Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A panel held at the simultaneously occurring Cape Town Beverage Show, the discussion highlighted the supernova of African cocktail cultures as well as the political red tape that hampers its growth. Continent-Wide Community Other festivals that aim to build community and celebrate culture are popping up across the continent.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. Cardona moved to Mexico City three years ago to join the founding team at Rayo.

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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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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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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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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It was there that they soaked up the cocktail history and hospitality ethos of Dale DeGroff, regarded today as the godfather of the cocktail renaissance, as well as one of the main branches in the New York bartender family tree, with an expansive lineage of mentees and protegees. I was hooked. The country was falling apart.

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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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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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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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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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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. But acclaimed bartender and beverage educator Tiffanie Barriere (a.k.a.

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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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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.)

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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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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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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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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

But today’s renewed curiosity about cocktails and their components, along with a fresh appreciation for well-made wines, has given winemakers, bartenders, and other drinks professionals new room to maneuver in making wine-focused vermouths. The culture around vermouth is lovely. And we really like to drink it.

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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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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 21, 2025

Whats Driving The Trend (H2) Although Asian food has been a long-time favourite in Western culture, until relatively recently, Asian drinks and spirits have been hard to get hold of as well as being leftfield for consumers. A report by Brand Finance ( [link].) confirms that 6 out of 10 of the worlds most valuable drinks are Asian.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The new generation of bartenders draws inspiration from the distilled wine spirits timelessness, versatility and range to create Cognac cocktails, Velez says. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar. Franky Marshall.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Its a cocktail lounge with welcoming bartenders and some really great drinks.” says Keith Motsi, head bartender of Virt at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, giddy at the notion of quashing faux speakeasies. Theres no hidden password or secret knock. “What we have to do is to redefine them as hidden concepts.

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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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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 17, 2024

Eventually, I made the bold decision to move to New York, driven by my profound love for the cocktail culture. Growing up with a fascination for spirits and cocktails, I found them to encapsulate history, culture, and human stories. Arriving in New York, I was determined to launch my own establishment.

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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.

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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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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites that I think will help you become a better bartender. It’s great for the industry and anyone who wants to be a part of it.

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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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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022 These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites for 2022 that I think will help you become a better bartender.

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