How Spanish Cocktail Culture Crept Into American Bars
PUNCH
MAY 2, 2024
Like Italy before it, Spain's drinking culture, from classic drinks to ingredients like sherry, has become a major influence on American bars.
What to Expect at Bar Convent Brooklyn this Year
Chilled Magazine
APRIL 15, 2025
Since its debut in 2018, Bar Convent Brooklyn (BCB) has become a cornerstone event for the global beverage industry. Known for its celebration of premium and craft spirits, BCB creates a collaborative space where innovators, brands, and professionals shape the future of liquid culture through education, networking, and sharing best practices.
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Bon Carre
Chilled Magazine
APRIL 6, 2025
From Zasu in New Orleans comes the Bon Carre, a creative Vieux Carr riff by Bar Manager Tyler Malone. This cocktail offers a bergamot and woodsy front rounded out by a subtle honey finish. Cognac , Vermouth , Whiskey Bon Carre by Tyler Malone | Bar Manager at Zasu Ingredients 1 oz. Green Chartreuse 1 bar spoon (or 1/8 oz.)
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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community
Imbibe Magazine
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
In 2002, while he was working at LAB Bar in London, the late Ghanaian mixologist Douglas Ankrah invented a modern cocktail classic: the Pornstar Martini. More than two decades later, the drink remains a global sensation, inspiring countless riffs and internet searches (it was the most Googled cocktail of 2024).
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Meet Chilled 100 Bartender Laura Pica
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
I started like most of us in this industry making my way behind various bars and restaurants and then, eventually delving into the creative aspect of recipe development and content creation. Where do you tend bar now? I currently work cocktail pop-ups and create cocktails and recipes for beverage brands remotely.
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Cocktail Culture: Exploring Trends in London’s Bars in 2025
Bar Magazine
MARCH 28, 2025
London boasts an unrivalled reputation for its vibrant nightlife and diverse cocktail scene. As 2025 unfolds, the city’s cocktail culture develops, presenting experiences that captivate locals and visitors alike. This initiative supports local producers and allows patrons to enjoy cocktails with a clear conscience.
From Bartender to Global Mixologist Icon—Meet Eric Van Beek
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 18, 2025
From winning the Bacardi Legacy Global title to creating the Bartenders Handshake, his career continues to push the boundaries of cocktail culture. Van Beeks career began in his 20s, and through his passion and drive, he quickly gained prominence in the international bar and cocktail community.
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Brisbane’s Trove Cocktail Bar is all about native ingredients
Australian Bartender
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Trove Cocktail Bar 175 George St, Brisbane City @trovecocktailbar Trove Cocktail Bar is a new addition to Brisbane’s vibrant bar scene, located upstairs at 175 George Street. The bar aims to redefine Brisbane’s cocktail culture by setting a new standard for innovation and quality.
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5 Useful Tips to Elevate your Bar Menu and Drinks Program
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
In today’s craft cocktail culture, being forward-thinking with your drink program is important. As drinkers’ palates have evolved and become more sophisticated and complex, their desire for a well-constructed bar menu and top-shelf drink program is essential. Are they professionals coming in for premium spirits and cocktails?
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Crafting Exceptional Cocktails with Bartender Adam Fournier
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2025
He is also an advocate for mindful drinking and believes that non-alcoholic drinks should be just as creative and delicious as traditional cocktails. Beyond his work at Spago, he shares his insights into cocktail culture through writing and presenting.
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ZLB23-Kyoto speakeasy bar turns two
Spiritz
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
In the two years since its inception, ZLB23-Kyoto speakeasy bar at The Leela Palace, Bengaluru, has firmly established itself as a leader in the world of masterful mixology. ZLB23 is ranked among Asia’s 50 Best Bars in 2024, a distinction that underscores its rapid rise and innovative approach.
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Check Out 5th Annual Cocktail Trends Report for 2024 with Bacardi Limited
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2024
From innovative ingredients to cutting-edge mixology methods, this serves as a spirited guide into the trends destined to captivate taste buds and revolutionize the bar scene in the coming year. “As While enjoyers of dark, aged spirits are diversifying their palates, rum-based cocktails are continuing to grow in popularity.
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We Ask Bar Owner Joe Lamonica the Story Behind Vuolo’s Cocktail Menu
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. Where do you see cocktail culture headed? I always have.
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The VinePair Podcast: Cocktail Culture Has Reclaimed the Highball
VinePair
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Highballs have long been tethered to the realm of dive bars. These days, we’re seeing several high-end cocktail bars embrace the highball template, using it to create complex versions of those nostalgic, simple classics many of us enjoyed in the early stages of our drinking careers. Tune in for more.
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Waldorf Astoria New York Partners with Renowned Mixologist Jeff Bell for the Return of Peacock Alley
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Waldorf Astoria New York announced a partnership with Jeff Bell, managing partner of renowned speakeasy Please Dont Tell (PDT) and Apres Cru Hospitality, to lead the cocktail program at Peacock Alley Bar and Lex Yard, the hotels signature restaurant.
