VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here, we asked 10 bartenders which shots are capturing the most attention in their bars. The trendiest shots right now, according to bartenders: Fernet Branca Hard Start Mezcal and Amaro Angelino Rye-Nar Forghetti Dickel whiskey and shot of au jus Vermouth Green Tea Bourbon Tequila Amortized wine Bottled-in-bond rye St. It never fails.”

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VinePair

OCTOBER 29, 2024

So, we went to the source –– not all the way to the land of the Scots, but to expert bartenders, bar directors, and mixologists who have come up with some perfect Scotches for beginners to reach for. It’s aged in rum barrels, so it offers smooth and sweet notes that soften the bite but still deliver a complex flavor. .

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Cheers

AUGUST 6, 2024

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. The original Piña Colada was not the white rum-based, cherry-garnished frozen concoction that most people now think of, however. of Don Q Gold rum, 1 oz.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. For a little inspiration, we asked bartenders to recommend their favorite underrated summer cocktail. “The Saturn. .’”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Skilled bartenders can identify these singular properties and use them to their advantage. To find out, we asked 14 bartenders what vodka they prefer to use in their drinks. Nick Jackson, head bartender, The Rum House , NYC “My recommendation has to be Haku Vodka. But which brands are beloved behind the bar?

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

To cut through the noise, we turned to bartenders across the country to highlight bottles they think are underrated, whether that means a forgotten classic they reach for over and over or a new product they are excited to see more guests enjoy. These are the most underrated bourbons, according to bartenders across the country.

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Bartender.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

El Dorado 8-Year Demerara Rum 3/4 oz. Sippin’ Santa green“Mersanta” bubble wand. —————————————- CREDITS: RECIPE: Created by Brad Smith for Sippin’ Santa 2016, when Brad was Latitude 29’s head bartender. SIPPIN’ SANTA Cocktail Recipe: 2 1/2 oz. Amaro Averna 3/4 oz. orange juice 1 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1 oz.

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Cheers

JANUARY 10, 2024

Notes Enrique Diaz, head bartender at Bar Bastion in New York, created this recipe. Print The Sandy Nail Course Drinks Keyword coconut water, Cognac, Drambuie, rum, Scotch Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Caroni rum 1 ¾ oz. Add ice and stir with ice. Strain into coupe glass. Garnish with rhubarb bitters.

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VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

Created in 2002 by Toby Maloney — the first bartender Milk & Honey founder Sasha Petraske ever hired — this spring-like gin refresher involves muddled cucumber and lime, brightened by a pinch of salt. You have my word that the bartender will know how to make it. The Green Giant was created by former head bartender Tom Macy in 2012.

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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. Credit: Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery That said, less is often more, he notes. more aggressively.”

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The New York-based food scientist, bartender, and technologist pioneered techniques like centrifuge clarification, force carbonation, rapid infusion, liquid nitrogen chilling, and nitro-muddling, just to name a few. I’m biased, of course, because I was head bartender at both bars. It just takes a bit more time.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

There, Reiner’s mentorship fostered a supporting cast of bartenders who would go on to create great things on their own, including Lynnette Marrero, Katie Stipe, Toby Maloney, Giuseppe González, Tonia Guffey, and Phil Ward. Macy no longer tends bar there, but remains a creative consultant.

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Bar Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

Curated by bar manager, Andrea Di Chiara, and head bartender, Angelo Sparvoli, new menu highlights include: A Touch of Pink Since opening, The Savoy has attracted the worlds most discerning guests, from the royal family to celebrities past and present.

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Bar Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Bringing top talent from the international and local bar scene to The Madrid EDITION, the hotel will offer guests and locals alike the opportunity to experience first-hand the award-winning work of some of the world’s best bartenders, including Giacomo Giannotti of Paradiso, Harrison Ginsberg of Overstory, Alonso Palomino of Lady Bee, and more.

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The Bartender Company

JANUARY 16, 2024

Some of the popular types of non-alcoholic spirits include those that mimic gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, and liqueurs. For additional tips, ask our event planners (or the head bartender or beverage director at your event) to guide you in creating a cocktail that satisfies your taste buds but keeps alcohol out of the equation.

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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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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 23, 2024

The revival of Blacktail, the beloved sister-bar to The Dead Rabbit (World’s Best Bar, 2015) at Back Bar, stemmed from a connection between Will Pasternak, Head Bartender, and Chris Lauber, Senior Director of Operations for Laurent Tourondel Hospitality: Back Bar, L’Amico and Skirt Steak.

