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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s Your Go-To Tequila? (2024)

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A recent report published by beverage data analytics firm ISWR indicated that agave spirits — a space primarily driven by tequila — was the only alcohol category to experience growth in the U.S. This sustained popularity coincides with a market increasingly flooded with new tequilas. Tequila Ocho Plata. Here’s what they said.

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Casa Esquina, the latest offering from the Tequila Mockingbird and Esteban team, opens tomorrow

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Casa Esquina is latest venue from Atticus Hospitality, renowned for such beloved establishments as Paddington’s Tequila Mockingbird and Sydney CBD’s Esteban. Additionally, they honed their craft amidst the Australian outback, mastering the art of open-flame cooking, often crafting menu delights around a campfire.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

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No craft cocktail bar should ever use it. .” ” —Josh Gandee, host, No Proof podcast “Not all celebrity tequilas deserve to be behind the bar. Instead, support Mexican-owned, additive-free tequila brands who use centuries-old production methods and focus on environmental sustainability.”

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Trendiest Shot to Order Right Now?

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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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Mesa Verde Melbourne: Celebrating a Decade of Agave Delights

Australian Bartender

The bar at Mesa Verde boasts one of Australia’s largest collections of agave spirits, inviting guests to explore the diverse world of tequila and mezcal. From expertly crafted cocktails like the Portrait of Maria to the fiery Ghostface Killah, the bar menu offers something for every palate. You do the math…!

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Chain Restaurant Cocktails: The Good, the Bad, and the Outrageously Boozy

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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. Fridays used to be the cocktail bar,” Duff says.

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Raising the Bar: What It Takes To Succeed as a Bartender Today

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Bartending in most modern restaurants and craft cocktail bars has become considerably more knowledge-intensive, and consumers are more educated about mixology. Today, even average bar guests have all its variations committed to memory. Ten or 15 years ago, dive bars were beer-and-a-shot spots. “At

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