Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2024

A total of five bartenders, one from each of the regional competitions, will be chosen to compete as finalists in Austin, TX, and receive $1,000 each as a prize. Good luck, bartenders! Strain ingredients into Tiki glass. Add about 6 dashes of angostura bitters to create a layer. Deep Eddy Vodka Original ½ 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. This New Orleans classic also uses a hearty three ounces of rye and 10 dashes of Peychauds bitters, making it a sneakily strong cocktail.

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Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 16, 2024

So before the summer closed, I felt compelled to write about the Tradewinds, a devastatingly delicious tiki-ish drink that combines coconut cream and apricot liqueur. Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, anecdotes, opinions, and recipes. So many recipes!

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Bitters themselves have evolved, too. Regans’ Orange Bitters No.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Photo by Tucker + Hossler Photography Rum Tiki Affair by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Served over ice, it’s a love affair of juniper, citrus, and berry bliss—a sip of passion in every moment.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 14, 2024

And what makes it pretty cool (and different from most tiki-style drinks) is that it features a bitter aperitif, Campari. So, hats off to Aviary’s bartender at the time, Jeffrey Ong, who came up with the genius idea of mixing Campari into his tiki drink. And who doesn’t love Campari? And the name?

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

What would you like bartenders to know about the Pisco category? With other categories becoming increasingly saturated and both bartenders and consumers showing more interest in exploring new options, I am confident that the “unaged” grape spirit category, particularly Pisco, holds great potential for growth.

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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. It elevates the drink to top-tier status.”

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BarLifeUK

MAY 28, 2024

Petronella Kiss Every year I find one aspect of judging cocktail competitions to be more unsettling, and that aspect is delivering regional heat results to a crowd of bartenders who have all put their heart and soul into the drinks they presented moments before. One bartender even turned up with their leg in a cast.

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A Bar Above

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Tiki Cocktail Book & Tiki Glasses Surprise your closest friends who are standing by you on your wedding day with some really cool cocktail recipes. Pair a set of hurricane glasses or tiki mugs with a tropical cocktail book for your own customized, fun gift box. Photo by Gianluca Riccio via www.unsplash.com 1.

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VinePair

APRIL 8, 2025

Balcones head bartender Don Phet is here to help break down what this new ruling means for the industry and consumers alike, as well as show off the versatility of American Single Malts in cocktails (because no, its not just for sipping neat!). Add whisky, pecan syrup, and bitters. Ingredients 1.5 Stir until glass is chilled.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

For a little inspiration, we asked bartenders to recommend their favorite underrated summer cocktail. This tiki-style gin drink offers a delightful blend of tropical flavors, ideal for warm weather and summer vibes. It’s a nice alternative to an Aperol Spritz , which tends to be a bit bitter. “The Saturn.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

For a brief spell in the late ‘90s I was a lunch bartender at a neighborhood seafood restaurant in New York City. I’d been brought on as a waiter, but the seasoned bar staff, mostly primadonnas who conscientiously objected to daytime bartending, refused to work lunch. I could never be hired to do the same job today.

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A Bar Above

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I spoke with our resident bartender & Head of Education, Rob Harrah , and he gave me a few mocktail ideas he’s been playing around with for our upcoming Mocktails course. Double strain into a Hurricane or Tiki glass filled with pebble ice, topping with more ice if needed. Garnish with grated nutmeg and a pineapple slice.

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Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 9, 2024

Both of this week’s drinks are honey-laced Daiquiri variations that take the core three-ingredient formula — rum, lime, and sugar — and move it in a more tiki-ish direction by layering multiple sweeteners and adding a spice/intense flavor element. Some bartenders and tiki heads like to use rum blends.

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VinePair

APRIL 15, 2025

The acidity of the lime juice and pineapple, along with the sweetness of the honey syrup and peach brandy, likely would have masked the bitter flavor of the seeds something the Pia Coladas clearly failed to do. And the name! Its sitting right there. Its low-hanging fruit! Just like the kind Timothy is so clearly fond of.

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BarLifeUK

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We had 7 bartenders from across the UK, Ireland and Switzerland competing for victory and the now famous over-sized Meister Hunter checks. Bartenders create delicious cocktails using either classic Jager, Cold Brew or Manifest. His presentation was emotional and heartfelt, his music was tiki inspired.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JUNE 7, 2024

Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, anecdotes, opinions, and recipes. There are a range of specs online, but all of them trend in the same direction: gin, apricot, lime, Peychaud’s bitters, perhaps a bit of added sweetener. That’s tiki time. And you know what?

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

To help take out the guesswork, we asked bartenders from around the country to share their favorite bourbons for mixed drinks. Will Rivas, bartender, Rafael , NYC “We like to use George Dickel 8 Year. It works well in a] Revolver or other Old Fashioned-style cocktails with a bitter backbone.” —Joe

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 26, 2024

In 2019, Taylor launched Bartender Rental, a mobile bar service that quickly became known for its quality, creativity, and unique ability to craft memorable moments through cocktails. This transformation from Bartender Rental to Refind is more than a rebranding; it’s a renaissance of the cocktail experience.

