Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Cheeky Espresso Syrup is redefining how bartenders approach Espresso Martinis and coffee-based drinks. With a mission to solve cocktail problems, Cheeky simplifies the process of creating bar-quality beverages without compromising on quality or flavor. What would you like bartenders to know about Cheeky Espresso Syrup?

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Valentines Day is all about love, and what better way to toast to romance than with a beautifully crafted cocktail? And for the chocolate lovers, Lovers Lane delivers pure decadence with vodka, chocolate liqueur, and fresh raspberries because whats Valentines Day without a little indulgence? Stoli Razberi Vodka oz.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

In today’s craft cocktail culture, being forward-thinking with your drink program is important. Put a twist on a classic cocktail. Implement a cocktail menu that uses different spirits, such as vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey and different flavor profiles.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

If you’ve ever run an internet search for a cocktail recipe, there’s a good chance you’ve come across one from The Educated Barfly. 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.

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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. “We But it will be on my resume.”

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Its Quinoni is made with an Andean vermouth and quinoa bitters, while the Miski cocktail trades gin for miske , an Ecuadorean agave spirit, macerated with flowers. Calgary: Proof Cocktail Sip an award-winning Negroni at one of the best cocktail bars in Canada.

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A Bar Above

JANUARY 17, 2024

Did you know that A Bar Above offers a variety of educational courses on topics from mocktails to a becoming a better bartender ? These courses delve into the true craft of making these cocktail ingredients from scratch and using them to create delicious mixed drinks (and even non-alcoholic drinks ) with signature flavors.

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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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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last year, Pantone’s Viva Magenta was named 2023’s Color of the Year and we wrote about how this inspired many bartenders to welcome the inclusion of pomegranate and/or hibiscus in cocktails, to honor Viva Magenta’s bright, ruby velvet color. We’ve rounded up the four best Peach Fuzz cocktails for your drinking pleasure.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Among the featured drinks in Miami was the “Zizou Spritz” created by Broken Shaker bartender José Pérez-Roura. José Pérez-Roura of Broken Shaker creating his Zizou Spritz cocktail. Her cocktail creations tend to evolve with the seasons, embodying the flavors and feelings of the moment. It adds complexity to a vodka drink.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The new generation of bartenders draws inspiration from the distilled wine spirits timelessness, versatility and range to create Cognac cocktails, Velez says. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar. Franky Marshall.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 19, 2024

Bartender of the Year for the competition’s 12th season! Speed Round: The Top 30 bartenders will race against the clock as they develop a World Class menu of six DIAGEO Reserve craft cocktails during an eight-minute Speed Round challenge. “It The nation’s top 30 mixologists will compete for the title of the U.S.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It’s part of the Spirit & Mixer, well drink, dive bar canon: Vodka & Soda. Nothing is seen as more basic — in more ways than one — than the Vodka Soda, yet Superbueno ‘s Vodka Y Soda is anything but. There’s vodka and there’s soda in there, sure, but it’s a fruity, spicy flavor bomb.

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A Bar Above

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Photo by Bon Vivant via www.unsplash.com Smoking Gun/ Torch for Cocktails A good smoked cocktail is so popular right now, and a cocktail smoker kit is a really modern, creative gift– especially if you have any experienced bartenders in your wedding party.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Craft cocktail connoisseurs know that enjoying a cocktail is a multi-sensory experience. Your eyes see the vibrant color of the garnish, your hands feel the temperature of the glass, and your nose takes in the aromas of the cocktail, all before the grand finale of tasting the cocktail itself.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These days, every craft cocktail bar has a house spec, if not their very own Martini riff, sometimes tweaked to the point where it no longer resembles the cocktail in its classical guise. Known for their complex flavor and subdued salinity, the variety has now cemented itself as the bartender’s darling Martini garnish.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The bartender thrusts a Hulk green cocktail into your hands and you take a sip, allowing the melon-flavored concoction to wash over your taste buds. you ask the bartender. “A Now, bartenders are eager to demonstrate that Midori is more than just a one-trick pony. What is this?” But something shifted in the mid-2010s.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

While you could theoretically add a non-alcoholic spirit in lieu of vodka (the spirit traditionally used in Moscow Mules), the ginger beer will really dominate the drink anyway, so it’s a bit of a waste to add anything else. MIXERS Ginger beer : Our community group of bartenders specifically recommends Fever Tree. Top with ginger beer.

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

Like I mentioned, the craft cocktail movement is mostly to blame for the supply shortage, but it’s a little more complicated than simple supply-and-demand. When the pandemic craziness hit in 2020 and creating great cocktails at home suddenly became all the rage, the sales of Chartreuse skyrocketed.

