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There are panel discussions and seminars on topics like the history of gin or cocktail clarification techniques, plus dozens of pop-ups where the international bar teams pair up with local bars to create a special menu highlighting local ingredients. The festival aims to be equal-parts educational and enjoyable.
The underground winebar is located beneath the Palazzo Salato on Kent Street. Designed by Sarah Watt from Studio Vista, Letra House features a cobblestone entry, dark walnut finishes, timber accents, and exposed brick walls, all inspired by the teams favourite hole-in-the-wall bars across Europe.
Our judging panel comprised of working bartenders, barmanagers, bar owners, bar consultants and, more importantly, top influential Chilled 100 members with on-premise buying power, who are ready to judge, rate, and award your spirit’s brand. De’Qustay Johnson Expertise: Whiskey, Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Wine.
Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.
Formerly an industrial outpost, the narrow streets west of the Delaware River have independent bars and restaurants, live music venues, and other small businesses run by residents like Galarus and her partner, Nicholas Ducos, who co-own the newly opened urban winery, Mural City Cellars (MCC).
Lauren Killian, barmanager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. It’s a sophisticated yet simple cocktail, often overshadowed by its gin-based cousin, the Negroni. If you like Boulevardiers , definitely give this drink a try. Id have to cast my vote for the Honey Badger.
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Wine glasses in hand, guests toured the fields before sitting down to food prepared by Gustavo Macuitl and Ivan Rustico of Mexico City’s Cocinade Fieras, starting with a stunning wedge of bright purple “graffiti” cauliflower dressed with poblano chili sauce and black leaf-cutter ants. And the customers can really feel it.”
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.
Pumpkins While orgeat is traditionally made with almonds, at Tiki Chick in NYC’s Upper West Side, barmanager 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.
Tickets include a drinks reception, 3-course lunch with whisky with each course, wine and guest speaker. 9th March: Equal Parts, London 6pm-12am: Youll find four very different, much welcome faces from UK bars behind the stick at Equal Parts this Sunday. Behind the bar at Equal Parts, London 9th March: Avra, Four Seasons, Athens 3.30-4.30pm:
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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, barmanager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J.
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” —Martin Fernandez, barmanager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. Michael Nauer, beverage director, Homemakers Bar and 50/50 Gin Club , Cincinnati “The Jack Rose. There is something very nostalgic about it, and it’s a great way to use a day-old bottle of red wine.”
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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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