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Steve the Bartender

DECEMBER 9, 2024

It's a vodka-based, tiki-inspired drink that is surprisingly packed full of bright and tropical flavours. 147 appeared first on Steve the Bartender. 147 The No. 147 has been on the menu at Icebergs in Bondi Beach for over 10 years and still remains their number one bestseller.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 11, 2025

Other notable gin classics include the bubbly gin and champagne cocktail the French 75, and the more modern tiki classic, Saturn (gin with passionfruit, lime, and orgeat syrup). Classic Gin Martini (gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters) The Martini is perhaps the most iconic cocktail ever. Get the Vesper Martini recipe.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

With this in mind, bartenders and beverage directors have grown increasingly interested in the new and small-batch rums popping up on shelves. To get to know the category better, we asked bartenders from across the country to share with us the new (and new to them!) bottles that have recently earned a spot on their back bars.

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Spiritz

AUGUST 13, 2024

Given this trend, bartenders are engaged in innovating cocktails, some of the more popular ones being Clarified Bloody Mary, Nitro Espresso Martini, Clarified Negroni, Cold Fashioned, Asian Gin and Tonic, Floral Collins, Gin Gerale and Pan Asian Hi Ball. “A good bartender should be able to make a cocktail even with the leftovers.

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A Bar Above

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I spoke with our resident bartender & Head of Education, Rob Harrah , and he gave me a few mocktail ideas he’s been playing around with for our upcoming Mocktails course. Double strain into a Hurricane or Tiki glass filled with pebble ice, topping with more ice if needed. Garnish with grated nutmeg and a pineapple slice.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s actually my “bartender barometer,” as in it’s the cocktail by which I feel like I can judge a bartender’s skill level and technique. The glass must be as cold as possible, there must be the perfect ratio of bitters to absinthe to sugar to whiskey, and you must express then discard the lemon twist garnish.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JULY 31, 2024

It’s delicious in a whiskey/rum Old Fashioned , taking the stirred-and-boozy drink format in a summery, tiki-esque direction. Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, anecdotes, opinions, and recipes. So many recipes! Become a paid subscriber, and never miss a drink.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

what 25-year bartending vet Toby Maloney calls the easy answer. It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. and a longtime bartender. to industry pros will yield a startling number of “emphatic no’s” — a.k.a. Born of Necessity?

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Bartender.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Look for categories of FROZEN RUMMYS, STIRRED and TIKI, classic and imaginative HIGHBALLS, as well as the irresistible COCKTAILS FOR FOUR that look back to the legendary Trader Vic’s from days gone by. Mango ¼ Angostura bitters ➜ Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add ingredients. Ango Mango Daiquiri 2 oz.

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PubClub

APRIL 6, 2024

PubCub.com bartender Gaby shakes up a coctail. Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. Photo: PubClub.com San Diego is having a cocktail party. But not just any cocktail party, it’s a block party cocktail party.

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Moody Mixologist

JUNE 1, 2023

You can opt for simple highballs, three-ingredient, sweet and sour drinks like the Daiquiri , or more complex tropical or tiki drinks like the classic Mai Tai. Simple tiki drinks The world of tropical rum drinks can be overwhelming, even for a seasoned home bartender. Think Rum Manhattan, Rum Old Fashioned , or Rum Negroni.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Supposedly all they had was gin, vermouth, bitters, maraschino liqueur, and lemon. ” We agree—the tiki-bar must-haves are indeed that! Cocktail Bill” Boothby, a bartender at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco, contains sweet vermouth, bourbon, bitters, and a splash of champagne. Hence, the martini was born!

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

Despite the difficulty in forecasting the drink of 2025, bartenders can certainly hope to make some drinks more often. We asked 14 bartenders from across the country to share their opinions on which cocktail they think people should order more in 2025. Janice Bailon, head bartender, Leyenda , Brooklyn The Adonis!

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For inspiration, we asked bartenders and beverage professionals from across the country for their most underrated winter cocktails. You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.” Bitters and liquor can raise the temperature just as much as a glass of hot water and whiskey.”

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Australian Bartender

JULY 17, 2024

This is the entire list of finalists for the 23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, as voted by you, the bar industry of Australia. The Bar Awards Finally, they are all here.

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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Discerning mixologists know that rum is at the heart of tiki cocktails because it was the alcohol of choice of Ernest Raymond “Donn Beach” Gantt and Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron — the founding fathers of tiki culture. The Polynesian-themed restaurant is no longer around, but its legacy lives on with this tiki cocktail.

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Casual Mixologist

DECEMBER 14, 2024

View Product Here Bitters Gift Set The perfect stocking stuffers, this mini set from Scrappys features four handcrafted bittersOrange, Aromatic, Chocolate, and Firewaterdesigned to elevate any cocktail. A thoughtful gift for home bartenders or anyone who loves hosting with style and flavor. Be prepared for endless gratitude.

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