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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Bar Tool?

VinePair

When setting up your home bar , certain tools like a good cocktail shaker and Hawthorne strainer are obvious pickups. Other bespoke bar utensils, like the bar spoon , might not seem quite as important but have utilities that are revealed after extended practice and use. I use it every day.

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4 Modern Old-Fashioned Recipes You Need To Try

Chilled Magazine

Let infuse for 12-24 hours, then strain out bark. Housemade Orange Bitters Ingredients 1 liter Vodka 1 pint Orange Peels Preparation Combine vodka and orange peels and let infuse for two weeks in the refrigerator. Stir in hickory bark. Strain and sweeten with simple syrup to taste. Preferred substitute: Scrappy’s Orange Bitters.

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Our Limelight Ingredient is the Cucumber

Chilled Magazine

Brandy , Liqueur Monet’s Impression by Bar Bastion - 610 Lexington Ave, New York, NY Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Calvados ½ Bar spoon Matcha Powder ¼ oz. Additional Notes Available at the Limelight Lounges Fortified Wine , Gin , Liqueur , Sherry , Vodka Santo Pepino by elNico Bar Team Ingredients ¼ oz. Ginger Syrup ½ oz.

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In Honor of Black History Month, Chilled 100 Bartenders Craft Bespoke Cocktails Highlighting Edmond’s Honor Bourbon

Chilled Magazine

I infused Edmond’s Honor with brown butter for the baking spice caramel notes that pair well with vanilla. Once boiling, leave to infuse at room temperature for an hour and then strain through a chinois. Muddle the grapes and bring to a boil. I wanted to create a creamy style espresso martini with a twist. Popcorn Syrup oz.

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The Chilled 100 Bartenders Create Unique Rum Cocktails Using Ten To One

Chilled Magazine

Gently layer the hibiscus simple syrup over the rum layer using bar spoon to maintain the layers. In a shaker, combine Ten To One Rum, the tamarind puree, and fresh lime juice. Shake well with ice, then pour this mixture into the glass. Carefully pour ginger ale and add garnish.

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We Ask Bar Owner Joe Lamonica the Story Behind Vuolo’s Cocktail Menu

Chilled Magazine

Fat washing is a technique of using butter as a conduit to extract flavors from different spices or foods and infuse them into the spirit of your choice. We have two on the menu we are most proud of now which are “Laughing over Chocolate and Cigars”, our mezcal infused with Nutella, dried shiitake mushrooms, and espresso beans.

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4 Must Mix Cocktails made with Santa Teresa 1796 Arabica Coffee Cask Finish

Chilled Magazine

This makes it the first Venezuelan rum aged in coffee casks, inspired by the growing trend of coffee-infused cocktails. ST1796 Arabica Coffee Cask Finish 1 Bar Spoon of Amaretto ½ oz. Give these classics a mix! Liqueur , Rum Espresso Martini Ingredients 1 ½ oz. ST1796 Arabica Coffee Cask Finish ½ oz. Coffee Liqueur 1 oz.