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Akira Koga, JSS For those intrigued by this storied spirit, JSSrecently hosted events at Astor Wines & Spirits, where shochu producers from Japan were offering tastings of more than 30 different brands and helping to demystify the spirit (another even will be held soon Los Angeles).
Nobody knows these differences better than bartenders committed to whipping up the best drinks possible for guests, even if that drink is a humble Vodka Soda. Its semi-savory quality led us at Pitts to pairing it with sumac in a highball, but our house Cosmo recipe uses a hefty pour of the vodka as the base. We love it.
The Kalimotxo may not be for those who feel overly precious about the sanctity of their wine, the simple combo of red wine and Coca-Cola is a delicious Spanish classic. The cocktail has a different appearance and places specific emphasis on Spanish wine and Spanish/Basque vermouth,” says Dow. Tempranillo 1/2 oz. Coca-Cola 1 oz.
Exhibit A: Cocchi Americano, an aperitif wine from Italy (actually, two aperitif wines—a bianco and a rosa). The wines are refreshing and bright with ice and a splash of soda, and distinctively useful tools in cocktails. Is it a classic aperitif highball made with Campari, vermouth, and soda water? 1 1/2 oz. “One
I was talking to a longtime bartender friend recently about the way things were back in the early days of the cocktail renaissance, around the time when we’d first met, almost 20 years ago. While every category of spirit and aperitif wine has grown and evolved in the past two decades, vermouth has shown a surprising stylistic shift.
When you disclose the precious and telling information, the bartender offers you a drink that is just like you — diligent and soft, yet stubborn. Imagine getting a bottle of wine on your birthday that matches your moon rising, along with a 10-minute consultation with an astrologer. Or fiery and direct.
Of all the pillars of wellness, perhaps the one that came the least naturally to me as a bartender–– and yet has the greatest impact––is sleep. Non-Alcoholic Rent is Way Too Highball Ingredients 1 oz. Grapefruit Soda Preparation Rub lime on the outside of the rim of a Highball glass. Calm Unflavored, diluted 1 oz. Allow to cool.
While I am not a bartender, I think color should be a factor used to indicate Spring. We recently collected these recipes from some of our favorite bartenders. Jules Theuriet Pamplemousse Liqueur Soda Water Preparation Pour Dartigalongue Un-Oaked Blanche Armagnac and Jules Theuriet Pamplemousse Liqueur into a highball glass over ice.
Photo by Virgin Hotels NYC Tequila Aphrodites Arrow by Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 oz. Grapefruit Soda Jarritos, Squirt, or Fresca, or fresh-squeezed Grapefruit Juice Garnish: Grapefruit wedge or lime wheel Preparation Rim a highball glass with lime and dip in coarse salt. Patron Silver oz. Coconut Milk oz.
Tonic Water Preparation Add ice into highball or balloon glass. Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Photo by Tucker + Hossler Photography Rum , Sparkling Wine Sammy’s Love Potion #55 by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Ingredients 1 oz. Chambord Liqueur 1 1/2 oz.
Where most cocktail festivals celebrate local talent and bars, Arizona Cocktail Weekend champions both local and international bartenders with the Top Bars event, held on Sunday. This event is what really sets Arizona Cocktail Weekend—founded by celebrated bartender Ross Simon— apart from others. We’ve been coming here for five years.
When the VinePair team isnt busy working at HQ, were in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. We felt a couple rounds of French sparkling wine, Chartreuse-forward cocktails, and glasses of sake were in order. April has been a month of intense uncertainty so far.
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. The beverage industry is no stranger to this influence as we’ve seen in year’s past.
Nobody knows this hidden gem-studded landscape quite like the pros, so we asked 14 bartenders to name their favorite underrated gems. Afzal Kaba, bartender, Musaafer , Houston “ Lion’s Tail. Courtney Phillips, bartender, Revivalist at 106 Jefferson , Huntsville, Ala. It’s very crisp, autumnal, and delicious.
