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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

and Dale DeGroff, the James Beard award-winning father of mixology who reinvented the bartending profession. The distillation of medicinal liqueurs, emergence of punch and bitters, and commercialization of vermouth followed from 1500 CE to 1796 CE. was in its disco area, and the high-volume bar concept was introduced.

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Master Mixology: Advanced Techniques & Pro Secrets for Bartender Mastery

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Introduction: The Ascent to Mastery: Why Advanced Mixology Matters for Bartenders In the fiercely competitive world of bartending, merely knowing the basics is insufficient for true distinction. aging cocktails in small oak barrels), allow bartenders to create unique and complex flavors, pushing the boundaries of traditional cocktails.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Hardest Cocktail to Master?

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After conquering low-lift highballs and easy equal-parts concoctions, most aspiring bartenders are eager to step into the big leagues and attempt more intricate cocktails. What should be an easy equal-parts build with the addition of some Benedictine and bitters proves to be a little more delicate of a balance to strike.

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Storm Evans is now the Head of Service at MUCHO

Australian Bartender

I saw a Facebook ad from the wonderful Martin Lange looking for bartenders for Cobbler Whiskey Bar in Brisbane. I was reaching the end of my tenure at Cobbler, and I saw an ad from Tom Price about bartending at The Baxter Inn. This was where I really learnt how to move and shake in high-volume cocktail bars.

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Building Faster Rounds — and Better Drinks — With Attaboy’s Haley Traub

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Who needs low-ABV cocktails when you have slow-ass bartenders? This question, shared as a cheeky joke in an Instagram story, became a viral moment for Erick Castro , the legendary bartender behind San Diego’s Raised By Wolves and Gilly’s House of Cocktails , and host of the award-winning Bartender at Large podcast.

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At Modern Cocktail Bars, It’s Every Drink, Everywhere, All at Once. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

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I think it started during Covid, when everyone scrambled to develop to-go cocktails and delivery cocktails,” says Philip Duff, bartender, spirits expert, cocktail educator, and producer of Old Duff Genever. You need an element that is high-volume. They are not making that much money.

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There’s No “I” in Team for Collin Griffith, Beverage Director at OAK

Chilled Magazine

I always seek improvement and education so after doing high volume for some time, I decided to pursue fine dining cocktail bartending because of the craft, added Griffith. At this point, I decided to get some new experience and worked at Beast and Bottle as the lead bartender. Its all about a good team.