Australian Bartender

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Sydney Jojisydney.com Perched atop the Cartier flagship at the corner of George and King Streets, JOJI is set to become Sydney’s go-to rooftop bar. Our cocktails honour tradition but push the boundaries with ingredients and flavours that surprise,” says Kerry Burgess, Group Bar Manager at ESCA Group.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. Karynn Brown, bartender, Amor y Amargo , NYC “I would have to say the Whiskey Highball.

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Australian Bartender

JULY 17, 2024

The Bar Awards Finally, they are all here. This is the entire list of finalists for the 23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, as voted by you, the bar industry of Australia. BAR AWARDS TICKETS And if you’re a finalist in this year’s awards, ticket sales are now open at sydneybarweek.com.au/bar-awards

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 8, 2024

She is the manager of Bomba in Melbourne and the face and talent behind the cocktailing YouTube channel Behind the Bar. She is currently a bar manager within the Mulberry group where you will find her most commonly at Dessous before she moves to open a new venue under the same umbrella in 2024. Story by Cara Devine.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

2 spot on North America’s 50 Best Bar list. The Vodka Y Soda isn’t just a two-ingredient highball; they add guava and pasilla into the mix, and the result is refreshing and intensely flavorful. Still, it’s a well drink at heart, served by an acclaimed, white-hot bar in the East Village. Each of these bars is a year old or less.

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Sesh Mafia’s Ben Tua, Chase Weber, Leigh Power, and Eoin Kenny, along with Venue Manager Chrissie Lam (from Si Paradiso, Servo) and Bar Manager Mario Rizzo (El Grotto, Long Chim, Shui), are opening this underground Yakuza-inspired den on May 30. Papi Katsu is like nothing we’ve done before.

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VinePair

AUGUST 30, 2024

The second glass, however, is a highball containing two more ounces of vermouth and topped off with Vichy Catalan sparkling water, all cooled down by the same ice that was used to stir the Martini. But at Le Veau d’Or, bar director Sarah Morrissey is using dirty ice in the restaurant’s marquee cocktail. That’s at least 27 years.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s perfectly suited for cocktail use, as a highball with soda, or just a quick simple sipper.” Matt Resler, bartender, Bar Goto , NYC “One of our go-to bottles of Cognac recently has been Cognac Frapin 1270. Ravin Buzzell, general manager & bar director, Argyle Restaurant , Ponte Verda Beach, Fla. Ansac VS Cognac.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In fact, the Bacardi Global Consumer Survey finds that the Gin & Tonic is the top bar call for 2024, beating out the Mojito at #2 and the Margarita at #3. Queen Restaurant & Lounge in Miami has noticed a gradual increase in the popularity of gin among patrons, says bar manager Karol Ansaldi.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Strain into a highball glass with ice. Notes Katie Tobin, bar manager at The Aquifer Bar at New Riff Distilling, Newport, KY, created this recipe. Chai tea spice syrup Nutmeg Biscotti cookie Instructions Combine ingredients and shake. Grate fresh nutmeg over top. Garnish with a biscotti cookie.

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2024

Bars and restaurants are crafting these libations with care and creativity and in some cases developing no-alcohol versions of their signature cocktails. Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Bars and restaurants are crafting these libations with care and creativity and in some cases developing no-alcohol versions of their signature cocktails. Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

In conjunction with its high proof, Chattanooga 111’s notes of toffee, orchard fruit, and baking spices make it one of my favorite back-bar pulls for deep, rich Old Fashioneds, but it shines just as bright on a cold chunk of ice.” Henry Ottix, beverage director, Lucina Eatery & Bar , Denver “ Wild Turkey 101 !

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Bar Magazine

JULY 31, 2024

Sousa from The Churchill Bar & Terrace has been crowned their Culture Colliders Champion in their inaugural cocktail competition. Vitor Sousa, Assistant Bar Manager at The Churchill Bar & Terrace beat six other finalists at the SAMBA ROOM in London on 22nd July with his cocktail ‘Duke of Goa’.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It’s consistent and noticeable while being a go-to for bartenders behind the bar or enjoying at home. ” —Faisal Asseri, manager, Monkey Bar at Town & Country Resort , San Diego “The answer to this question depends on what you’re looking for. At around $40 a bottle, it’s a great addition to your home bar.”

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VinePair

MARCH 20, 2024

The bar is buzzing, tickets are flowing, and your hands are moving faster than your brain. we explored the “Potato Head” style of mixology, and how the Shinji’s bar team uses it to breathe new life into familiar formulas. It happens a couple times a week to just about every cocktail bartender. In last month’s “Techniques!”

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Spiritz

AUGUST 13, 2024

While the primary aspect of any bar is to dish out the most innovative cocktails using different kinds of ingredients and placing strong emphasis on quality, another factor that is now being incorporated is that of implementing sustainable practices. This intensifies the flavours and creates unique textures.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You’re a bartender or home bar enthusiast who just made a spirit infusion. However, the infusions dominating the current cocktail bar scene are elevated ingredients made by creative, forward-thinking bartenders as a way to riff on classic builds. Bar pros don’t see it that way. Congratulations! It depends on how they’re used.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

It is a blended malt Scotch whisky, so has incredible body and mouthfeel but with a really balanced, non-smoky, approachable flavor profile that hits home in a classic Old Fashioned , a refreshing highball, or even a Piña Colada. We have an 11-year Auchentoshan from them that might be the best spirit on our back bar.”

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Salty Dog’s 17 original creations are each named after a famous pirate ship, draw inspiration from classic cocktails and tropical drinks you might find at a Tiki bar and are executed with Trick Dog’s signature culinary approach. Proceeds from The Salty Dog menu ($30) will benefit The Bon Vivants Scholarship.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe The Perfect Pear While Scotch may not be the first spirit you think of when you think “daytime cocktail,” this seasonal highball bursting with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and pear is sure to prove you wrong. Who doesn’t love cranberry and almonds together, especially next to a perfectly cooked bird?”

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2025

Its served in a squat glass custom made for the bar, and garnished with a twist and/or blue-cheese-stuffed olive. Most notably of all, the Martini arrives with a highball sidecar of the ice used to mix the drink plus an additional slug of vermouth, all topped with Spanish mineral water. Pretty cool.

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Cheers

MARCH 10, 2025

Bill Sabine is bar manager at the Nautilus Pier 4 in Boston. I enrolled in a local bartending school with job placement and landed an event bartending gig, then worked up to the clubhouse bar. You previously managed the bar at a brewery and distillery in Maine; has that experience changed how you design a beverage program today?

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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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