Introducing the Finalists for Best New Bartenders 2024
PUNCH
JUNE 17, 2024
Punch's Best New Bartenders of 2024 will be announced in August. Here are the finalists, a group driving cocktail culture forward.
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Meet Chilled 100 Bartender Justin “Jsleep” Houston
Chilled Magazine
JULY 3, 2024
For Justin “Jsleep” Houston, bartending wasn’t initially on his radar. Now, he’s fully committed to the craft and currently operates as a mobile bartender. What inspired you to become a bartender? What inspired you to become a bartender? Who has been most influential in your development as a bartender?
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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
Although I bartended for several years, the spirits business was not in my career plans. When distilled true to tradition, authentic absinthe embodied a beautiful spirit that made an indelible impression on art and culture, including cocktail culture. What would you like today’s bartenders to know about the spirit?
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We Ask Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff how to shape today’s cocktail culture
Chilled Magazine
JULY 12, 2024
Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff, is a fierce talent shaping today’s cocktail culture with her innovative libations. Stormborn, a dynamic figure shaping today’s cocktail culture with her innovative libations, embarked on her journey in New York City’s East Village, starting as a barback and seizing every opportunity to learn.
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Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day with Power’s Irish Whiskey and the Chilled 100 Bartenders: Nikolai Bogost, Dagda’s Elixir
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 13, 2024
Patrick’s Day with Power’s Irish Whiskey and the Chilled 100 Bartenders. Power’s Irish Whiskey has teamed up with the Chilled 100 bartenders in our cocktail countdown to St. Celebrate with us by mixing original cocktails created by our talented bartenders using Power’s Irish Whiskey. Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day!
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The VinePair Podcast: Cocktail Culture Has Reclaimed the Highball
VinePair
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Given their easy composition, highballs traditionally fall into the category of drinks that one can easily recreate at home without any professional bartending experience. More often than not, they max out at two ingredients, sans the obligatory citrus wedge garnish.
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The Ultimate Bartender Championship” kicked off
Spiritz
JUNE 13, 2024
After six successful seasons, Monkey Shoulder, the free-spirited blended malt owned by William Grant & Sons, kicked off the first leg of the 'Ultimate Bartender Championship' (UBC) in Delhi at the Dragonfly Experience, Aerocity. Bartending is becoming an emerging profession not just for international but also for local talent.
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NYC Bartenders Are (Finally) Giving the Lychee Martini the Respect It Deserves
VinePair
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Today, a new generation of bartenders is reclaiming and redefining the Lychee Martini — breathing new life into the drink by balancing its sweetness, incorporating fresh ingredients, and honoring the Asian cultural heritage behind its namesake ingredient.
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In Its Birthplace, the G&T Is a Reclamation
PUNCH
APRIL 24, 2024
Indian bartenders are reshaping what was once a holdover from British rule into a celebration of homegrown flavors, ingredients and a burgeoning cocktail culture.
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Is the ‘Flavour Blaster’ a Serious Bartending Tool or an Instagram Gimmick?
VinePair
JULY 16, 2024
“The Flavour Blaster is a good product to have to create something that’s hard to create any other way, and then they make it simple and easy to use as well,” says GN Chan, co-founder and bartender at Double Chicken Please , which was named Best Bar in North America in 2023. More and more top-flight bartenders are starting to agree with Chan.
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Tri-State Bartender Competition Launched By Great Jones Distilling & New York Magazine
The Whiskey Wash
AUGUST 30, 2024
has partnered with New York Magazine to launch a tri-state bartender competition in celebration of New York’s long-standing cocktail culture. is inviting bartenders from across the tri-state area to try their hand at making a classic Manhattan cocktail using Great Jones Bourbon. Great Jones Distilling Co.
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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.
Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 17, 2024
What started as a YouTube series from actor-turned-bartender Leandro DiMonriva on the history and craft behind classic cocktails has transformed into an ever-expanding encyclopedia of bartending expertise. Also check out his picks for five classic cocktails every home bartender should know.) It’s a wonderful thing.
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Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Cool Bartenders’ Skit Is a Decade Too Late
VinePair
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
On Monday, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” aired a skit that came straight for pompous cocktail bars. The bit’s title: “Cool Bartenders.” Here’s what the show got right and wrong about the current state of cocktail bartending. Our ice comes only in two sizes: crushed or giant cube” Ah yes, ice. Want a Margarita?
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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance
VinePair
DECEMBER 3, 2023
When you talk to someone in the bar or booze industry about “Hey Bartender,” Douglas Tirola’s 2013 documentary chronicling the 21st century rebirth and rise of the American cocktail scene, one specific quote from the film is likely to be mentioned. The film was cinema vérité. The rest of this story should be read at maximum volume.)
