BarLifeUK

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Bitter Truth 10 Bottle Give-Away Entry Deadline: Friday 15th December, 2023 There are a few different dates kicking around for Bartender Appreciation Day, but because it falls right at the start of the month and is officially ‘nearly Christmas’, here at BarLifeUK we favour December 2nd. What can you tell us about it?

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 18, 2025

Van Beeks career began in his 20s, and through his passion and drive, he quickly gained prominence in the international bar and cocktail community. In late 2019, van Beek made the bold move to Mexico City, where he opened Brujas, a bar that garnered attention and was nominated for Best New International Cocktail Bar by Tales of the Cocktail.

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Participating bars and restaurants get to show off their original Martini recipes made with Junipero Gin, with each one sold contributing $2 to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence , a San Francisco-based non-profit organization of queer and trans nuns devoted to community service and activism, and other likeminded local organizations.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Stevan Miller, the Bar Lead at Esm, leverages the Michelin-starred kitchen as an extension of the bar to craft a diverse selection of spirit-free drinks tailored to the ever-evolving tasting menu, available both as part of the menu and individually. “Bar Esme is a refined and intimate cocktail destination.

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Christoph Dornemann, Head Bartender at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, began his career in the industry waiting tables at a Vietnamese restaurant in 2010. While serving at Arnaud’s, I switched to a cocktail server position in the French 75 Bar and learned how to make the famous French 75 cocktail.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Bar Director Evan Williams of Dalida in San Francisco, CA came across the technique of herb washing cocktails from a Copenhagen-based bartender named Peter Altyenberg, who utilizes the technique in a riff on a Mojito. We wash Dudognon Cognac, combine it with lime and mint oleo, fresh lime, a few mint leaves, and quince bitters.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Throughout his career, he has been involved in many aspects of restaurant operations, from designing cafés and bars to leading front and back-of-house teams. Most bars have a similar setup, and bartenders can earn great money by mastering the top cocktails. It’s a versatile career that rewards creativity and hard work.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Tipsy Jitters Infusing the cream with Angostura bitters amps up the warm fall flavors of this coffee cocktail by Nashville’s Martha My Dear. Espresso Bar Clacson’s Espresso Martini A minty-fresh take on the classic. Midnight Marauder No.

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Chilled Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

is a lively bar that has quickly grown into one of America’s most acclaimed cocktail destinations. Licor 43 2 dashes Orange Bitters Preparation Stir and strain into a martini glass. Located near San Francisco’s prestigious Union Square, Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H.) Ingredients ¾ oz. H by Hine VSOP Cognac ¾ oz. Cynar ½ oz.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The complimentary key will be a variety of bitters – orange, chocolate, and Angostura. Augment this with dashes of the three bitters to create the Winter-ized Old Fashioned. of lime juice plus 3-5 dashes of orange bitters, shake with ice and strain into a chilled glass. to combine with oz. of your cinnamon syrup.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The stirred, bitter cocktail is ubiquitous enough to boast its own eponymous week in the industry and is considered to be the most popular cocktail in the world. took bars by storm in late 2022. Here, five bars from five different cities across the country break down exactly how they price a standard Negroni. Insurance: $0.35

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Innovative touches and twists by bartenders have shown just how cinnamon is having its own Renaissance as a trendy new kick to beloved bar cocktails. Its arguably the true and purest cinnamon, satisfying those bar guests eager for health benefits. But the list of to-dos behind the bar is already so long.

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Cheers

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Low-/no-waste Cocktails Bars are known for their waste, mainly from the by-products of fresh produce used for juice and drink garnishes. A new bar program at Spago Beverly Hills incorporates kitchen scraps to create innovative drinks. But several on-premise operators have implemented more sustainable practices.

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

Trey Sanford, bar manager, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse , Anchorage, Alaska In 2025, I think everyone should be ordering more Jungle Birds ! If you are looking to branch out to try a tropical, bitter, but crushable cocktail, I highly recommend ordering a Jungle Bird.” I love it during the colder months especially.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

It inspires my creativity behind the bar, shaping the way I craft cocktails with depth and harmony. Whether behind the bar or just vibing to a classic album, music is always at the heart of what I do. Lemon Juice 3 dashes Orange Bitters Preparation Combine all ingredients, shake & double strain into collins glass.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

From September 16-22, bars and restaurants all around the world are celebrating the Negroni, serving up the classic and variations for a good cause: Slow Food. Here’s a taste of some of the participating venues’ creativity—head to negroniweek.com to find a participating bar or restaurant near you.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 28, 2024

Served as early as 1806, the Old-Fashioned was an evolution of the Whiskey Cocktail, and the ingredients were simple: whiskey, sugar, bitters and water. Today, no matter what bar you walk into, you can always order an Old-Fashioned. Preferred substitute: Scrappy’s Orange Bitters. Cover the pith with the bitters and muddle well.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

2:1 White Grape Honey Syrup 3 dashes Angostura Bitters White grape on a pick with a lemon curl (for garnish) Preparation Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir, strain over sphere in a rocks glass. Pour into coupe, garnish with chocolate bitters and bruled banana slice. Brown Butter Washed Edmond's Honor Bourbon oz.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Vuolo’s a popular Italian restaurant and bar located in Winthrop, Massachusetts offers a detailed cocktail menu featuring between 15-17 cocktails every three months and rotates a specials menu with their most exciting three-four ideas every month. It is important for a drink to be balanced. To me that is a perfect drink. I always have.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The spirit is famously gnarly, and has been “enjoyed” almost exclusively in the domain of the Chicago bar scene, where it’s existed as a rite of passage for dive bar denizens and as a reliable and irreverent bartender’s handshake. Fifteen years ago, people’s palates were not attuned to bitterness,” he says.