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But today’s episode looks beyond the classics to explore everything we miss when we don’t mix wine in cocktails. There’s a wine for that. There’s a wine for that. Yep, there’s a wine for that, too. Wanna bring sweetness and flavor without having to make a syrup? What about acidity sans fresh citrus or flavorless powders?
To help take out the guesswork, we asked bartenders from around the country to share their favorite bourbons for mixed drinks. Whether you’re making a spirit-forward Old Fashioned that calls for a high-proof whiskey or you want a lighter, fruitier style for your highball, there’s a bottle below that will complement any mood.
When Los Angeles bartender Adam Fournier was spotlighted as an Imbibe 75 Person to Watch in 2022 , he was helping to change how people viewed the spirit-free drinks category by creating provocative and unique NA recipes. I made him a couple of nonalcoholic drinks, including the Sakura Rose [a homemade spirit-free wine alternative].
The new generation of bartenders draws inspiration from the distilled wine spirits timelessness, versatility and range to create Cognac cocktails, Velez says. Guests appreciate how Calvados enhances body and adds complexity to drinks, whether served in a simple highball or a reimagined Old Fashioned, says Rivas. Franky Marshall.
Ingredients : 2 ounces Lyre’s Bitter Orange Non-Alcoholic Liqueur 3 ounces Non-Alcoholic Prosecco Alternative (We used Fre non-alcoholic wine) 1 ounce Soda Water Directions : 1. Build the cocktail with all ingredients into a wine glass. Add ice and stir to mix, chill, and dilute. Garnish with an orange wheel.
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Gerwin laments that when a technique becomes popular, bartenders can run wild with it, without considering how it will improve or change a cocktail. Many bartenders consider Dave Arnold a sort of father of the resurgence of clarified cocktails. After pouring it from the tap he finishes the drink with a red wine float.
When the VinePair team isn’t busy working at HQ, we’re in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. But the real magic comes in the form of a vermouth highball that hits your table at the exact same time, containing mineral water and the “dirty ice” the Martini was stirred with.
Most classic gin cocktails can be categorized into spirit-forward sips (like Martinis and Negronis), sours (like the Gimlet), and highballs (Gin and Tonic). Vesper Martini (gin, vodka, Lillet Blanc) Like the classic Martini, the Vesper features a mix of gin and a wine-based modifier. The most famous gin highball is the Gin and Tonic.
When the concept originated in the late 19th century, making a Spritz meant adding a splash of water to wine. Depending what bartender you’re ordering from, it might have kombucha! Some bartenders run it back to the drink’s original core elements as a White Wine Spritzer, where wine with a splash of soda and a citrus garnish suffice.
This nonprofit bartender and hospitality community garden not only provides a space for bartenders to grow their own ingredients but also fosters a sense of community and sustainability. Afternoon In The Garden 2 oz Amaro Georgiano 3 oz Prosecco 2oz Montaine Honeysuckle Sparkling Water Build in a highball or your favorite wine glass.
The second glass, however, is a highball containing two more ounces of vermouth and topped off with Vichy Catalan sparkling water, all cooled down by the same ice that was used to stir the Martini. The first time someone asked me for that, when I was a young bartender, it was an older woman,” says Morrissey. That’s at least 27 years.
The day I graduated from college I was fortunate enough to already be working my dream job, bartending at New York’s Booker and Dax. From Backbar to Cocktail Beyond the spirits list handed to guests, backbar choices become the palette of flavors from which bartenders create drinks. Basically, I think this is trash,” he told them.
Served in a coarse salt-rimmed highball glass and topped off with a splash of sparkling water, Tequila Ocho’s dedication to producing unique, agave-forward spirits takes center stage in this summertime sipper. La Paloma Ocho’s Roots Pronounced “ Pah-lo-ma, ” the word means “dove” in Spanish.
That ignited the curiosity of then head bartender and current Clemente bar manager Richie Millwater, who was so inspired by the ingredient that he started using it in all sorts of R and D projects. It all began when Sebastian built a cocktail featuring chef Brock’s barley miso for the menu at EMP.
