Introducing the Finalists for Best New Bartenders 2024
PUNCH
JUNE 17, 2024
Punch's Best New Bartenders of 2024 will be announced in August. Here are the finalists, a group driving cocktail culture forward.
How Jackson Cannon Helped Build (and Rebuild) Boston’s Cocktail Culture
Imbibe Magazine
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
” The band metaphor is apt, since Cannon’s pre-bartender career was as a musician. ” “Equal Measure has morphed into its own thing,” says Eliza Hoar, the bar’s head bartender. ” Hoar—who bartended in San Diego for many years—moved clear across the country to take the post at Equal Measure.
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We Ask Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff how to shape today’s cocktail culture
Chilled Magazine
JULY 12, 2024
Yael “Stormborn” Vengroff, is a fierce talent shaping today’s cocktail culture with her innovative libations. Stormborn, a dynamic figure shaping today’s cocktail culture with her innovative libations, embarked on her journey in New York City’s East Village, starting as a barback and seizing every opportunity to learn.
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Meet Chilled 100 Bartender Laura Pica
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
New York City based Chilled 100 bartender and influencer, Laura Pica, tells Chilled about her background in the food and beverage industry and what she is up to now. Email: nycraftcocktails@gmail.com What inspired you to become a bartender? I currently work cocktail pop-ups and create cocktails and recipes for beverage brands remotely.
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In Its Birthplace, the G&T Is a Reclamation
PUNCH
APRIL 24, 2024
Indian bartenders are reshaping what was once a holdover from British rule into a celebration of homegrown flavors, ingredients and a burgeoning cocktail culture.
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Get to Know Chilled 100 Bartender, Amber Archer
Chilled Magazine
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Amber Archer was inspired to pursue bartending after realizing, as a 20-year-old floor manager, that she lacked bartending skills due to her age, which motivated her to learn about classic cocktails. She began bartending immediately after turning 21 and developed a passion for the beverage industry. Absolutely!
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Crafting Exceptional Cocktails with Bartender Adam Fournier
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2025
Fournier has competed in prestigious events such as Heaven Hills Bartender of the Year and the Remy Martin Sidecar Competition and was named Diageo World Class US Bartender of the Year in 2021, placing in the Global Top 5. Beyond his work at Spago, he shares his insights into cocktail culture through writing and presenting.
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Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day with Power’s Irish Whiskey and the Chilled 100 Bartenders: Nikolai Bogost, Dagda’s Elixir
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 13, 2024
Patrick’s Day with Power’s Irish Whiskey and the Chilled 100 Bartenders. Power’s Irish Whiskey has teamed up with the Chilled 100 bartenders in our cocktail countdown to St. Celebrate with us by mixing original cocktails created by our talented bartenders using Power’s Irish Whiskey. Countdown to St. Patrick’s Day!
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Meet Chilled 100 Bartender Justin “Jsleep” Houston
Chilled Magazine
JULY 3, 2024
For Justin “Jsleep” Houston, bartending wasn’t initially on his radar. Now, he’s fully committed to the craft and currently operates as a mobile bartender. What inspired you to become a bartender? What inspired you to become a bartender? Who has been most influential in your development as a bartender?
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Check Out 5th Annual Cocktail Trends Report for 2024 with Bacardi Limited
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2024
In this landscape, people are reshaping cocktail culture, infusing it with fresh perspectives and finding memorable experiences back at the bar with friends. “Nolo,” short for “no- and low-alcohol,” represents a transformative movement in the beverage industry, redefining social drinking and cocktail culture.
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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 17, 2024
What started as a YouTube series from actor-turned-bartender Leandro DiMonriva on the history and craft behind classic cocktails has transformed into an ever-expanding encyclopedia of bartending expertise. Also check out his picks for five classic cocktails every home bartender should know.) It’s a wonderful thing.
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Meet the Judges of the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge
Chilled Magazine
MAY 28, 2024
This year’s judges include renowned spirits specialist Lynn House, author and bartender extraordinaire Jeffery Morgenthaler and award-winning mixologist Christine Wiseman. With a skilled eye for emerging trends, Lynn is not only an amazing mixologist but also a trendsetter, shaping the future of cocktail culture.
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The VinePair Podcast: Cocktail Culture Has Reclaimed the Highball
VinePair
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Given their easy composition, highballs traditionally fall into the category of drinks that one can easily recreate at home without any professional bartending experience. More often than not, they max out at two ingredients, sans the obligatory citrus wedge garnish.
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How Author and Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Is Immortalizing Black Cocktail Culture
VinePair
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Her acclaimed, James Beard Award-winning cookbook, “Jubilee” (2019) started a conversation about African American culinary history, and her new cocktail book, “ Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice ,” continues this journey through the lens of drinks and the Black bartenders who have helped pave the nation’s cocktail culture.
