Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

In cocktail bars, bartenders are creating their own spin on classic cocktails. To fight the monotony and repetition of making drinks the same way year after year, bartenders are designing drinks using seasonal ingredients and flavors and adding their own personal twists to them. They want to keep them fresh and exciting.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2024

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.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2025

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.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 7, 2025

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.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sip on the Bombay Rose, a delicate mix of gin, lychee, and rose water thats as elegant as a bouquet of flowers. And for the chocolate lovers, Lovers Lane delivers pure decadence with vodka, chocolate liqueur, and fresh raspberries because whats Valentines Day without a little indulgence? Aviation American Gin oz. Chambord oz.

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PUNCH

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This is the best top-shelf liquor, according to bartenders. Here are their picks for high-end tequila, mezcal, gin, whiskey and vodka.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2024

Although I bartended for several years, the spirits business was not in my career plans. Like the events which gave gin the nickname “mother’s ruin” in the mid-1700s London, absinthe’s reputation was tarnished by unscrupulous profiteers who made cheap, adulterated, and dangerous imitations, marketed primarily to poor alcoholics.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 25, 2024

Bartenders are discovering a wide range of cocktails that benefit from its rich, creamy coconut flavor. “It Gin , Liqueur Coconut Collins by Bartender Erin Rea Ingredients 2 oz. 9 Gin ¾ oz. Rum , Vodka White Coconut Martini Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Rum , Vodka White Coconut Martini Ingredients 1 ¼ oz.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2025

Rather than ordering a classic like a Gin & Tonic or Old Fashioned and asking the bartender to make it strong , there are a few particularly powerful cocktails that pack a punch all on their own. Then, four ounces of ice-cold gin is poured directly into the glass, making the drink essentially straight gin.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

Frozen Gin & Tonic What’s more refreshing on a summer day than a Gin & Tonic? A frozen Gin & Tonic, especially one made with cooling cucumber. Frozen Moscow Mule Everyone’s favorite vodka cocktail gets the blender treatment. By adding mint, then blending everything with crushed ice.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

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?

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The Cocktail Lovers

APRIL 11, 2025

And while the emphasis at Flauer Alassio 2025 might appear to be on chefs, dishes and restaurants, this was the first year the event also welcomed in spirits, bars and bartenders to explore the increasingly important role edible flowers are playing in cocktails. Then Marco, my husband, wanted to try putting our begonias into a gin.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

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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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Torii, a favorite off the menu, trades the gin for sweet potato shochu and adds Amontillado sherry, imbuing the aperitivo with a nutty aroma. Its Quinoni is made with an Andean vermouth and quinoa bitters, while the Miski cocktail trades gin for miske , an Ecuadorean agave spirit, macerated with flowers.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 11, 2025

Gin is one of the most popular spirits and one of the most common liquors used in cocktails. From Prohibition era classics like the Bees Knees to the iconic Martini or the eternally refreshing Gin and Tonic , theres a gin cocktail for just about everyone. What is gin? Most gins are around 40% alcohol by volume.

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Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 10, 2023

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.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

The Martini has taken on many faces and gone many places over the years, beyond Bond’s vodka Martini. Junipero Gin is taking us back to the start, with a full week to honor the Martini’s legacy. “As Its legacy stands out from the cocktail crowd. It’s classy, yet a chameleon. But when did all the Martini madness begin?

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

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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The Cocktail Lovers

JUNE 8, 2024

It’s World Gin Day on 8th June, so what better reason to crack open not one, but two bottles of tasty gins? Our first is Citadelle Rouge from France, the other is Garden Swift, a deliciously crafted gin lovingly made in the Cotswolds. The post Two gins, sake cocktails and Giulia Cuccurullo– new podcast!

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Print Year of the Snake Course Drinks Keyword coconut liqueur, edamame, gin, kumquat, lychee soda, Midori Ingredients 1 oz. Roku gin 2 oz. Print Lunar Blossom Course Drinks Keyword cranberry, lemon, lychee liqueur, Simple syrup, strawberry, vodka Ingredients 1 oz Ketel One vodka oz.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

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?

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Chef Beau MacMillan’s upscale small bites menu, including dishes like TYF Korean Fried Chicken and Caviar D’Aquitaine Ossetra, complements a cocktail menu curated by award-winning bartender Keifer Gilbert.

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 11, 2025

Originating in the 1980s, Club Suntory was the cornerstone of the bartending community until 2015, and helped drive the careers of industry leaders like Tim Philips-Johansson, Jessica Arnott, Gorge Camorra and Simon McGoram. Beam Distilling Co., Makers Mark, Canadian Club and Laphroaig. Get a taste of whats coming: Be part of the legacy.

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Bartender.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

BARTENDER ® 2024 Calendar issue BARTENDER® 2024 Calendar issue featuring new cocktails recipes each day of the year from Philters, Four Pillars Gin, Stranahan’s, Cointreau, Tanteo Tequila, Coco Lopez, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Ole Smoky Distillery, Goslings Rum, Licor 43, Vermouth Giardino, Absinthe Absente.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

When anyone embarks on their bartending journey, one of the first steps is usually learning how to make the classics: Old Fashioneds, Martinis, Negronis, Daiquiris, and the like. To find out which ones are the simplest to nail, we hit up 10 professional bartenders and got their input.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Delta, whose main hub is in Atlanta, offers Tip Top canned cocktails , formulated in collaboration with bartender Miles Macquarrie of Decatur’s Kimball House. Alaska serves Buffalo Trace and Aviation Gin, while Delta features Du Nord Foundation Vodka among its offerings. When we go to Japan, they offer sake.”

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

At NYC’s beloved Dante (#1 Best Bar in North America, 2019 & 2020) , Beverage Training Director Renato Tonnelli, who was recently crowned 2023 US World Class Bartender of the Year, has reimagined the 90’s classic Appletini, highlighting the seasonal flavor to create a crisp, herbaceous and elegant drink. Beezwax Belvedere 0.5 Lemon Juice.5

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

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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