The nature of gin, being a complex blend of herbs, spices and fruits, makes it one of the most playful and versatile spirits in our bartenders’ toolkit. Priced at $14, it’s made with Harahorn botanical gin, wine-based Pasubio Amaro and a touch of elderberry liqueur, and served “down” in a smoked-pine scented rocks glass.
Three Melbourne bartenders have taken Monkey on an even wilder journey, outside of the drinks you may traditionally think to see whisky. Umami and flavoursome, garnished with anchovies and crème fraiche on toast, it’s an ironic homage to the popular Melbourne wine bar snack. Most importantly, it’s very drinkable, and it’s very fun.
There’s a Margarita & Soda, which reinvents the drink as a highball. It will be a cross between a standard Marg and the Breakfast Martini , a modern classic cocktail employing marmalade that was invented by London bartender Salvatore Calabrese in the 1990s. “My a Marg with matcha, yuzu, rice wine, and egg white. “My
Three Melbourne bartenders have taken Monkey on an even wilder journey, outside of the drinks you may traditionally think to see whisky. Umami and flavoursome, garnished with anchovies and crème fraiche on toast, it’s an ironic homage to the popular Melbourne wine bar snack. Most importantly, it’s very drinkable, and it’s very fun.
Email him andrewjohn@me.com Thanks to an influx of bars (and expat bartenders) over the past few years we are blessed with an array of options for drinking Japanese-style liquor. Sake Described as wine, brewed like beer, and tasting patently like neither, sake’s undefinable complexity is just one part of its intrigue.
Email him andrewjohn@me.com Thanks to an influx of bars (and expat bartenders) over the past few years we are blessed with an array of options for drinking Japanese-style liquor. Sake Described as wine, brewed like beer, and tasting patently like neither, sake’s undefinable complexity is just one part of its intrigue.
Average price: $28 Carpano Antica Formula 1786 A burly bartender staple, Carpano Antica serves the archetypal sweet vermouth profile, but with extra layers and nuance — like drinking a great bottle of red wine that’s spent some time in a decanter. It’s a solid pick for mixing textbook versions of this timeless cocktail.
Every professional bartender knows that bar tools make the job of crafting cocktails easier. Bartenders use a wide range of tools – some only for specialty drinks – while others are used constantly. Some of the most popular feature two measurement options, allowing the head bartender to craft perfect drinks.
This enhances the mouth-feel and presentation of cocktails, offering a fresh and exciting sensory experience, as for example, making a simple yet easy pickled soda out of grapefruit and celery shrub for a delicious riff on a Paloma or herbal soda for a highball. This intensifies the flavours and creates unique textures.
Haven’t been able to find much information at all, but this article which documents the quest to have several Kansas City bartenders make an Ice Water suggests the drink’s name comes from the murkiness added by the lime juice and the apparent perception by some that “KC’s water comes straight from a dirty river.”
I expected everyone would do some kind of Highball with Johnnie Walker Black and an old fashioned-style cocktail for Johnnie Walker Blue. That’s why I decided to make a wine with Johnnie Walker Black and a shaken cocktail with Johnnie Walker Blue. You also learn from the other bartenders as well. How did you approach it?
This nonprofit bartender and hospitality community garden not only provides a space for bartenders to grow their own ingredients but also fosters a sense of community and sustainability. Afternoon In The Garden 2 oz Amaro Georgiano 3 oz Prosecco 2oz Montaine Honeysuckle Sparkling Water Build in a highball or your favorite wine glass.
When the VinePair team isnt busy working at HQ, were in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. Highballs at Kiko When dining out in the depths of winter, an often unspoken yet wildly important factor in choosing a restaurant is its warmth. Here, banchan are the stars.
Sixty Nine Bartenders from around the UK, France, and Germany to compete in Nc’nean Creations 2024 Nc’nean Creations has been one of the best competitions on the circuit since its launch in 2022, and now, in its third year, Creations is also becoming one of the biggest.
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