VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I like a manual one so if a drink garnish is ground pepper, cardamom, or smoked salt, it can be ground at the bar to order. Bernadette James, sommelier and bartender, The Living Room , Dover, N.H. Lui Fernandes, bar manager, Ember and Alma , Marlborough, Mass. The channel knife doesn’t get its due.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 27, 2025

As a central lobby bar, Bar Julius is offering a versatile setting, from breakfast to late-night drinks. The venues Executive Chef, Pip Pratt, Group Bars Manager, Ben Ingall, Group Sommelier, Kyle Poole, and Head Chef Will Francis, who has returned to Australia from the UK to take on this new role.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

—Nick Daddona, bartender, Dark Bar at the Boston Harbor Hotel , Boston “A new and exciting addition to our market is Rye & Sons. Helmed by Andre Mack, a renowned sommelier and winemaker, Rye & Sons is an exciting approach to rye from a wine perspective. ” —Colin Williams, bar manager, Saffron , New Orleans “A.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

From working as a Maître ‘D at the Dream Downtown during my sophomore year to managing and opening Bodega Negra, my immersion in the world of hospitality has been both dynamic and fulfilling. At 24, experiencing a full-on quarter-life crisis, I shifted my focus to beverages, earning my Certified Sommelier certificate.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

As soon as we heard about the collaboration we started work creating an incredible whisky experience,” Cameron Ewen, The Balmoral’s Head Whisky Ambassador and Bar Manager at SCOTCH, explained to me over email. I got in contact with the Balmoral Hotel to find out how they’d created this unforgettable experience. “As

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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. The bar boasts natural wines from Chile, Argentina, Spain and California.

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Bartender.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marc Jensen oversees our bar program as the beverage director and head Sommelier. Greg Miszti is the bar manager and has really taken Bethany under his wing and showed her a lot throughout the years on how to correctly execute a balanced cocktail. Luis Garcia and Jamie Wie are my fellow bartenders.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Roderick Williams, Bar Manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage, mixologist, and sommelier, Bernardus Lodge & Spa , Carmel Valley, Calif. “In There’s this misconception that rum drinks are complicated and overly sweet, but a Mai Tai is simple and light. The Last Word.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

If you’ve ever visited Brooklyn’s Scorpion Bowl-slinging, shipwreck-themed cocktail bar Sunken Harbor Club, you may have seen this handbook proudly on display. That’s because bar manager and industry veteran, Garret Richard, co-wrote this lesson on craft with cocktail writer Ben Schaffer. November 2023.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2024

Charles Friedrichs, bar manager, The Jones Assembly , Oklahoma City, Okla. The Tequila Komos line of tequila was started by ex-master sommelier Richard Betts in partnership with the Orendain family [of Destilleria Orendian]. One would be hard pressed to find a Tahona blanco in this price range that drinks as well as this.

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Bartender.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

CHRIS BARNA , Bar Manager at Proof, 2022 Top 50 US World Class 2023 Top 30 US World Class, Charleston. MARK GALLAGHER , Experienced Sommelier and Mixologist, Chicago. TIMOTHY KING , President, Bar Consultant at Prohibition Bar Group, Cincinnati. JONATHAN PIZANO , Beverage Manager at The Hoxton, Chicago.

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Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Bar Manager Mark Crawford At the heart of Casa Esquina lies a dynamic open-flame parrilla and a bustling open-plan kitchen, offering patrons an immersive dining experience. 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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Bartender.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Using the tagline “Judged By Bartenders, Bar Managers and Off-Premise Managers For The On-Premise Industry,” the Bartender Spirits Awards will recognize, encourage, promote and celebrate excellence in the U.S. bar industry, all of them with extensive expertise within the on-premise industry.

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Bar Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

The London Competitions prides itself on having award winning buyers, bartenders, master sommeliers, masters of wine and some of the most influential people working in the drinks industry. Brands are encouraged to enter before the 2025 super early submission deadline of August 31, 2024. Quality score: marked out of 100.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

In the spirit of adventure and looking to add a little thrill to our collective drinking experiences, we polled 20 sommeliers for the underappreciated, unconventional, and sometimes overlooked wines that deserve our attention. Roderick Williams, bar manager and certified sommelier, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. “I

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. ” —Donya El Shoubasi, sommelier, Asador Bastian , Chicago “Maybe due to its absolutely zero-frills nature, the Rusty Nail hasn’t evolved from ironic to post-ironic anomaly like the Espresso Martini.

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VinePair

MARCH 19, 2024

” —Adam Montgomerie, bar manager, Hawksmoor , NYC “The Famous Grouse, a blended Scotch from Perth, Scotland. ” —Jack Zarecky, beverage manager and sommelier, St. ” —Thomas Mahne, bar manager, The Lexington , St. I visited their distillery and ate (and drank) this pairing to death.”

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Jeffrey Morgenthaler Author of ‘The Bar Book,’ Jeffrey Morgenthaler is one of the most influential bartenders/bar managers/owners in the industry. Favorite Post : 5 Essential Soft Skills for Great Bar Managers 7. brewers, bartenders, distillers, authors, sommeliers, etc). Let’s get to it.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Favorite Post : 5 Essential “Soft Skills” for Great Bar Managers 6) Punch Punch is a James Beard Award-winning online magazine that writes about wine, spirits, beer, and cocktails. 8) Jeffrey Morgenthaler Author of ‘The Bar Book,’ Jeffrey Morgenthaler is one of the most influential bartenders/bar managers/owners in the industry.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2025

To learn more about which wines are criminally underappreciated, we asked sommeliers and wine professionals from across the country to share their opinions. ” Erin Lindstone, sommelier, Barolo Grill , Denver Andreas Kontozisis and his partner Aphrodite Tousia are organic growers and winemakers in Karditsa, Greece.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

” —Matt Maretz, principal bartender/assistant bar manager, Employees Only , NYC “ Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut is that rare gem in the world of Champagne: It’s delicious, refined, and somehow still affordable enough that you won’t feel guilty opening a bottle on a random Tuesday.

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Cheers

APRIL 28, 2025

A wine that is thoughtfully offered by the glass should be intriguing, versatile in its food pairings, and exhibit a well-rounded character, says Lauren Clark, beverage manager and sommelier at The Americano in Atlanta. WHO: Maurice DiMarino , sommelier at Casa Gabriela , part of San Diegos Cohn Restaurant Group.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2024

” —Paul Botamer, master sommelier and wine director, Fearing’s Restaurant , Dallas “ Silent Way Pinot Noir , from husband-and-wife team Matt and Tamara Harrop from cool-climate Victoria, Australia. ” —Emily Parian, bar manager, Empress by Boon , San Francisco “ William Downie ‘Cathedral’ Pinot Noir.

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VinePair

MARCH 24, 2025

Tony Goodman, bar manager, Madrina , Webster Groves, Mo. ” Lauren Campbell, lead bartender and whiskey sommelier, Bings Bar , Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. With our back bar so full of curated whiskey, we have a mantra of facts tell and stories sell. The result is a rich, complex flavor that stands out.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 1, 2025

Pre Shift sources first-person accounts from the front lines of the food and beverage world, exploring topics of relevance to todays most ambitious and forward-thinking bartenders, account owner and operators, sommeliers and trade professionals. Patricia Howard and Ed Szymanski of Lords, and Paul Aguilar of Himkok, among many others.

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