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Elevating Tradition at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in NOLA

Chilled Magazine

Christoph Dornemann, Head Bartender at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, began his career in the industry waiting tables at a Vietnamese restaurant in 2010. Dornemann believes it is important to meticulously plan and document every detail, even the smallest ones, when you own a bar.

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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. Alcoholic beverages date back to 13,000 BCE, when the first evidence of brewing beer was documented. The pair discussed the history of the American cocktail and how major U.S. events helped to shape the cocktails of today.

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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly

Imbibe Magazine

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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The Piña Colada Turns 70

Cheers

15, 1954 that Ron Monchito Marrer, the head bartender at the Caribe Hilton hotel in San Juan, created the first Piña Colada using Don Q Gold rum. What’s more, Don Q — made in Ponce, Puerto Rico, at Destilería Serrallés — has a document signed by Monchito confirming that he used the rum brand in his creation.

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6 of the Best Bourbon Cocktails for Spring

VinePair

The drink’s inventor, bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler, suggests using fresh currants to garnish this one, but a lemon wheel makes an acceptable substitute if you’ve missed out on this year’s crop. While first officially documented by bartender Jerry Thomas (a.k.a. Elizabeth’s is our go-to brand).

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Are Bartender’s Handshake Shots Still Cool if They’re on the Menu?

VinePair

On my birthday a few years ago, a friend who works in the wine industry bought me a bartender’s handshake shot at a bar. The zesty, bittersweet citrus tamed Fernet’s menthol tidal wave in a way only a bartender could’ve known it would, making for an invigorating, surprisingly balanced one sipper.

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How Author and Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Is Immortalizing Black Cocktail Culture

VinePair

Toni Tipton-Martin has been making and documenting food and beverage history for decades. After tirelessly researching and documenting 200 years’ worth of Black drinks history, Tipton-Martin compiled the recipes, stories, and names that she found into the book’s pages to give them new life.