Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Those old-fashioned iterations inspire cooks and bartenders to reinterpret the recipe with globetrotting ingredients and untraditional formats. Traditionally, tiramisu features an espresso- and liquor-soaked pastry layered with sweetened mascarpone and dusted with cocoa powder.

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BarLifeUK

JULY 29, 2024

Lucy George of Lucky Liquor Co in Edinburgh will represent the UK at the Stauning Drinks Kollektive global final Lucy George in action Last week ten bartenders from all over the UK gathered at The Seed Library in Shoreditch for the Stauning Drinks Kollektive UK final. Lucy George of Edinburgh’s The Lucky Liquor Co.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

This fall, El Mayor Tequila invited nine Chilled 100 bartenders, a distinguished group of mixologists from across the United States, to craft an exclusive collection of fall-inspired cocktails. The post The Chilled 100 Bartenders Create Fall Inspired Cocktails Using El Mayor Tequila appeared first on Chilled Magazine.

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PUNCH

JULY 2, 2024

The best liquor stores in the country specializing in tequila, bourbon, mezcal, gin, amaro and more, according to bartenders.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Plenty of bartenders and bar professionals have at least one whiskey they feel is overrated. Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn While this might be a hot take, bourbon is often overhyped. I am perfectly happy to walk right by that glass case in the liquor store and walk right over to the craft whiskey shelf.”

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 19, 2024

The Chilled 100 Bartender Seal of Approval resonates with the spirits industry and consumers. When consumers walk through a liquor store unsure of what to buy, bottles endorsed by bartenders proudly displaying a Bartender Seal of Approval shelf talker, stands out and is more likely to purchased.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Innovative touches and twists by bartenders have shown just how cinnamon is having its own Renaissance as a trendy new kick to beloved bar cocktails. Of course, cinnamon-infused liquors or spirits are nothing newwith some we love more than others. Its nothing new to the spice game, or is it?

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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

MARCH 20, 2025

Expanding Leadership in At-Home Cocktails and Tech Enablement ShakeStir, the parent company of Cocktail Courier and Thirstie, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Shaker & Spoon, the premier cocktail subscription box service that has shipped over 10M+ cocktails to its thousands of home-bartender consumers for over a decade.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

In 2017, Steven Liles—a career bartender then working at Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco—was named Bartender of the Year as part of that year’s Imbibe 75. Liles, who passed away this week after a brief and sudden illness, was a bartender’s bartender. Steven Liles: I started bartending in 1998. Much love, Steven.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sponsored Dinner at Liquor Lab Bartenders got a peak into the world of extraordinary spirits with a Hell House Whiskey tasting at Liquor Lab in the heart of Kentucky. The exclusive tasting experience intertwined interesting tales about Hell House Whiskey and the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, who’s members co-founded the whiskey.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

World renowned for its bitters’ production, The House of Angostura Bitters is empowering bartenders and cocktail creators with the release of ANGOSTURA 200-Year Anniversary Limited-Edition bitters, available in limited quantities at select national and regional liquor chains.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Photos by Paul Chang Whether you are a seasoned bartender or a curious enthusiast, join us as we raise our spirits to the creative union of ingredients and technique and delve into what makes a great drink unforgettable. In 2000, I started in the industry as a bartender at Kirin’s Hartland Bar in Tokyo.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

For example, if you are a tiki bar, then you want your menu to reflect cocktails, liquors, beers, and flavors that match a tropical and Caribbean theme, i.e. rums and frozen drinks. The flavors and style of your drinks and product selection should reflect your concept or theme.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

In just under two years since launch, they have also already won over 32 awards and accolades, including the Pro%f 2023 Century Award and Chilled 100 Bartender Choice Gold Award. They are available via online liquor delivery apps in almost every state as well.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 9, 2024

First, I love that a company in the 2020s named itself “Liquor Co.” ” Forget “Distilling” or “Spirits,” Sausalito Liquor Co. “Our goal with Sausalito Liquor Co. “Our goal with Sausalito Liquor Co. founder, former marketing executive, and part-time local bartender.

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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. Drawing inspiration from vintage bartending books — including Jerry Thomas’s “How to Mix Drinks,” he created 24 cocktails, which were later pared down to a selection of 16. events helped to shape the cocktails of today.

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VinePair

APRIL 2, 2024

Allan Katz loves bartending. His decades-long battle with chronic pain didn’t result from a freak accident or a sports injury; it’s the result of over two decades of bartending in craft cocktail bars across the country. The Occupational Hazards of Mixology Bartending can be glamorous. It’s not the big hit.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Bar Director Evan Williams of Dalida in San Francisco, CA came across the technique of herb washing cocktails from a Copenhagen-based bartender named Peter Altyenberg, who utilizes the technique in a riff on a Mojito. Any tips/tricks bartenders should keep in mind while trying herb washing?