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5 Useful Tips to Elevate your Bar Menu and Drinks Program
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
In today’s craft cocktail culture, being forward-thinking with your drink program is important. 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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Check Out the Semi-Finalists in the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge presented by Deep Eddy Vodka
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 27, 2024
The Craft Cocktail renaissance has raised the standards of technique and ingredients for cocktail making. With the focus on raising the craft, however, one aspect of cocktail culture often gets forgotten: this is supposed to be fun. A total of four Finalist Bartenders, one from each U.S.
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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey Cocktail? (2024)
VinePair
DECEMBER 24, 2024
But there are many other whiskey cocktails, many with historic roots, that have enjoyed a quiet revival along with the boom of craft cocktail culture. Whether spirit-forward, sweet, sour, or herbaceous, these unsung cocktails come in countless guises. Its flavorful, approachable, and deserves its moment in the spotlight.
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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
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
and Dale DeGroff, the James Beard award-winning father of mixology who reinvented the bartending profession. The pair discussed the history of the American cocktail and how major U.S. events helped to shape the cocktails of today. By 1806, the word “cocktail” appeared in print. and abroad was around 1914.
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The Ultimate Bartender Championship” kicked off
Spiritz
JUNE 13, 2024
After six successful seasons, Monkey Shoulder, the free-spirited blended malt owned by William Grant & Sons, kicked off the first leg of the 'Ultimate Bartender Championship' (UBC) in Delhi at the Dragonfly Experience, Aerocity. Bartending is becoming an emerging profession not just for international but also for local talent.
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Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?
VinePair
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Depth and Complexity In London’s cocktail world, fruit distillates in general are “mega trendy,” according to Alex Kratena, former head bartender at Artesian and the co-founder of both Tayēr + Elementary and Muyu liqueurs. The article Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?
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Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In
VinePair
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
And with the modern cocktail renaissance of the late ‘90s and early aughts, everything came full-circle as bartenders breathed new life into forgotten, bare-bones classics by riffing and reimagining them with different spirits and modifiers. Creating a three-ingredient cocktail that makes it into the canon is the dream.” —Jon
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We Ask Nikki McCutcheon, Beverage Director, What’s in a (Cocktail) Name?
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2024
Although familiar, they are eye-catching and evoke the freshness and approachability coupled with the elegance of NYC’s cocktail culture. The music culture of NYC inspires the beverage program, as all the cocktail names reference music pop culture as well as underground subcultures, and the recipes are mainly variations on classics.
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Get to Know Chilled 100 Member Kristen Begley of Woodburn Brewing and La Ofrenda in Ohio
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 5, 2024
When people asked Kristen what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would always say a bartender. Even before being old enough to enter a bar, Kristen enjoyed mixing drinks for family gatherings and despite lacking prior bartending experience, Kristen quickly adapted to the role when she turned twenty-one and got her first gig.
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Where to Drink Like a Local in Paris
Imbibe Magazine
JULY 23, 2024
And who better to point you in the right direction than those leading the charge on Paris’ increasingly notable cocktail culture? Bisou Nicolas Munoz, who had previously opened popular cocktail bar Divine, founded this hotspot in the trendy Marais quarter in 2017. “It’s a tiny and busy bar,” notes Noirbusson.
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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community
Imbibe Magazine
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
A panel held at the simultaneously occurring Cape Town Beverage Show, the discussion highlighted the supernova of African cocktail cultures as well as the political red tape that hampers its growth. Continent-Wide Community Other festivals that aim to build community and celebrate culture are popping up across the continent.
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We Ask Angela Wood, Winner of Paint the Town Mango Cocktail Competition About I Shotta the Sheriff cocktail.
Chilled Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2024
My inspiration is from the timeless elegance of a New Orleans style cocktail, but I wanted to create something that could stand out against the current trends and flavors. The cocktail was inspired by the rich history of New Orleans, a city famed for its vibrant cocktail culture and the classic Sazerac cocktail.
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We Ask Bar Owner Joe Lamonica the Story Behind Vuolo’s Cocktail Menu
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 11, 2024
Bartenders should be encouraged to do what they feel and add ingredients to their menus that inspire them. Always do multiple samples of the ingredients and change the quantity of your ingredients accordingly to perfect the cocktails. Where do you see cocktail culture headed? All ingredients though need to make sense.
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How Black Bartenders and Restaurateurs Are Creating More Blended Fusion Bar Programs
VinePair
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
But now, more bar programs and bartenders in the United States are finally exploring the vastness of Black drinking culture by blending its influences, one cup at a time. But acclaimed bartender and beverage educator Tiffanie Barriere (a.k.a.
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NYC Bartenders Are (Finally) Giving the Lychee Martini the Respect It Deserves
VinePair
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Today, a new generation of bartenders is reclaiming and redefining the Lychee Martini — breathing new life into the drink by balancing its sweetness, incorporating fresh ingredients, and honoring the Asian cultural heritage behind its namesake ingredient.