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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. ” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. .” It includes rum, condensed milk, coconut milk, and a little vanilla.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

To explore this variance, we asked 18 bartenders what they choose when they simply want a bourbon that brings joy to the palate every time, any time. Patrick Gibson, bartender, Jack Rose Dining Saloon , Washington, D.C. Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death & Co , Denver “ Wyoming Whiskey’s Double Cask Bourbon.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

Thankfully, 25 bartenders from around the world have come to the rescue. Keep reading for the Scotches bartenders love to use when mixing up cocktails, along with drink ideas that will fit seamlessly into your summertime repertoire. Karl Goranowski, bartender/beverage director, BATA , Tucson, Ariz.

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

Even though bartenders have a full arsenal of tools at their disposal, it’s not always wise to assume that they can whip up just about anything imaginable. We asked bartenders from across the country to share the weirdest modification requests they’ve ever received, and here are eight of the most ridiculous. What’s next?

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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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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

By the time Booker and Dax closed in 2016, I was the head bartender, and I spent the next year at the NoMad learning to make a lot of very good drinks very quickly. Dave Arnold and Don Lee then opened Existing Conditions in 2018, and I will eternally be grateful that they saw fit to bring me on as head bartender.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It’s tough when a bar is hinging their cocktails on the nuances of juices and the prepping of raw materials,” explains Ash Miyazaki, lead bartender at The Let’s Go! Service Bar was grappling with the effects of the growing shortage of Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum. Disco & Cocktail Club in Los Angeles. In Washington, D.C.,

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VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

Kitty Bernardo uses their role as head bartender at Paradise Lost to instigate bold conversations around these cultural truths, and share their own complex identity through delicious cocktails. Every drink they put on a menu needs to take up that space for a reason, and the considerations are myriad.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A 160-Year Heritage “Only after working in London was Jerry Thomas inspired to write ‘The Bartender’s Guide,’ the first book to contain cocktail recipes,” explains Jared Brown, cocktail historian and master distiller at Sipsmith Gin. “He There, head bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana helped normalize the concept of a cocktail lab.

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

Creative bartenders have long incorporated vegetables in their cocktails (think cucumbers, peppers, and the Bloody Mary), but I think less common vegetables like beets, sea kelp, carrots, ube and edamame are starting to be more of a trend,” says John Stanton, director of beverage at Hotel Per La ( Bar Clara and Ristorante Per L’Ora ) in Los Angeles.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

A burgeoning sense of customer malaise that some bartenders began to detect in the late 2010s skyrocketed during the pandemic, when sheltered patrons learned how to make cocktails with the fancy techniques that used to blow their minds. If you’re looking for a new spot with bartenders clad in suspenders and furrowed brows, look elsewhere.

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

We celebrated my dad’s birthday every year at Trader Vic’s and I developed an even deeper personal affinity for tropical-style drinks during my time as the head bartender at The Polynesian.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

With that in mind, we asked 15 bartenders about which cost-effective Cognacs over-deliver on quality. Nic Anslemo, head bartender, Bar Meridian , Brooklyn “Gautier VS. It has a full body and mixes great in a Sazerac or a rum split base spirit forward sipper.” —Rob Here’s what they had to say.

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2025

In this spirit of efficiency, we asked 21 bartenders to name their picks for the most underrated whiskeys for 2025. The Most Underrated Whiskeys for 2025, According to Bartenders: Wilderness Trail Frey Ranch Rye St. Jens Cromer, bartender, Thunderbolt , Los Angeles Frey Ranch Rye. Heres what they had to say.

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Moody Mixologist

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

However, also in 1929, a book called Cocktails de Paris was published and listed the inventor of the Bee's Knees cocktail as the head bartender of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, Frank Meier. White rum, lemon and honey syrup is called a Honeysuckle or a Honey Bee.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This zero-waste cooking technique will also allow chefs and bartenders to creatively repurpose leftover produce and give it new life. Indeed, Ben Yabrow, head bartender at Sip & Guzzle in New York, observed the clarified cocktail trend at top bars in London, Paris, and Madrid as well as pop-ups from numerous bars.

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Moody Mixologist

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

There are a few different stories regarding its creation, but the most commonly accepted one attributes its invention to Harry MacElhone, the head bartender at the New York Bar in Paris (now known as Harry’s New York Bar), around 1915. This gin and champagne cocktail is quite potent, which is how it got its name.

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