The Best Gin for a G&T, According to Bartenders
PUNCH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The best gin brands for a Gin & Tonic, according to bartenders, at every price point, from Roku Gin to Monkey 47.
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PUNCH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The best gin brands for a Gin & Tonic, according to bartenders, at every price point, from Roku Gin to Monkey 47.
PUNCH
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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PUNCH
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The best gin brands for a Negroni, according to bartenders, range from Beefeater London Dry to Gin Mare Mediterranean Gin.
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
Welcome to the world of exceptional gin craftsmanship, where the discerning palates of bartenders have spoken. We bring you the best gin picks, each earning the coveted Chilled 100 Bartender Seal of Approval or Emblems of Excellence in our Annual Chilled 100 Spirits Awards. Enter the Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Today!
Chilled Magazine
MAY 15, 2024
Our Chilled 100 Bartenders are always in for elevating their cocktail game. With the sophisticated charm of Highclere Castle Gin, inspired by the timeless elegance of Highclere Castle, the iconic setting of Downtown Abbey, this exquisite gin captures the essence of English heritage and summertime savoring in every sip.
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 4, 2024
Our Chilled 100 Bartenders are always in for elevating their cocktail game. Ryan Sparks With the sophisticated charm of Highclere Castle Gin, inspired by the timeless elegance of Highclere Castle, the iconic setting of Downtown Abbey, this exquisite gin captures the essence of English heritage and summertime savoring in every sip.
Chilled Magazine
MAY 22, 2024
Our Chilled 100 Bartenders are always in for elevating their cocktail game. With the sophisticated charm of Highclere Castle Gin, inspired by the timeless elegance of Highclere Castle, the iconic setting of Downtown Abbey, this exquisite gin captures the essence of English heritage and summertime savoring in every sip.
Chilled Magazine
MAY 9, 2024
The Chilled 100 Bartenders celebrate creativity, heritage, and the art of mixology by crafting original cocktails made with Plymouth Gin. The post The Chilled 100 Bartenders Celebrate Creativity by Crafting Original Cocktails Made with Plymouth Gin appeared first on Chilled Magazine. Garnish with Rosemary sprig.
Chilled Magazine
MAY 31, 2024
The Chilled 100 Bartenders celebrate creativity, heritage, and the art of mixology by crafting original cocktails made with Plymouth Gin. Gin , Liqueur , Sparkling Wine Hampton 75 Ingredients 3/4 fresh lemon juice 3/4 basil simple syrup 2 dashes orange bitters 1 oz. A classy summer feel. Top with Prosecco.
Chilled Magazine
JULY 1, 2024
The Chilled 100 Bartenders celebrate creativity, heritage, and the art of mixology by crafting original cocktails made with Plymouth Gin. ” Gin Thai Basil Breeze by De’Qustay S. of Plymouth Gin 1/8 fresh mint (Shot glass full) ½ oz. of Plymouth Gin 1/8 fresh mint (Shot glass full) ½ oz. Plymouth Gin 1/2 oz.
Chilled Magazine
MAY 15, 2024
The Chilled 100 Bartenders celebrate creativity, heritage, and the art of mixology by crafting original cocktails made with Plymouth Gin. The post The Chilled 100 Bartenders Celebrate Creativity by Crafting Original Cocktails Made with Plymouth Gin appeared first on Chilled Magazine. A true misfit.
Chilled Magazine
MAY 21, 2024
This tantalizing concoction, made with Plymouth Gin and a blend of tropical fruits, had become James’s signature drink, a taste of paradise in every sip. With the wind in his hair and the salt on his lips, he savored the exquisite flavors of guava, passion fruit, and gin, with just a hint of coffee to add depth to the experience.
Imbibe Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
If you’re a home bartender who loves watching cocktail videos on YouTube and Instagram, then you’re probably already a fan of The Educated Barfly’s Leandro DiMonriva. Martini “The Martini lives and dies depending on the juxtaposition of vermouth and gin,” says DiMonriva.
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 7, 2024
In cocktail bars, bartenders are creating their own spin on classic cocktails. To fight the monotony and repetition of making drinks the same way year after year, bartenders are designing drinks using seasonal ingredients and flavors and adding their own personal twists to them. They want to keep them fresh and exciting.
