Imbibe Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

In 2014, when Aubrey Bailey left her job at the world-famous French Laundry restaurant to open a bar in downtown Napa, expectations were low. Instead, Bailey’s Cadet Wine + Beer Bar played a major role in the revitalization of Napa’s formerly sleepy downtown. Everyone told me, ‘You’ll be back in six months,’” she says, laughing.

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Print Serpent’s Charm Course Drinks Keyword cherry juice, chocolate bitters, Dewar’s Scotch, Martini Bitter Ingredients 1 oz. Martini & Rossi Bitter 1 oz. Cherry juice 2 dashes Chocolate bitters Instructions Add melted chocolate to base of a coupe glass. .

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A Bar Above

JANUARY 5, 2024

Copyright A Bar Above If you don’t drink (or are cutting back), you could of course stick with kombucha, coconut water, sparkling water, or ginger beer when at a birthday party or holiday gathering. Copyright A Bar Above Fortunately, booze-free cocktails have come a long way, and there are a variety of mocktails available these days.

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Mixologists

APRIL 11, 2025

The clinking of ice, the measured pour of spirits, the subtle aroma of bitters – the art of crafting a perfect cocktail is a symphony of precision and finesse. Why Your Bar Spoon Matters: Beyond Just Stirring At first glance, a bar spoon might seem interchangeable with any long-handled spoon.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2024

Beverages in 2024 — at home and at restaurants and bars — will be outside the box with unique flavor combinations and new ingredients that prioritize holistic wellness.” Monin Elderflower Syrup 1 pump(s) Monin Blackberry Concentrated Flavor 2 dash(es) Bitters Preparation Pour ingredients into serving glass in order listed.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

Spotting Eric LeGrand bourbon in restaurants or bars during a night out has been a gratifying experience for Eric. Whiskey Smoked Old Fashioned Ingredients 3 oz Eric LeGrand Bourbon Sugar cube Bitters Ice Club Soda Preparation Add sugar cube to glass and a splash of club soda. Add 3 dashes of bitters and muddle ingredients together.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 9, 2024

High Rise seltzers are a great non-alcoholic alternative but go far beyond behind the bar. Lemon Juice 4 droppers 5-spice N/A Bitters (we use @bablouieco bitters) Blueberry D9 High Rise Seltzer Preparation Add beet/maple syrup, lemon, and bitters to a shaker. Who should try these seltzers? Beet/Maple Syrup* 1 oz.

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VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

New York has a lot of famous cocktail bars. And famous cocktail bars usually have a drink for which they are best known. Most people who visit these bars for the first time (or the second or that third) will order this drink, because that’s just what’s done — that FOMO instinct is human nature.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Here are some of our favorite recommendations: Seedlip : This is the one we use the most at A Bar Above, including all of our company-wide meetings. Using a bar spoon , give a quick stir to mix the ingredients. They offer three expressions: Garden, Spice, and Grove. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a slice of lime.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Pumpkins While orgeat is traditionally made with almonds, at Tiki Chick in NYC’s Upper West Side, bar manager Linda Nivar reinvents the syrup with pepita seeds (the hulless seeds of certain pumpkin varieties) creating a unique spin on the tiki bar staple while honoring her Latin roots. “I Add sugar and stir.

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Australian Bartender

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Grant Collins and his icy-cold Martinis Dry Martini 44 Kensington Street, Chippendale @drymartinisydney Grant Collins and Gin Lane Sydney have opened a new Martini and Espresso Martini Bar on Kensington Street called Dry Martini. You’ll also find a seasonally rotating “freezer” martini on the menu.

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Essential Bar Basics: Stocking Up for 3-Ingredient Success Embarking on your 3-ingredient cocktail odyssey requires a well-equipped bar. For mixers, keep a variety of juices, sodas, and bitters on hand. A shaker, strainer, jigger, and bar spoon are the cornerstones of any home bar.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Sweet and Sour Splash of Club Soda Preparation In a highball, shake (DO NOT muddle). Sit back and sip on the Sweet Melissa, an elegant and refreshing blend of Ciroc Passion Vodka, mint, lavender bitters, agave, lemon, and cranberry juice, priced at $20. Top with lavender bitters and daisy flower clipped to the glass.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

Spotting Eric LeGrand bourbon in restaurants or bars during a night out has been a gratifying experience for Eric. Whiskey Smoked Old Fashioned Ingredients 3 oz Eric LeGrand Bourbon Sugar cube Bitters Ice Club Soda Preparation Add sugar cube to glass and a splash of club soda. Add 3 dashes of bitters and muddle ingredients together.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Bartender: Simon Banks Cocktail: Fortune Teller Simon Banks introduction to bartending began at a dive bar in Louisville, but working in Denvers burgeoning craft cocktail scene in 2014 further cemented his interest. Falernum and mole bitters provide a backbone of subtle spice.

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Techniques for Extracting Maximum Flavor To extract the maximum flavor from herbs, gently muddle them to release their essential oils. Avoid over-muddling, which can result in a bitter taste. Infusions, similar to herbs, can also be used, or small amounts of muddled vegetable can be used in a cocktail shaker.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Copyright A Bar Above 1. Your favorite bartender can create gorgeous patterns with bitters, spray the inside of a cocktail glass with vermouth, or make custom stenciled patterns on an egg white cocktail. These bitters bottles come in classic amber brown or gorgeous matte black– and in two sizes: 2 oz or 4 oz. Who doesn’t ?