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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey Cocktail? (2024)
VinePair
DECEMBER 24, 2024
But there are many other whiskey cocktails, many with historic roots, that have enjoyed a quiet revival along with the boom of craft cocktail culture. Whether spirit-forward, sweet, sour, or herbaceous, these unsung cocktails come in countless guises. Lauren Killian, bar manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C.
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Meet the Judges of the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge
Chilled Magazine
MAY 28, 2024
As the National Spirits Specialist and Portfolio Mixologist, Lynn brings to life the essence of Heaven Hill through innovative cocktails tailored for both national and local settings. With a skilled eye for emerging trends, Lynn is not only an amazing mixologist but also a trendsetter, shaping the future of cocktail culture.
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ShakeStir Acquires Shaker & Spoon
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 20, 2025
A Perfect Blend of Expertise and Innovation Shaker & Spoon, known for its handcrafted cocktails and deeply engaged community of cocktail lovers, joins ShakeStirs portfolio, which includes Cocktail Courier and Thirstie.
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How Author and Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Is Immortalizing Black Cocktail Culture
VinePair
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Her acclaimed, James Beard Award-winning cookbook, “Jubilee” (2019) started a conversation about African American culinary history, and her new cocktail book, “ Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice ,” continues this journey through the lens of drinks and the Black bartenders who have helped pave the nation’s cocktail culture.
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Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?
VinePair
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
A lack of a universally recognized cocktail also isn’t doing slivovitz any favors. The Margarita is just such a vehicle for tequila — it’s just one of the most popular cocktails that gets ordered across any bar program, if not the most popular cocktail,” Davidson says. Slivovitz probably needs a signature cocktail.
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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 17, 2024
Since publishing his first video in 2017 (on the quintessential Gimlet , of course), DiMonriva’s passion for cocktail culture and scholarship have helped turn The Educated Barfly into a fountain of behind-the-bar knowledge. Also check out his picks for five classic cocktails every home bartender should know.)
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Where to Drink Like a Local in Paris
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 23, 2024
And who better to point you in the right direction than those leading the charge on Paris’ increasingly notable cocktail culture? Bisou Nicolas Munoz, who had previously opened popular cocktail bar Divine, founded this hotspot in the trendy Marais quarter in 2017. “Come early to get a spot outside. .
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Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In
VinePair
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
And with the modern cocktail renaissance of the late ‘90s and early aughts, everything came full-circle as bartenders breathed new life into forgotten, bare-bones classics by riffing and reimagining them with different spirits and modifiers. Creating a three-ingredient cocktail that makes it into the canon is the dream.” —Jon
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PDT’s Jeff Bell Creating Cocktails For Waldorf Astoria NY
Cheers
JANUARY 22, 2025
Waldorf Astoria New York has enlisted Jeff Bell , managing partner of speakeasy Please Dont Tell (PDT), to develop the cocktail program at the hotels iconic Peacock Alley Bar, as well as its signature restaurant Lex Yard. In addition to Bells cocktails, the menu will feature original creations invented at Peacock Alley including Dr.
A new high for Highball Culture
Spiritz
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Today’s consumers are increasingly affluent and adventurous, which is fuelling the rise of an evolved cocktail culture in India’s spirits landscape. This growing cocktail culture has certainly helped in the growth of whisky, especially the premium segment.
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Celebrate Martini Week with Junipero Gin in the Spirit of Community
Chilled Magazine
MAY 13, 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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Featured Bartender November 2024: Luis Miguel Cardona, Rayo Cocktail Bar, Mexico City
Bartender.com
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Luis Miguel Cardona Head Bartender at Rayo Cocktail Bar Mexico City, Mexico Luis Miguel Cardona has spent more than a decade mastering the art of mixology and crafting world-class bar programs. Here, his passion for exploring new flavors and cocktail-making techniques grew.
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Bar Reviews: Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar, London
Drinkhacker
JANUARY 4, 2024
A trip to London means plenty of time in pubs, but like any big city, London has a thriving cocktail culture, too. A recent visit here took me to two upscale cocktail bars to sample the city’s latest in drinkdom. Read on for the boozy details on Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar.
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Get to Know Chilled 100 Bartender, Amber Archer
Chilled Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2024
It taught me many things about sustainability within a cocktail program. He also taught me the importance of cleaning up after each cocktail was made while always ensuring that the bar was spotless and that each cocktail was rang in. Where do you see the bartending/cocktail culture headed?
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Bartenders, Celebrate National Absinthe Day with T.A. Breaux, Research Scientist, Creator of LUCID and Jade Absinthes
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 3, 2024
When distilled true to tradition, authentic absinthe embodied a beautiful spirit that made an indelible impression on art and culture, including cocktail culture. The original “Savoy Cocktail Book” (1930) includes dozens of cocktails that call for absinthe.