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Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Cool Bartenders’ Skit Is a Decade Too Late
VinePair
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
On Monday, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” aired a skit that came straight for pompous cocktail bars. The bit’s title: “Cool Bartenders.” Here’s what the show got right and wrong about the current state of cocktail bartending. Our ice comes only in two sizes: crushed or giant cube” Ah yes, ice. Want a Margarita?
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A New Generation of Vermouth Puts Wine in the Spotlight
Imbibe Magazine
APRIL 2, 2024
But today’s renewed curiosity about cocktails and their components, along with a fresh appreciation for well-made wines, has given winemakers, bartenders, and other drinks professionals new room to maneuver in making wine-focused vermouths. The culture around vermouth is lovely. And we really like to drink it.
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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance
VinePair
DECEMBER 3, 2023
When you talk to someone in the bar or booze industry about “Hey Bartender,” Douglas Tirola’s 2013 documentary chronicling the 21st century rebirth and rise of the American cocktail scene, one specific quote from the film is likely to be mentioned. The film was cinema vérité. The rest of this story should be read at maximum volume.)
The VinePair Podcast: Most Drinkers Don’t Care About What a ‘True’ Cocktail Is
VinePair
AUGUST 2, 2024
With all the riffs we’re seeing in the modern cocktail landscape, it’s almost become standard practice for bartenders to use classic cocktail names as a point of reference when introducing new creations to their customers.
Interview: Ali Reynolds Is Out Stauning
BarLifeUK
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Since then, Ali has proved to me a master of making transitions – from bartender to ambassador, and now from established Old World whisky, in the form of Johnnie Walker, to upstart New World Whisky with Denmark’s Stauning Distillery. AR: My bartending career began in Nottingham where I worked at a place called brass monkey.
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Interview with David Kaplan from Death & Co.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 17, 2024
Eventually, I made the bold decision to move to New York, driven by my profound love for the cocktail culture. Growing up with a fascination for spirits and cocktails, I found them to encapsulate history, culture, and human stories. Arriving in New York, I was determined to launch my own establishment.
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Tri-State Bartender Competition Launched By Great Jones Distilling & New York Magazine
The Whiskey Wash
AUGUST 30, 2024
has partnered with New York Magazine to launch a tri-state bartender competition in celebration of New York’s long-standing cocktail culture. is inviting bartenders from across the tri-state area to try their hand at making a classic Manhattan cocktail using Great Jones Bourbon. Great Jones Distilling Co.
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Featured Bartender November 2024: Luis Miguel Cardona, Rayo Cocktail Bar, Mexico City
Bartender.com
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Luis Miguel Cardona Head Bartender at Rayo Cocktail Bar Mexico City, Mexico Luis Miguel Cardona has spent more than a decade mastering the art of mixology and crafting world-class bar programs. Cardona moved to Mexico City three years ago to join the founding team at Rayo.
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Why Are Kalamatas the Black Sheep of Martini Olives?
VinePair
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Cocktail culture is no stranger to defying the laws of tradition, so what is it about Kalamatas et al. 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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Can Tokyo Reclaim Its Crown as Asia’s Best Cocktail City?
VinePair
APRIL 3, 2024
The early wave of modern Tokyo cocktail bars defined the distinctive style of drink preparation and service known as Japanese bartending — and the type of establishments in which it could be found — while pushing forward the idea of a thriving cocktail culture from within an Asian metropolis.
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Cocktails go through a Dizzying Turnaround
Spiritz
AUGUST 12, 2024
With innovation setting the pace in the bar scenario of India, cocktail culture has been undergoing a true-blue metamorphosis, driven by the need to continuously experiment and serve drinks that will keep the consumers coming back for more. among others. However, it can help enhance creativity,” Hemant states.
JÄGERMEISTER. MORE THAN JUST A SHOT.
Australian Bartender
APRIL 18, 2024
Whether enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or in a cocktail, Jägermeister offers a depth of flavour that captivates the palate and invites exploration. Infusing Jägermeister into the mixologist’s repertoire will elevate their cocktail culture and unlock new realms of creativity and innovation. Hitting shelves now!
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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Improved Whiskey Cocktail
VinePair
JUNE 28, 2024
Few drinks can compete with the timeless mixture of whiskey, sugar, bitters, and ice, otherwise known as an Old Fashioned (or a Whiskey Cocktail or an Old Fashioned Cocktail). Case in point: the Improved Whiskey Cocktail — and “improved” cocktails in general.
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Bartending Blogs You Should Read
Today's Bartender
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites that I think will help you become a better bartender. It’s great for the industry and anyone who wants to be a part of it.
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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Bianco Negroni
VinePair
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For bartenders, the Negroni’s three-equal-parts formula has proven a serious source of inspiration, leading to creations such as the rum-spiked Kingston Negroni , the iconic Blue Negroni served at NYC’s Temple Bar, and, of course, the White Negroni. Head to luxardousa.com today to learn more.
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