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VinePair

MAY 22, 2024

It’s a cultural representation of a cocktail that is being transcended.” Suro-Piñera says he loves seeing bartenders riff on a tried-and-true formula that’s near and dear to his heart. That’s when the simple versatility of a grapefruit/tequila highball crossbred with a nascent craft cocktail revival.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 11, 2025

Vesper Martini (gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc) Like the classic Martini, the Vesper features a mix of gin and a wine-based modifier. The Vesper steps things up a notch with an extra heavy pour of gin and the addition of an ounce of vodka. Get the Classic Gin Martini recipe. Get Meyer's wonderful Gin Basil Smash recipe.

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The Bartender Company

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In recent years, professional bartenders and mixologists have experimented with new ingredients in their quest to develop thrilling and flavorful cocktails. What are nitrogen craft cocktails, and what makes a nitro beverage so special? Nitro Cocktails to Sample Why would a mixologist make nitrogen craft cocktails?

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The Bartender Company

JANUARY 16, 2024

These products are designed to provide a similar sensory experience to their alcoholic counterparts and can be used as replacements in classic cocktail recipes, allowing those who do not consume alcohol to enjoy the ritual and flavors of a well-crafted cocktail. How is a Non Alcoholic Spirit Made?

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The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 7, 2025

From the very beginning, weve been rooted in the on-trade – our founder comes from an industry background and created our pures as a solution specifically for bartenders, making it easier for them to craft consistent, high-quality cocktails every time. How do you manage to stay relevant and keep engaging bartenders?

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Place We’d Love to Go After a Shift Credit: Employees Only Hadzismajlovic, Kosmas, LaFargue, and Zaric met at Pravda, a Keith McNally-owned Russian bar and restaurant with an emphasis on all things vodka, Martinis, and caviar. It felt like the cocktail industry was on the verge of something transformative. I was hooked.

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

Vodka connoisseurs : Grab a bottle of vodka from Loft & Bear. Gin fan: Our resident bartender, Rob, often reaches for Drumshanbo gunpower gin. He can create lots of cocktails– and show off his knowledge when you come to visit. He also has a holiday cocktail book that you should check out.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

After placing a footed glass filled with frothy, pink liquid atop a thick marble bar, the bartender gently pours something glittery and purple over my drink from a tiny pitcher. To become a bartender at Fridays back then, employees had to commit over 400 cocktail recipes to memory and pass a comprehensive written exam.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 29, 2025

Do you have a question about cocktails, bars, booze, home bartending, or something else related to the topics discussed in this newsletter? Something similar happened with cocktails: A handful of really good bars, bartenders, and drinks enthusiasts showed the world just how good a mixed drink could be.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

No matter if you’re buying for cocktail lovers, professional bartenders, or cocktail novices, here’s our list of top gifts that are sure to please everyone. We even have a few recs for those who prefer their cocktail recipes sans alcohol. There’s nothing better than getting new bar tools if you’re a cocktail lover.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

He’s a bartender by trade. We like to cook and make delicious cocktails. Not just a concert bar experience with options like Vodka Soda. We had true craft cocktails, beers, wines, ready-to-drink cocktails—all of the things you would expect at an amazing bar. We had an elevated bar experience.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Their top-selling drink is a Vodka Soda. The Vodka Y Soda isn’t just a two-ingredient highball; they add guava and pasilla into the mix, and the result is refreshing and intensely flavorful. Cocktails have gone mainstream, to the point where it’s possible to stumble upon a dive bar whipping up a halfway decent Negroni.

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ’ annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast cites the rise of Latin American spirits and liquors such as aguariente, singani and cocuy, served within craft cocktails or enjoyed on the rocks. “I In fact, they are so confident in the savory Martini trend that AF&Co.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

But those days appear to be firmly behind us, thanks to the craft cocktail revival of the early aughts, and the increasing popularity of drinks like the Martini and Negroni. Gin is often that step people take from drinking vodka.” Dive into any cocktail book and you’ll find gin accounts for a huge percentage of the drinks.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Just off to the side of the outdoor check-in desk, a large wall display salutes the hotel’s former bartender, Ramón “Monchito” Marrero, and tells the story of him supposedly creating the Piña Colada in 1954 on the very site. You can at least look out over San Francisco Bay and the bartenders take pride in preparing them expeditiously.”

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Moody Mixologist

MAY 29, 2023

Keep in mind that if you enjoy unsweetened cocktails like the Vodka Soda, Ranch Water, or Gin Rickey, you can also just omit the sweetener for an ultra refreshing take on this classic summer sipper! It’s also one less step for you bartender, which they may appreciate. It’s pretty much the same thing in the end.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2024

There were times when I would have rather been seen with gum in my hair than vodka in my drink. In the aughts, when I moved to New York, the craft cocktail revolution was in full swing. Rye was ascendant, and many of the citys most discerning bartenders scoffed at vodka. Id like to believe I have as well.)

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For the aspiring home bartender or all-around bon vivant, a bottle of liqueur is truly an inspired gift, sparking experimentation and adding aesthetic flair to the back bar. Because we couldn’t pick just five, here are eight of our faves. George Spirits NOLA Coffee Liqueur From Bay Area distillery St.

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