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PUNCH

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bitter Margarita cocktails made with Campari or amaro are taking over at bars and restaurants across the country.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Weve added a seasonal take on the Vieux Carr to the menu at The Bar Downstairs to spotlight this cocktail and offer something new to our customers palates. Mike Lam, head mixologist, The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen , NYC An Old Pal is a very underrated cocktail thats been around for a long time.

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Cheers

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

During a recent visit to New York, Coltivare Chef Ryan Pera ran into an old friend who introduced him to the Haitian rum and “he was very excited to get it in the building once he got back to Houston,” says bar manager Rebecca Johnson. Top with Peychaud’s bitters. Saint Benevolence Rum Clairin ½ oz.

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Simple Syrup Rum Bitters Bar Management 98

Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

But in the late 19th century, when this European import encountered gin and whiskey in American bars, it not only made vermouth a cocktail staple but also spurred a level of innovation that still resonates today. It brings a juicy quality, some bitterness, sweetness, lightness—it can cover a lot of bases, in both shaken and stirred drinks.”

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Carpano Antica 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters Preparation Shake and strain all ingredients into coupe glass. Carpano Antica 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters Preparation Mix all ingredients and pour into rocks glass. Photo by Fontainebleau Miami Beach Whiskey Amber Horizon by Bleau Bar Ingredients 2 oz. Faretti Biscotti Liqueur ½ oz.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

“Created by our bar manager, Tyler Malone, La Vie en Rose (like any romance) rewards you with layers of unfolding complexity: from notes of rich vanilla in white rum, to sweet and bright notes of guava, to bitter and citrusy notes from Campari and ruby red grapefruit, underneath a layer of floral and lusciously textured rose water foam. .

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Introduction: The Art of the Home Bar - Why a Stylish Bar Cart Matters In the theater of home entertaining, the bar cart is the star, a mobile stage for your mixology prowess. This guide will walk you through the essentials, transforming your space with a bar cart that's both stunning and functional.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 2, 2024

Served at Lowlife Bar in Folly Beach, S.C., Lime juice gives it a citrus kick, and cucumber bitters’ cooling effect brings it all together. Lime juice gives it a citrus kick, and cucumber bitters’ cooling effect brings it all together. Photo by Lowlife Bar - Folly Beach, SC Liqueur , Mezcal Hey Mami Ingredients 2 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Amor built its reputation on stirred, bitter-oriented drinks, and this cocktail destination has 20 or more bottles of aperitif wines open at any one time. In 2020 La Fuerza also opened Roma del Abasto, a historic Buenos Aires bar serving pizza and empanadas, and last year opened an extension of their eponymous bar in Mendoza.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

With Negroni season upon us, the Chocolate Negroni at the East Village cocktail bar Romeo’s is sure to be your go-to. Instead of relying solely on chocolate bitters, he enhances the drink with a touch of Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao alongside the bitters. Photo by Noah Fecks Gin , Vermouth Chocolate Negroni Ingredients 1 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2023

From the bars at Asheville Proper and Little D’s , two locally-owned casual restaurants in Asheville, NC, comes the perfect Lion’s Tail cocktail. Little D’s and Asheville Proper’s take on the classic libation adds cardamon bitters, making it perfect for the winter season with rich, spiced, aromatic flavors! Bourbon 1/2 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Before that, he worked at Cole’s French Dip , the home of award-winning bar The Varnish , in LA for a decade. ” DiMonriva’s Tip: Don’t overdo the bitters in this drink. A good rule of thumb is to look into the bottom of the glass and see how the bitters pool. Too much dilution and you kill the foam.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Bubly Burst Peach Mango Sparkling Water ½ tsp Tajin Clasico seasoning - half rim Outshine Mango with Tajin Clasico frozen fruit bar - garnish Preparation Combine liquid ingredients except sparkling water in a shaker with ice. Garnish with Mango with Tajin frozen fruit bar and seeded habanero pepper. SMOKE LAB Saffron Vodka 1 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

From the bars at Asheville Proper and Little D’s , two locally-owned casual restaurants in Asheville, NC, comes the perfect Lion’s Tail cocktail. Little D’s and Asheville Proper’s take on the classic libation adds cardamon bitters, making it perfect for the winter season with rich, spiced, aromatic flavors! Bourbon 1/2 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Bamboo This classic is the second in cocktail history to use a split base of sherry and vermouth and dashes of bitters (the Adonis was the first). Clean Slate In this low-alcohol cocktail, Manzanilla sherry meets bianco vermouth, Salers and Scrappy’s Orleans bitters. Driftwood Spritz A spritz with two types of Italian fizz.

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Casual Mixologist

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Its a trick used in busy bars to cut down on the time it takes to serve classic cocktails or some of their more complex drinks. While your home bar isnt a busy downtown cocktail bar, there are still reasons to learn the practice and adopt it, such as choosing to batch a cocktail before guests come over for a cocktail party.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 8, 2024

of Averna, and a few dashes of chocolate bitters. Linh Do, Brand Ambassador of Scotch Malt Whisky Society and Whisky Artist , Costa Mesa, California When Linh Do bartended at Los Angeles’ Bar Jackalope , she would roll a whole orange peel into a rose for her Manhattan garnish to the delight of her guests. of Barolo Chinato.

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