Imbibe Magazine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Decades after New York City kickstarted the cocktail renaissance, its home state finally gets a weeklong event for bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. A panel of esteemed journalists will evaluate and award short essays by bartenders, barbacks, and bar owners for their inspirational power.
Chilled Magazine
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Passionate entrepreneur and philanthropist John Paul DeJoria, the self-made billionaire and founder of Patrón Tequila and Paul Mitchell hair care, has announced the purchase of Waterloo Gin, the first gin brand distilled in Texas. Both varieties of Waterloo Gin are naturally free of gluten, carbs, and additives.
PUNCH
APRIL 16, 2024
The science-minded bartender found bubbly, crystalline perfection via force carbonation, distillation, clarification and more. Don’t worry, he has an easy recipe, too.)
Chilled Magazine
MAY 11, 2024
We ask Aaron Pollack, bartender at The Victor Cocktail Bar and Love Street Bar in Chicago why bartenders should participate in Martini Week, May 20- May 26th. The post We Ask Bartender Aaron Pollack—Why Participate in Martini Week?
Chilled Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Heading to an Italian bar, you’d expect to hear the word Negroni far more often than gin and tonic. The Italian peninsula is now home to small-production gins with major flair. While it began with vermouth, Del Professore soon extended into the liquor’s notorious partner in crime: gin. But, Italians love their G&Ts.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 3, 2024
Although I bartended for several years, the spirits business was not in my career plans. Like the events which gave gin the nickname “mother’s ruin” in the mid-1700s London, absinthe’s reputation was tarnished by unscrupulous profiteers who made cheap, adulterated, and dangerous imitations, marketed primarily to poor alcoholics.
VinePair
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
It’s a great time to get into gin. The abundance gives the gin enthusiast several paths to wander and make new discoveries. Whether it’s because of flavor, nostalgia, or simply because it works damn well in a Gin Martini , these bottles will always be within reach. 3 London Dry Gin Roku Gin Silks Irish Dry Gin Tanqueray No.
PUNCH
MAY 7, 2024
The Gin & Tonic is the perfect cocktail, according to bartender Toby Cecchini, of Long Island Bar in New York City.
Imbibe Magazine
JANUARY 31, 2024
Dale DeGroff is the most famous cocktail bartender in the world. His protégés include Audrey Saunders and the late Sasha Petraske , who in turn inspired hundreds of other bartenders. His protégés include Audrey Saunders and the late Sasha Petraske , who in turn inspired hundreds of other bartenders.
Chilled Magazine
JULY 2, 2024
Additional Notes * Recommended: Fever-Tree Ginger Beer Rum , Tequila Charro-Cereza by Bartender Saeed “Hawk” House Ingredients.5 Mezcal , Rum Papa-Legba by Bartender Saeed “Hawk” House Ingredients.75 Rum , Sparkling Wine Bubly Blitz by Bartender Tiffanie Barriere Ingredients 2 oz. Sorel 1 oz. Blanco Tequila.25 Sorel 3/4 oz.
Imbibe Magazine
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Out of the many contemporary cocktails on the site, the ones that most captivated adventurous home bartenders included variations on classics, such as the Last Word–inspired Green Eyes and the Negroni-inspired Bicycle Thief. Left Hand Renowned bartender Sam Ross created this sipper as “the love child of a Negroni and a Manhattan.”
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 26, 2024
Our judging panel comprised of working bartenders, bar managers, bar owners, bar consultants and, more importantly, top influential Chilled 100 members with on-premise buying power, who are ready to judge, rate, and award your spirit’s brand. Enter you brand today to get liquid to lips of these highly influential bartenders!
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 24, 2024
Barfly Mixology Gear by Mercer presents the Chilled 100 Bartenders with its popular and professional mixology tools, gaining loyal fans across the country in the process. Watch as bartender Alassio Sarti of Miami Florida uses his bar tools from his Barfly Mixology Gear by Mercer mixology set to create an original cocktail.
Spiritz
DECEMBER 28, 2023
NAO Spirits and Beverages Pvt Ltd Greater Than Gin is India’s pioneering and award- winning craft London dry gin, credited with sparking the gin revolution in India. Founded in 2017, Greater Than Gin was designed to be a bartender’s gin of choice, but its versatility has also made it the go-to gin for home bartenders.
Cheers
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.