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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
By 1806, the word “cocktail” appeared in print. The cocktail is very much an American invention,” Breaux said, adding that it was a cultural contribution that spread across the world — and peak cocktail culture both in the U.S. was in its disco area, and the high-volume bar concept was introduced.
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Get to Know Chilled 100 Member Kristen Begley of Woodburn Brewing and La Ofrenda in Ohio
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 5, 2024
Even before being old enough to enter a bar, Kristen enjoyed mixing drinks for family gatherings and despite lacking prior bartending experience, Kristen quickly adapted to the role when she turned twenty-one and got her first gig. Where do you tend bar now? I am currently working at two bars, the first one being Woodburn Brewing.
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PARADISO SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT UNITES THE WORLD’S BEST BARS IN BARCELONA TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE
Bar Magazine
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Taking place on Sunday 30 th March in the sustainable event space Palo Alto, the programme will include some of the biggest names of The Worlds 50 Best Bars, such as Bar Leone, The Cambridge Public House and Zest, uniting them to tackle some of the biggest issues of environmental and social sustainability.
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Asian Cocktails Are Going To Be A Big Trend In 2025 - Everything You Need To Know (H1)
Advanced Mixology
JANUARY 21, 2025
The long-time Western love affair with Asian food and culture is going to ramp up to the next level this year. And we are not surprised one bit that Asian cocktails are now going to become a staple in bars up and down the country. A report by Brand Finance ( [link].)
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We Ask Nikki McCutcheon, Beverage Director, What’s in a (Cocktail) Name?
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
Over the next four years, I mastered the art of inventory, bar management, cocktail development, and wine list curation. Although familiar, they are eye-catching and evoke the freshness and approachability coupled with the elegance of NYC’s cocktail culture.
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Melbourne’s Iconic Everleigh Closes Its Doors After 14 Years
Australian Bartender
MARCH 24, 2025
After 14 years as a cornerstone of Melbournes cocktail scene, The Everleighhas poured its final drink. Image: The Everleigh Instagram) After 14 years as a cornerstone of Melbournes cocktail scene, The Everleigh has poured its final drink. The legacy speaks for itself, said the Everleigh team.
Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024
Cheers
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Despite the categorys unfavorable market conditions, Cognac, in particular, is a staple on bar menus around the country, says Marina Velez, research director for The Beverage Information Group. Pisco, with its floral aromatics and smooth, bright character, adds elegance and complexity to cocktails, Rivas explains.
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Meet Chilled 100 Bartender Justin “Jsleep” Houston
Chilled Magazine
JULY 3, 2024
However, for the next few weeks, it was constantly being stated to me that I just might be a great fit behind the bar. Where do you tend bar now? Their establishment is one of the first bars that made me say “Wow!! Always double strain creamy cocktails. Where do you see the bartending/cocktail culture headed?
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How Black Bartenders and Restaurateurs Are Creating More Blended Fusion Bar Programs
VinePair
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
But now, more bar programs and bartenders in the United States are finally exploring the vastness of Black drinking culture by blending its influences, one cup at a time. The article How Black Bartenders and Restaurateurs Are Creating More Blended Fusion Bar Programs appeared first on VinePair.
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We Asked 15 What’s the Best New Rum That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar? (2024)
VinePair
AUGUST 1, 2024
For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. bottles that have recently earned a spot on their back bars. Dean Hakim, bar manager, Heirloom at the St. This exceptional rum has quickly become a staple in my cocktail repertoire.
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Flavour finds a way into traditional Rum
Spiritz
JANUARY 16, 2025
Innovation through flavours, premiumisation and with the rise of cocktail culture, rum is being rediscovered for its versatility and we are now seeing many bartenders experimenting to make great cocktails.
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Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Announces Spirited Awards® 2025 Canada Regional Top 10 Honorees
Tales of the Cocktail
APRIL 15, 2025
These honorees embody the skill, creativity, and dedication that fuel the vibrant and inspiring global bar community. Were thrilled to honor the Regional Top 10 Honorees and acknowledge their influence on local cocktail scenes , said Juliana Wolkowski, Spirited Awards Canada Co-Chair.
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Exciting, Affordable, and Walkable, Athens Has the Most Exciting Cocktail Scene In Europe Right Now
VinePair
JANUARY 9, 2024
A colleague, my wife, and I were leaving Baba au Rum, one of the oldest of the new breed of craft cocktail bars in Athens, with the idea of heading to The Bar in Front of the Bar, another leading saloon. Between Baba au Rum and The Bar in Front of the Bar, we had traveled all of 400 meters.
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PCO unveils ‘The Forbidden’
Spiritz
AUGUST 22, 2024
PCO (Pass Code Only), Delhi's renowned bar, has unveiled its transformed space and identity 12 years after its inception. At the heart of this transformation is 'The Forbidden,' an intriguing cocktail menu featuring 12 signature cocktails inspired by the secrecy of speakeasies and crafted with unconventional ingredients.
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