cocktail, I chose Barr Hill Gin, made in Vermont, because they are the only active distillery that cultivates honey from their bees and uses it in their gin.

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Cheers

AUGUST 8, 2024

Bar manager Juan Arboleda used his love for the movie to celebrate the mischief and chaos of Beetlejuice with a unique experience for The Table’s guests. Arboleda created Otho’s Resurrection using beets-infused gin, lemon juice, a sweetener and Chef Dan Latham’s purple carrots from the restaurant’s rooftop garden.

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 24, 2024

On Sunday 10 th of March, Bar Planet, in its first Brisbane takeover, took over the reigns for an epic night of long pours, Cucumber & Lemon Sgroppinos, as well as other Hendrick’s Gin bangers, and unlimited bags of their famous popcorn (I’ll stop mentioning the popcorn now…it’s just making me hungry…their popcorn is epic).

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The event was sponsored by Smoke Lab Vodka , Mohulo Gin, and Smoke Lab Water. The event attracted 41 entries from 15 hospitality institutes across Mumbai and Pune, starting with a Masterclass phase featuring sessions on mixology, Cognac, gin, vodka, and water, designed to help participants enhance their skills.

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2024

He toyed with the concept and landed on a trio of mini Martinis: a Vesper inspired by the popular large-format version from the original location, a smoky mezcal-based interpretation, and, yes, a gin Martini with a giant Spanish olive. Bar guests can try one or three renditions without ending up on the floor, and the drinks stay cold to boot.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Bar Trigona, for example, has built its identity around the region’s stingless Trigona bees, and the honey harvested from its proprietary farm and apiary. Recently, bar manager Rohan Matmary expanded the farm side of things by partnering with a farmer who will grow cacao exclusively for Trigona’s cocktail program.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. What better way to refresh your palate than with cucumber, mint, lime, and gin? Basically, the cocktail is a Gin Mojito.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Pumpkins While orgeat is traditionally made with almonds, at Tiki Chick in NYC’s Upper West Side, bar manager Linda Nivar reinvents the syrup with pepita seeds (the hulless seeds of certain pumpkin varieties) creating a unique spin on the tiki bar staple while honoring her Latin roots. It pairs really nicely with gin ,” he says.

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Cheers

JUNE 4, 2024

For instance, the gin-based Oh My Darlin at Barn8 Restaurant & Bourbon Bar in Goshen, KY, uses a sweet pea syrup, along with Lillet Blanc, strawberry and lime, and is garnished with pea shoots. Print Waiting for the Moon Course Drinks Keyword gin, limoncello, shochu, Sirene Americano bianco Ingredients 1 oz.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

To dive into the inspiration of this eye-catching concoction, VinePair tapped Sarah Morrissey, bar manager at the newly revived Upper East Side institution. Morrissey shares that the drink’s roots can actually be traced back to a classic Bramble , traditionally made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, crème de mûre, and blackberries.

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VinePair

JANUARY 26, 2024

Because I’m a gin Martini drinker, and Tanqueray is my Martini gin. No, I turn to Tanqueray for any of the gin classics because it always delivers on that classic London dry profile. When it comes to gin cocktails, you deserve the best. London Dry gin or Old Tom? But it’s not just for Martinis. Shaken or stirred?

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Apollo Inn, Melbourne, VIC Pub of the Year Proudly sponsored by ALM The Magpie, Sydney, NSW Best Distillery Bar Proudly sponsored by Fever-Tree Never Never Distilling Co., Apollo Inn, Melbourne, VIC Pub of the Year Proudly sponsored by ALM The Magpie, Sydney, NSW Best Distillery Bar Proudly sponsored by Fever-Tree Never Never Distilling Co.,

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Roderick Williams, Bar Manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. Tobias Burkhalter, assistant general manager, FIRE Restaurant & Lounge , Denver “Equal-parts cocktails are currently some of the most popular drinks, but the Corpse Reviver #2 is an equal-parts cocktail that is not ordered enough. The Last Word. It’s a great drink.”

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

Even highly experienced bartenders have told me they don’t have a good understanding of bar management, and long-time bar managers have confided that they were never actually trained in the position. George Gin ½ oz. So that’s what I want to focus on in this column: the business of bartending.

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

There are classic substitutions like replacing the gin with mezcal in a Negroni or even swapping out Aperol for Cynar in a Spritz , and while quick fixes like these are to be expected, sometimes the orders that guests dream up can come out of left field. She said ‘delicious.’” —Brian Miller, bar manager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J.

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The Cocktail Lovers

MARCH 7, 2025

Behind the bar at Equal Parts, London 9th March: Avra, Four Seasons, Athens 3.30-4.30pm: 4.30pm: Celebrate Her x Avra Avra’s Bar Manager Manon Kapfer and Anna Sebastian host a TED Talk-style panel with a stellar lineup all sharing theirexperience of working in the industry.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

The rooftop bar and lounge at the Luma Hotel San Francisco — a BevX winner for Best Innovative Independent Beverage Program — has used that experience to create a beverage program that’s infused with Latin American spirit and vibrancy.