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The New York-based food scientist, bartender, and technologist pioneered techniques like centrifuge clarification, force carbonation, rapid infusion, liquid nitrogen chilling, and nitro-muddling, just to name a few. I’m biased, of course, because I was head bartender at both bars.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The vanilla bitters were used to complement the vanilla that is already Edmonds Honor. Lemon Juice 2 Dashes of Vanilla Bitters Barspoon of Fig Jam A few dashes of Fee Foam or an Egg White Cab Float Dehydrated Fig (for garnish) Preparation Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Edmonds Honor oz. Watermelon Shrub 1 oz.

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Cheers

MARCH 26, 2024

Soda water 4 pieces Lychee Instructions Muddle lychee in a shaker. In a mixing tin, add agave nectar, 2 jalapeno slices and a lime wheel and muddle. Print Sunset Slinger Course Drinks Keyword Amaro Nonino, egg white, honey syrup, lemon, Lychee, prickly pear bitters, raspberry puree, vodka Ingredients 2 oz.

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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. Muddle the grapes and bring to a boil. Pour into coupe, garnish with chocolate bitters and bruled banana slice.

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VinePair

APRIL 12, 2024

With a build of bourbon, crème de cassis, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters, this modern classic bridges the gap between a Whiskey Sour and a Bramble for a cocktail that’s ready-made for spring sipping. See Recipe The Gold Rush This bright, three-ingredient modern classic was born behind the bar at NYC’s now-shuttered Milk & Honey.

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Mr. Boston Bartender's Guide

JULY 17, 2023

HISTORY OF BITTERS Bitters have a long and interesting history. Over time, these concoctions evolved into the bitters we know today. HOW BITTERS ARE MADE Infusing a combination of herbs, roots, spices, and fruits in high-proof alcohol, typically a neutral spirit like vodka or grain alcohol, creates bitters.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2024

See Recipe The Skinny Margarita While problematic in name, the Skinny Margarita is a popular order at bars across the country. In this Margarita variation, muddled jalapeños join forces with the agave-based spirit, orange liqueur, lime juice, and a hint of agave syrup for some desirable sweetness. ounces of fresh lime juice.

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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. Lemon juice 4-6 drops Non-alcoholic lavender bitters 1 oz.

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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. Lemon juice 4-6 drops Non-alcoholic lavender bitters 1 oz.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Copyright A Bar Above Cocktail Recipes with Whiskey Here are a few of our favorite delicious drinks with whiskey: Old Fashioned : One of the oldest known cocktails of modern day, the Old Fashioned consists of whiskey, bitters, and simple syrup or a muddled sugar cube. here and here. Simple & delicious!

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VinePair

JULY 1, 2024

Its build has been muddled through alterations like swapping low-proof liqueurs for higher-proof spirits or cutting the soda water altogether. Spritz means everything and nothing at all, and its form shifts from bar to bar. Depending what bartender you’re ordering from, it might have kombucha! Beer, even!

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

Juel Triggs, bar manager, Eight & Sand at Central Station Hotel , Memphis, Tenn. Doug Kazley, bar manager, Ambli Global, Denver “Easy: Medley Bros. Bar Lesieur uses this in its Bourbon Beurre Blanc cocktail.” Bar Lesieur uses this in its Bourbon Beurre Blanc cocktail.” Bourbon 102 Proof. And it’s] approximately $30.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters orange peel for garnish In an Old Fashioned glass, add the simple syrup and Angostura bitters.

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PubClub

APRIL 6, 2024

The price includes mini drinks from each of the 21 participating bars. Everyone who casts a cocktals vote is automatically registered to win $2,100 worth of gift cards: $100 from each of the 21 restaurants and bars. General admission tickets are $49, VIP tickets are $79 and those also includes food and early access at 1 p.m.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Average Price: $70 Best Liqueur for Beginners Campari There’s a good chance you already have a bottle of Campari on your back bar, but for newcomers to the liqueur world, consider this their ticket of admission. Once you’ve mastered those, try it out in a sessionable Americano or test your muddling skills in an Enzoni.

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Cocktails with Suderman

MAY 24, 2024

When internet nerds and bartenders started to rework and rethink old drinks around the turn of the century, little attention was paid attention to the two-ingredient stalwarts of the corner bar that, after reading Michael Ruhlman’s excellent Book of Cocktail Ratios , I have come to think of as “and” drinks. Rum and coke.

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Moody Mixologist

MAY 3, 2024

The fruit can either be muddled or cooked into the simple syrup base, depending on preference. I like to muddle the fruit into simple syrup when I want to preserve the fresh flavor of the fruit, like with my Fresh Raspberry Simple Syrup. Stir with a bar spoon until chilled. Serve with a straw.

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Old Liquors Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

By no means, an exception to this rule is the Sazerac, the ultimate bitter cocktail classic, which was branded as the United States’ first official cocktail around the 1850s. Antoine Peychaud sold, among many other things, this bitter concoction, an apparent secret family recipe, mixed into a toddy with Sazerac de Forge et Fils Cognac.

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Drink Me

AUGUST 23, 2023

America’s Best Organic Cocktails “Life’s Bitter w/ You” Created by Erika Rode, Owner and Founder of Bitters Cocktail Bar & Food , Scottsdale, Arizona. 25oz Simple Syrup 3 dashes AZ Bitters Lab Mi Casa Bitters Stirred, and poured over pebbled ice. This is new to the menu and sells for $14.75

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The Whisky Exchange

JANUARY 6, 2023

Lightly muddle the mint leaves to wake them up a bit and then fill the glass to the brim with ice cubes. The Bamboo found its way into the cocktail canon in the late 19 th century, when it began gracing the bar at the Yokohama Grand Hotel. Top with soda water and enjoy. You can easily scale this recipe up and serve it by the pitcher.

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