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Cocktails with Suderman

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Unless you made a really, really large batch, you probably had some liquor left over. Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, anecdotes, and recipes. Did you make this year’s eggnog ? If so, then here’s something else you can make with your remaining eggnog booze.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

What are bartenders doing with Skrewball behind the bar? Many bartenders also like to use the unique flavors to create innovative cocktails that play into consumers’ nostalgic love of peanut butter, making their own versions of PB&J shots with raspberry liquors or Reese’s inspired shots with chocolate bitters.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A cursory glance of various Reddit subs like r/bartenders and r/Chicago reveal some solid attempts: Notes of Fresca, paint thinner, and sadness; Week-old grapefruit rinds soaked in floodwater and shame; Gasoline filtered through a week-old garbage bag; Imagine if your parents’ divorce had a flavor. They’re still not playing arenas.”

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

To cut through the noise, we turned to bartenders across the country to highlight bottles they think are underrated, whether that means a forgotten classic they reach for over and over or a new product they are excited to see more guests enjoy. These are the most underrated bourbons, according to bartenders across the country.

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VinePair

APRIL 26, 2024

The bartender immediately approached them with a round of unidentifiable shots. This interaction — and a handful of follow-up trips to the Massachusetts vacation destination, which lies about 30 miles off Cape Cod — is how I learned about the Paul, a once-beloved local ritual that’s become the bane of some Nantucket bartenders.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 28, 2023

If a cocktail or technique goes viral among the social media app’s estimated 145 million American users , it’s almost inevitable that bartenders will get flooded with requests for whatever the trend is, even if nobody knew it existed the week before. Bartenders typically tolerate such shenanigans with grace and aplomb.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure, industry professionals discussed the ins and outs of bar management, including staff retention, getting the most out of your liquor representative and supplier relationships, and the various aspects of bar ownership. Hoffman assigns each barback to a bartender, who serves as their mentor.

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VinePair

JANUARY 18, 2024

That’s why we asked bartenders around the country for their picks for the unsung heroes of the category. Travis Gauvin, bartender, Sur Lie , Portland, Maine “I think Slane is underrated, perhaps in large part because some brands have an outsized influence or cultural representation in the category. No brainer.”

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Of course, we suggest sipping this mezcal solo, but Mala Mia’s Cuishe is so elegantly herbal that it will mix into a Negroni with finesse, a friend to bartenders eager to convert their gin-loving bar guests. Cuishe is a rare agave variety that creates very distinctly herbaceous mezcal, with flavors that range from sage to clove to eucalyptus.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2024

The driving force behind the above trends is thought to be younger bartenders and wine professionals who are eagerly learning all the new and historical drivers of wine and spirits, according to Masilionis. The post Trends in the New Year, Predicted by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Experts appeared first on Chilled Magazine.

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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. However, in the early 2000s, Lalit’s family decided to step away from the liquor business entirely.

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Casual Mixologist

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Bartenders mix the cocktail in volume before service begins and store it in a single bottle. Assemble your liquor ingredients only. Unless youre an industry insider, you may not be familiar with the term batched cocktails. It then allows them to pour right into the glass, serving up sophisticated drinks in the blink of an eye.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

With the purchase of Clear Creek Distillery in 2014 and Captive Spirits in 2016, the company now offers a portfolio of brands that span every level on a liquor store shelf, and nearly every spirit a cocktail bar would need. What is important for bartenders to know about your expressions?

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VinePair

MARCH 5, 2024

To help out, we asked 14 bartenders which bottles they like to share with curious whiskey novices. ” —Roisin Garcia, lead bartender, Ocean Prime , NYC “Since I started imbibing, I’ve always been a whiskey girl. Coleman Sisk, bartender, Yacht Club , Denver “When choosing a whiskey for a beginner, I tend to grab bourbon the most.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

That’s because a shot is more than a quick blast of liquor to lips. Its purposes vary: It can be a celebration of good news, a bartender’s friendly handshake , or an efficient means of catching a buzz before or during a night of revelry (and then responsibly ordering a ride share). Of course, some shots are more popular than others.

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VinePair

MAY 16, 2024

That’s why we asked 12 bartenders what bottles we should reach for when we’re seeking the best bang for our buck. This tequila can be found in your local liquor store for under $40. These bottles come in at various price points, but each one presents a great value. It’s clean and delicious.” 2024) appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 7, 2024

From there, you can expand your horizons by tossing some salt into your liquor bottles while fat-washing to add more dimension to your spirit. Image retrieved from fahrwasser via stock.adobe.com The article Ask a Bartender: Which Cocktails Should I Add Salt To? Just like any other food product, salt has terroir,” Sanford says.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The brown liquor can evoke the season’s warmth and coziness when paired with the right seasonal modifiers, making for a smooth transition from refreshing, rooftop-worthy cocktails or whatever your “ drink of summer ” ended up being. Afzal Kaba, bartender, Musaafer , Houston “ Lion’s Tail. It’s very crisp, autumnal, and delicious.

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