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The Cocktail Lovers

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

UK) One more reminder to get your noms in for this years CLASS Bar Awards. Categories include Emerging Bartender of the Year, Bar Manager of the Year, Front of House Star of the Year, Bar Employer of the Year and Sustainable Practices Award. You have until 13th February, so do it now! (UK) taking place on 21st May.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

It’s just three ounces of vodka shaken and poured into a chilled Martini glass or coupe — [for me, there’s] no need for vermouth, as that’s only really crucial for Gin Martinis. Linda Nivar, bar manager, Tiki Chick , NYC “In my opinion, the easiest cocktail to master is a Negroni. Equal parts; easy to remember.

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VinePair

JULY 11, 2024

Los Angeles Venue: Accomplice Bar Price of Martini: $16 Breakdown Ingredients: $1.55 A Martini’s simplicity makes it a customizable cocktail, and at Accomplice Bar, these adjustments can impact profitability. While this can bump the cocktail’s price up by a couple bucks, that doesn’t mean the bar’s making more money.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The rat-a-tat, staccato names of most of these drinks — Rum and Coke , Gin & Tonic , Vodka Soda — leave nothing to the imagination. For those who oversee bar programs, the abundance of options to consider has made creating and maintaining a solid well a more complex process, especially when quantity does not always equal quality.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Print French Kiss Course Drinks Keyword gin, grapefruit, lemon, raspberries, Simple syrup, sparkling ros Ingredients oz. Raspberry and grapefruit-infused gin oz. Lemon juice Instructions Combine infused gin, syrup and lemon juice in a shaker. Sugar syrup oz.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Through 100 recipes, James Beard Award-nominated author and drinks writer Robert Simonson offers readers a comprehensive rundown of the places and faces transforming the modern bar industry. Gin A Tasting Course: A Flavor-focused Approach to the World of Gin Anthony Gladman, DK, September 2023.

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 19, 2024

The drinks list has been built in collaboration with Kurtis, Dan Ashby (Venue Manager) and Christian (Bar Manager) with a big focus on aperitivo-style cocktails. Serving hot pizza, handmade pasta, local and imported natural wines, live music on the weekend and a Sunday slice club every week.

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VinePair

AUGUST 30, 2024

The first looks like a Martini glass and is filled with two-and-one-half ounces of Old Raj gin, a half-ounce of González Byass dry vermouth, and a couple dashes of orange bitters. She asked me for a gin Martini. It’s not extra gin, they just don’t fill your glass up enough. And I didn’t understand what she meant by dirty ice.”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. Michael Nauer, beverage director, Homemakers Bar and 50/50 Gin Club , Cincinnati “The Jack Rose. It’s a classic cocktail which most consider to be the reason we have modern Gin Martinis.

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Spiritz

JULY 13, 2024

Adding to the allure, Bar Manager Erion Bardhoci has crafted three bespoke cocktails, each a work of liquid art. This bold and vibrant concoction amalgamates gin, tequila, Campari, Aperol, and port wine, with clarified milk delicately added for a velvety texture. Finally, Golden Mirror elevates the classic Boulevardier.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Notes Katie Tobin, bar manager at The Aquifer Bar at New Riff Distilling, Newport, KY, created this recipe. Print Christmas Cup Course Drinks Keyword cranberry, gin, Ginger liqueur, lime Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Roku Japanese gin 1 oz. Grate fresh nutmeg over top.

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2024

Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Print Just in Thyme Course Drinks Keyword basil, lavendar bitters, lemon, nonalcoholic gin, thyme Ingredients 2 oz. Gin Alternative ¾ oz. Mount with ice and shake.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

“Nordic wasabi brings a new, fresh flavor to cocktails that has not been previously explored while also elevating the experience by using an expensive luxury ingredient,” says Baldur Guðmundsson Hraunfjörð, bartender at Reykjavik’s Bodega Bar. We had a wasabi leaf Martini , which was tasty,” says bar manager David Hood.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Print Just in Thyme Course Drinks Keyword basil, lavendar bitters, lemon, nonalcoholic gin, thyme Ingredients 2 oz. Gin Alternative ¾ oz. Mount with ice and shake.

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VinePair

MARCH 20, 2024

Moe left Sweden at 18 to travel the world, living in India, Thailand, Amsterdam, and eventually Spain, where he perfected the fun, playful, raucous side of hospitality in dive bars. He waxes poetic about a bar manager early in his career who inscribed three crucial words deep in his cerebral cortex: “Flavor is king.”

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

I worked in a Chili’s in high school,” says Sarah Morrissey, the bar manager of the recently reopened Le Veau d’Or on New York Upper East Side. “I Don’t get crazy, just a Dirty Martini with gin or vodka.” I used to watch the daytime bartender make vats of Margarita mix from powder and water.

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