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From Tacoma to Tampa, there are cocktails and bars littered throughout the country where talented, creative bartenders are mixing up classic and contemporary drinks. If you want to be known as a bartender worth your salt, many classic drinks should be perfected first. This includes the Gin & Tonic, Negroni, Gimlet, and more.
Fournier has competed in prestigious events such as Heaven Hills Bartender of the Year and the Remy Martin Sidecar Competition and was named Diageo World Class US Bartender of the Year in 2021, placing in the Global Top 5. It combines Fords London Dry Gin with a house blend of four different vermouths, quinquina, and sherry.
New York City based Chilled 100 bartender and influencer, Laura Pica, tells Chilled about her background in the food and beverage industry and what she is up to now. Email: nycraftcocktails@gmail.com What inspired you to become a bartender? Who has been most influential in your development as a bartender? Its worth every penny.
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In the immortal words of James Bond, “Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred.” However, what those movie clips don’t show is the bartender’s eye roll when preparing the drink. We tapped 12 bartenders to find out. Is it ever OK to ask For a Martini shaken, according to bartenders: “It depends on the Martini.
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Decades after New York City kickstarted the cocktail renaissance, its home state finally gets a weeklong event for bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. A panel of esteemed journalists will evaluate and award short essays by bartenders, barbacks, and bar owners for their inspirational power.
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Cafe Martini Give the trendy Espresso Martini more dimension and kick by swapping the vodka for a reposado tequila. Matriarch Martini For her Speed Rack–winning Espresso Martini recipe, bartender Haley Traub found inspiration from her mom’s Black Forest trifle dessert.
Sip on the Sake & Strange Divine, a Martini-style sake-based drink made with gin, rice whiskey, sushi rice, shiso, and garnished with caviar. The refreshing vodka cocktail She’ll Come, She’ll Go pairs bittersweet grapefruit liqueur and tart lime with the floral notes of the ros sake.
When this craving hits out at a bar, it might be tempting to ask the bartender for an “extra strong” drink. However, these requests tend to be vague, so bartenders are left not knowing what exactly the consumer wants. Either way, try to resist the urge to throw a vague “make it strong” request at a bartender.
If you’re a home bartender who loves watching cocktail videos on YouTube and Instagram, then you’re probably already a fan of The Educated Barfly’s Leandro DiMonriva. Martini “The Martini lives and dies depending on the juxtaposition of vermouth and gin,” says DiMonriva.
With its dreamy, floral aroma, lavender plays well with everything, from gin and vodka to tequila and whiskey. Bartenders love using lavender in all kinds of waysthink lavender syrups, infused spirits, aromatic mists, and even as a pretty purple garnish. Gin , Sparkling Wine Lavender 75 Ingredients oz.
Additional Notes * Recommended: Fever-Tree Ginger Beer Rum , Tequila Charro-Cereza by Bartender Saeed “Hawk” House Ingredients.5 Mezcal , Rum Papa-Legba by Bartender Saeed “Hawk” House Ingredients.75 Rum , Sparkling Wine Bubly Blitz by Bartender Tiffanie Barriere Ingredients 2 oz. Sorel 1 oz. Blanco Tequila.25 Sorel 3/4 oz.
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Photo by Emily Dorio Gin , Vodka , White Wine Vesper Ingredients 1 oz. Hendrick's Gin 1 oz. Ketel One Vodka 0.5 Check out the recipe by award-winning Chef Sean Brock below! Mirepoix Cocchi Americano* 0.5 Lillet Blanc Orange Peel (for expression) Preparation Combine all ingredients and place in the freezer.
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The Dry Martini is back, with a lot of extra dry and in and out orders, says Marcovaldo Dionysos, a veteran bartender in San Francisco, a city with a longstanding reputation as a Martini mecca. With vodka Martinis in particular, we get calls for no vermouth bone dry or dry. And where along the way did it get shunted? What happened?
The 2024 winners have been announced following an extensive series of blind tastings from a judging panel of esteemed bartenders, distillers, and writers, including Imbibe editor Paul Clarke. Now in its third year, this competition spotlights world-class distillers and their spirits to the global beverage community.
Gin , Liqueur French Jasmine Tonic by Chambord Liqueur Ingredients 3/4 oz. Fords Gin 6 drops Jasmine Water 3 oz. Gin Cham-Bramble by Chambord Liqueur Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Charbay Vodka 3/4 oz. Chambord 3/4 oz.
Our judging panel comprised of working bartenders, bar managers, bar owners, bar consultants and, more importantly, top influential Chilled 100 members with on-premise buying power, who are ready to judge, rate, and award your spirit’s brand. Enter you brand today to get liquid to lips of these highly influential bartenders!
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Our flagship vodka and gin has done just that- it is proudly 100% Australian-owned and made. Each bottle of FELLOW Vodka and Gin represents our commitment to the country’s craftsmanship and spirit. FELLOW Vodka and Gin is locally distilled and Australian-owned – we use local ingredients wherever possible.
Recently launched in Emeryville, Pippal’s beverage program is a celebration of India as seen through the eyes of the team’s creative lead bartender, Izler Thomas. Vodka 3/4 oz. Gin Jim Corbett National Park Ingredients 1.5 Gin 1/2 oz. Shake and strain into copper mug or serving glass of choice. Mango Stock 1/2 oz.
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Implement a cocktail menu that uses different spirits, such as vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey and different flavor profiles. 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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By the late 40s brandy’s popularity began to wane with Americans who had begun to favor vodka as the tipple of choice, and in 1949, three West Coast businessmen, whose families are still owners to this day, purchased the operations and the company transitioned to rectification. What is important for bartenders to know about your expressions?
Recently launched in Emeryville, Pippal’s beverage program is a celebration of India as seen through the eyes of the team’s creative lead bartender, Izler Thomas. Vodka Taj Mahal Ingredients 2 oz. Vodka 3/4 oz. Gin , Liqueur Jim Corbett National Park Ingredients 1.5 Gin 1/2 oz. Top with fizzy coconut water.
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Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.
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The Happy High, Mumbai’s premium bartending institute, recently hosted the inaugural Young Bartender Challenge 2024 , in partnership with A-Star Academy, a hotel school in Mumbai. The event was sponsored by Smoke Lab Vodka , Mohulo Gin, and Smoke Lab Water.
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It was originally made with gin, but soon migrated to brandy. Back home, they remained popular when the perpetually thirsty discovered that lush, thick cream did wonders to mask the appalling taste of bootleg liquor and bathtub gin. Bartender training included. This was the first cream cocktail that, in modern terms, went viral.
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In the Sept/Oct 2024 issue , Christine Sismondo explores how bartenders are working with farms to create unique and fresh flavors by transforming seasonal produce into cocktail ingredients. Stone Fruit Liqueurs Make liqueurs with cherries, peaches, or plums by adding the fruit to alcohol (vodka, gin, or rum) and letting them infuse.
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