VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

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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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Virginia’s Copper Fox Distillery has been mixing up impressive craft cocktails at both their Sperryville and Williamsburg locations since the state loosened restrictions on on-site beverage sales (which still aren’t loose enough, if you ask most Virginia distillers).

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. It never fails.”

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Bartender.com

JULY 16, 2024

Featured Bar COASTING COCKTAILS Key West, FL Coasting Cocktails is a boutique cocktail catering service based in beautiful Key West, Florida. found a way to combine their love for craft cocktails, passion for creativity, and a desire to create premier guest experiences, all in an unforgettable mobile platform.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 3, 2024

Since opening its doors in 2013, this rooftop agave bar and restaurant has been delighting diners with its unique blend of Mexican flavours and Melbourne flair. 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.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 29, 2025

Do you have a question about cocktails, bars, booze, home bartending, or something else related to the topics discussed in this newsletter? If you had to set the menu and creative direction of a bar today, what would you put on that menu? Today, we are at Peak Cocktail. At heart the question is simply “Where next?”

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VinePair

AUGUST 30, 2024

It is thrown in the sink after a cocktail is made. But at Le Veau d’Or, bar director Sarah Morrissey is using dirty ice in the restaurant’s marquee cocktail. It is usually served beside the cocktail glass, typically set in a small bowl of crushed ice to keep it cold. That’s at least 27 years. It’s just, like, cute.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

2 spot on North America’s 50 Best Bar list. Still, it’s a well drink at heart, served by an acclaimed, white-hot bar in the East Village. Ten years ago, Vodka Sodas weren’t the kind of drink you ordered at the bars that made East Village the soul of New York City’s globally influential cocktail scene.

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

To be served both outdoors and inside the bar, the menu is the latest chapter to team’s signature cocktail journey and a testament to collaboration, with 12 carefully crafted cocktails, all of which have been creatively developed with a specific emphasis on sustainability, a particular passion of Bar Manager Gaston Fusco and his team.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It’s been just over 16 years since Julie Reiner and her wife and business partner Susan Fedroff opened their award-winning bar Clover Club in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Over the years, they experienced great success along with the humbling lessons born of frustration working with various investors and business partners.

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VinePair

JULY 9, 2024

But as exciting as a fresh, shiny expression of tequila can be, there’s nothing as reliable as the familiar standby that always has a spot on your bar. That’s why we asked 14 bartenders to share their own go-to tequilas, both behind the stick and on their home bar carts. It’s also incredible in cocktails. Here’s what they said.

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Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Additionally, they honed their craft amidst the Australian outback, mastering the art of open-flame cooking, often crafting menu delights around a campfire. 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.

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Bartender.com

AUGUST 15, 2024

Luis Florez’s journey from Colombia to the bustling bar scene in Massachusetts is nothing short of inspiring. His enthusiasm for the business drove him to quickly climb the ranks, and within three years, he transitioned from food runner to Assistant Food and Beverage Manager. Luis’s Mezcal Negroni is a game-changer!

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VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For many contemporary bars, ice has become one of the most critical and complicated elements of a serious cocktail program. Good ice, which is to say clear cubes carved by hand or produced by specialty machine, not only ensures a quality cocktail but also one that meets or exceeds guest expectations.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

You somehow gain access to the exclusive discotheque and, after sweating with your fellow clubbers for a few songs, you make your way over to the bar. The bartender thrusts a Hulk green cocktail into your hands and you take a sip, allowing the melon-flavored concoction to wash over your taste buds. What is this?”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

It’s the best of both worlds — rounded, warming, and perfect for sipping neat or mixing into festive cocktails that add a special touch to holiday gatherings, keeping the good tequila vibes going all year long. Alejandro Arriaga, Bartender at a Dominican Bar Lounge in Oakland, Calif.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

January is historically a treacherous month for bars. The accelerating trend is an untimely development for the bar industry, which already has to contend with the perils of rising inflation and moderating drinking habits. But the overall effect was still relatively neutral, according to bar manager Laura Maddox.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

They may ultimately become a permanent fixture on your home bar. As someone who enjoys crafting cocktails, I find this particular expression to be perfect for mixing. With a higher proof than typical VS cognacs, it brings a rich, honeyed flavor profile that enhances classic cocktails like the Vieux Carré and Sazerac.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

From classic boilermakers to themed shooters and even bartender handshakes , shots are the bread and butter of the bar world. Served at dives and high-end cocktail lounges alike, shots have a unique way of getting the party started. Here, we asked 18 bartenders and industry pros which shots are currently trending in their bars.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs), which have been on fire in the off-premise, have been making their way to bars and restaurants too. Archer Rooses canned wines can be found at sports bar chain Dave & Busters and Regal Cinemas. John Gibian, bar lead at The Lions Share in San Diego, also sees a rise in shochu.

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