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How Spanish Cocktail Culture Crept Into American Bars

PUNCH

Like Italy before it, Spain's drinking culture, from classic drinks to ingredients like sherry, has become a major influence on American bars.

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How Jackson Cannon Helped Build (and Rebuild) Boston’s Cocktail Culture

Imbibe Magazine

Brother Cleve, the musician, DJ, and mixologist who was regarded as the godfather of the Boston cocktail revival, died suddenly in September 2022. In January of this year, Drink, a pioneering local bar, shuttered for good. And back with it was another name long associated with the Boston cocktail world: Jackson Cannon. [It]

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The VinePair Podcast: Global Cocktail Culture Is Stuck

VinePair

Last month, 50 Best unleashed the latest edition of its annual World’s 50 Best Bars list. On top of that, only five of the list-makers are in the United States — where cocktails and speakeasies were invented — and not one of those bars ranked in the top 10.

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The VinePair Podcast: Cocktail Culture Has Reclaimed the Highball

VinePair

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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5 Useful Tips to Elevate your Bar Menu and Drinks Program

Chilled Magazine

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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Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?

VinePair

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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How Author and Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Is Immortalizing Black Cocktail Culture

VinePair

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.