Meet the Judges of the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge
Chilled Magazine
MAY 28, 2024
This year’s judges include renowned spirits specialist Lynn House, author and bartender extraordinaire Jeffery Morgenthaler and award-winning mixologist Christine Wiseman. 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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Check Out 5th Annual Cocktail Trends Report for 2024 with Bacardi Limited
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2024
In this landscape, people are reshaping cocktail culture, infusing it with fresh perspectives and finding memorable experiences back at the bar with friends. “Nolo,” short for “no- and low-alcohol,” represents a transformative movement in the beverage industry, redefining social drinking and cocktail culture.
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Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?
VinePair
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Depth and Complexity In London’s cocktail world, fruit distillates in general are “mega trendy,” according to Alex Kratena, former head bartender at Artesian and the co-founder of both Tayēr + Elementary and Muyu liqueurs. The article Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?
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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. Hey bartenders … speaking of ELEVATING your drinks program, join The Chilled 100 bartender ambassador program and check out our annual Chilled 100 ELEVATE event, 2024!
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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
When people asked Kristen what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would always say a bartender. 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.
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Check Out the Semi-Finalists in the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge presented by Deep Eddy Vodka
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 27, 2024
The Craft Cocktail renaissance has raised the standards of technique and ingredients for cocktail making. With the focus on raising the craft, however, one aspect of cocktail culture often gets forgotten: this is supposed to be fun. A total of four Finalist Bartenders, one from each U.S.
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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
and Dale DeGroff, the James Beard award-winning father of mixology who reinvented the bartending profession. The pair discussed the history of the American cocktail and how major U.S. events helped to shape the cocktails of today. By 1806, the word “cocktail” appeared in print. and abroad was around 1914.
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We Ask Nikki McCutcheon, Beverage Director, What’s in a (Cocktail) Name?
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
Although familiar, they are eye-catching and evoke the freshness and approachability coupled with the elegance of NYC’s cocktail culture. The music culture of NYC inspires the beverage program, as all the cocktail names reference music pop culture as well as underground subcultures, and the recipes are mainly variations on classics.
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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. “It’s a tiny and busy bar,” notes Noirbusson.
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The VinePair Podcast: Most Drinkers Don’t Care About What a ‘True’ Cocktail Is
VinePair
AUGUST 2, 2024
With all the riffs we’re seeing in the modern cocktail landscape, it’s almost become standard practice for bartenders to use classic cocktail names as a point of reference when introducing new creations to their customers.
We Ask Angela Wood, Winner of Paint the Town Mango Cocktail Competition About I Shotta the Sheriff cocktail.
Chilled Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2024
My inspiration is from the timeless elegance of a New Orleans style cocktail, but I wanted to create something that could stand out against the current trends and flavors. The cocktail was inspired by the rich history of New Orleans, a city famed for its vibrant cocktail culture and the classic Sazerac cocktail.
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Why Hire Professional Napa Valley Bartenders?
Today's Bartender
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Professional bartenders in California are increasingly being hired to attend to corporate events. San Francisco bartending has especially come of age and more than ever before, bars are hiring highly trained bartenders to attend the patrons.
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KONSTANTYN WULF, ITALIAN FINALIST, HAS WON THE 2024 GIFFARD WEST CUP
Bar Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2024
In 1997, Giffard launched its own cocktail competition, the Giffard West Cup, open to professional bartenders from Western France. The competition celebrates the art of cocktail creation by inviting bartenders from around the world to craft drinks based on a specific theme.
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Cocktails go through a Dizzying Turnaround
Spiritz
AUGUST 12, 2024
With innovation setting the pace in the bar scenario of India, cocktail culture has been undergoing a true-blue metamorphosis, driven by the need to continuously experiment and serve drinks that will keep the consumers coming back for more. among others. However, it can help enhance creativity,” Hemant states.
Can Tokyo Reclaim Its Crown as Asia’s Best Cocktail City?
VinePair
APRIL 3, 2024
The early wave of modern Tokyo cocktail bars defined the distinctive style of drink preparation and service known as Japanese bartending — and the type of establishments in which it could be found — while pushing forward the idea of a thriving cocktail culture from within an Asian metropolis.
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Interview: Ali Reynolds Is Out Stauning
BarLifeUK
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Since then, Ali has proved to me a master of making transitions – from bartender to ambassador, and now from established Old World whisky, in the form of Johnnie Walker, to upstart New World Whisky with Denmark’s Stauning Distillery. AR: My bartending career began in Nottingham where I worked at a place called brass monkey.