VinePair
DECEMBER 1, 2024
All of which leads to the question: If a guest orders a shaken Martini out of cinematic convention, is it the bartender’s job to lead them down the path of perceived Martini enlightenment? We tapped 12 bartenders to find out. Is it ever OK to ask For a Martini shaken, according to bartenders: “It depends on the Martini.
PUNCH
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The Aviation, a gin cocktail, is both loved and hated. Here, bartenders weigh in on why the pre-Prohibition classic lives on.
Imbibe Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2024
En route, guides from the Arca Tierra project , which connects farmers with bartenders, chefs, and consumers, explained that the many man-made islands in the canal belong to a massive agricultural project built to feed the Aztec empire centuries ago. Natália Faustino Creativity is always a big part of cocktail bartending.
Imbibe Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Negroni Sbagliato While the Sbagliato is said to be the result of a busy bartender mistakenly using sparkling wine instead of gin in a Negroni , it turned out to be a pretty happy accident. The Lyndy Hop The Vesper gets dressed up for the holidays in The Violet Hour’s twist on the classic.
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 5, 2024
Photo by Emily Dorio Gin , Vodka , White Wine Vesper Ingredients 1 oz. Hendrick's Gin 1 oz. Additional Notes Note from the bartender: In order to batch it for our bar program, we add an ounce of Seedlip Grove to our recipe for each cocktail to pre-dilute it and give it a bit more of a citrusy flavor note.
Chilled Magazine
MAY 7, 2024
They for instance were chosen by the American Army to be their producer of Gin during World War II in Burgundy (which is why and when they created their London Dry Gin, which is now available in the US). The story says the General overseeing the tender was also distilling Gin back home in his state of Texas.
Chilled Magazine
JUNE 25, 2024
Bartenders are discovering a wide range of cocktails that benefit from its rich, creamy coconut flavor. “It Gin , Liqueur Coconut Collins by Bartender Erin Rea Ingredients 2 oz. 9 Gin ¾ oz. Celebrate National Coconut Day, June 26th, with Coco Lopez. Waterloo No. lemon juice ¾ oz. simple syrup ¾ oz.
Chilled Magazine
JULY 22, 2024
This sophisticated mix of gin, Campari, Cointreau, and dry vermouth pays tribute to Lucien Gaudin, a legendary French fencer and Olympiad gold medalist. At the bottom of the recipe, it credits Charlie, a bartender at the Le Cheval Pie (the Black and White Horse) restaurant in Paris. Campari ½ oz. Cointreau ½ oz.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 19, 2024
While I am not a bartender, I think color should be a factor used to indicate Spring. Perhaps basing a cocktail on a citrus-centric French gin, one of our blanche Armagnacs, or a light French whisky, complemented by one of our amazing fruit liqueurs like the pamplemousse, or one of our vermouths would get you where you want to be.
Chilled Magazine
APRIL 15, 2024
Junipero Gin is taking us back to the start, with a full week to honor the Martini’s legacy. “As For every Martini sold its accounts, Junipero Gin will donate $2 to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and other likeminded local organizations. It’s classy, yet a chameleon. But when did all the Martini madness begin?
VinePair
JUNE 27, 2024
Similar to an actual culinary soufflé that requires precise conditions to pop up, these gravity-defying drinks are notoriously difficult to execute — none more so than the Ramos Gin Fizz. It’s not surprising, therefore, that the Ramos Gin Fizz has remained conspicuously absent from cocktail menus in recent decades.
Chilled Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Beebe started slinging around NYC proper and ended up behind the bar at Momofuku Ssam Bar and was eventually promoted to the Head Bartender there. His last job in NYC was Head Bartender at Sunday In Brooklyn, where he began to experiment with the locally-sourced ideas that became the foundation of Post Haste.
Cheers
MARCH 13, 2024
In this episode — our first devoted to gin — we talk with Brendan Bartley, the head bartender and beverage director at the renowned speakeasy Bathtub Gin and also the creator of Botanery Barn Distilling ’s new Revivalist Garden Gin. The post Podcast: Getting a Grasp on Gin appeared first on Cheers.
Spiritz
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Happy High, Mumbai’s premium bartending institute, recently hosted the inaugural Young Bartender Challenge 2024 , in partnership with A-Star Academy, a hotel school in Mumbai. The event was sponsored by Smoke Lab Vodka , Mohulo Gin, and Smoke Lab Water.
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