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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Bartenders

A Bar Above

Photo via www.unsplash.com Wondering what to give your favorite bartenders and mixologists this year? Trying to find the perfect gift for bartenders can definitely cause some stress! But don’t fret: If you are buying for a cocktail enthusiast or a professional bartender, we got you covered this holiday season.

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Why Are Kalamatas the Black Sheep of Martini Olives?

VinePair

that’s made them the black sheep of the garnish game all these years? 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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Mastering Garnishes With William Elliot of Maison Premiere and Tigre

VinePair

For the first few years of my career as a bartender, I was vehemently anti-garnish. Maison’s garnish game is legendary in the cocktail community for its precision, beauty, and singular quality. I can tell a Maison cocktail just from a photo of the garnish — they’re really that distinctive. “We