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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Bianco Negroni
VinePair
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For bartenders, the Negroni’s three-equal-parts formula has proven a serious source of inspiration, leading to creations such as the rum-spiked Kingston Negroni , the iconic Blue Negroni served at NYC’s Temple Bar, and, of course, the White Negroni. Head to luxardousa.com today to learn more.
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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. With this in mind, bartenders and beverage directors have grown increasingly interested in the new and small-batch rums popping up on shelves. is embracing rums in every facet.
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We Ask Bar Owner Joe Lamonica the Story Behind Vuolo’s Cocktail Menu
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 11, 2024
Bartenders should be encouraged to do what they feel and add ingredients to their menus that inspire them. Always do multiple samples of the ingredients and change the quantity of your ingredients accordingly to perfect the cocktails. Where do you see cocktail culture headed? All ingredients though need to make sense.
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Why Are Kalamatas the Black Sheep of Martini Olives?
VinePair
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Cocktail culture is no stranger to defying the laws of tradition, so what is it about Kalamatas et al. They’re crowd pleasing, for sure, but bartenders have recently acknowledged that there’s room for improvement, which is where the Italian Castelvetrano olive comes in. What about the beloved black olive, though?
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LONDON COCKTAIL WEEK CELEBRATES ITS 15TH YEAR, RETURNING 3RD-13TH OCTOBER 2024
Bar Magazine
JULY 25, 2024
Each intimate experience will represent the very pinnacle of cocktail service, with events including one-off tastings, unique cocktail flights, dinners, takeovers and masterclasses led by world-leading, award-winning bartenders. Please find imagery HERE , and for further information contact londoncocktailweek@toniccomms.co.uk
Sip Revolution Redefining Cocktails in India
Spiritz
AUGUST 11, 2024
Innovation n bars doesn’t stop at technology; it extends to the techniques employed by bartenders too. Molecular mixology, a subset of molecular gastronomy, is taking the cocktail scene by storm. Sustainability and environmental consciousness are also key components of this new cocktail culture.
Featured Bar: Coasting Cocktails; Key West, FL
Bartender.com
JULY 16, 2024
found a way to combine their love for craft cocktails, passion for creativity, and a desire to create premier guest experiences, all in an unforgettable mobile platform. Coasting Cocktails truly shakes up the ordinary! A Coasting Cocktails event is more than just a great tasting and beautifully presented cocktail service.
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Hosting Tip: How to Customize Cocktails for Guests
Mix That Drink
JUNE 21, 2024
When you're serving cocktails to guests, there are some easy ways to tweak each drink so it's just the way each guest likes it. This mixology tip is a great way to impress your guests with your bartending skills, and it starts by asking questions.
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JÄGERMEISTER. MORE THAN JUST A SHOT.
Australian Bartender
APRIL 18, 2024
Whether enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or in a cocktail, Jägermeister offers a depth of flavour that captivates the palate and invites exploration. Infusing Jägermeister into the mixologist’s repertoire will elevate their cocktail culture and unlock new realms of creativity and innovation. Hitting shelves now!
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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Improved Whiskey Cocktail
VinePair
JUNE 28, 2024
Few drinks can compete with the timeless mixture of whiskey, sugar, bitters, and ice, otherwise known as an Old Fashioned (or a Whiskey Cocktail or an Old Fashioned Cocktail). Case in point: the Improved Whiskey Cocktail — and “improved” cocktails in general.
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The Bushwacker: The Ultimate Florida Man Cocktail
Cocktails with Suderman
JULY 12, 2024
The modal panhandle resident is an engineer who dropped out of college and now works as a real estate agent and part-time bartender while surfing on weekday mornings and playing in a 90s cover band on the weekends. Culturally, it’s less Miami and more Alabama — but with military bases and a lot more coastline.
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THE PINNACLE GUIDE REVEALS SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT OF PINS, INCLUDING FIRST 3 PIN BAR
Bar Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The Recognition System Continues to Shape the Future of Cocktail Culture, Shining a Light on Emerging Talent and World-Class Icons The Pinnacle Guide, the pioneering recognition system that celebrates excellence in bars worldwide, has unveiled the latest additions to the list of PINNED bars, marking a milestone with the first-ever 3 PIN bar.
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New trends in nightlife in Europe: the heartbeat of cities and live entertainment
Nightlife City Guide
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Sports bars Cocktail culture and elegant lounges Cocktail culture has returned forcefully to the field of nightlife and the demand for classic drinks has grown significantly again. Mobile apps are also very feature-rich, as customers can use them to bet directly from the table without having to move.
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