The Best High-End Spirits for Cocktails, According to Bartenders
PUNCH
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This is the best top-shelf liquor, from tequila to whiskey, according to bartenders who recommend these spirits for cocktails.
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PUNCH
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This is the best top-shelf liquor, from tequila to whiskey, according to bartenders who recommend these spirits for cocktails.
VinePair
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Low-cost, high-quality bourbons get plenty of love from enthusiasts and the bartending community alike. To help with such brown spirit spelunking, we asked 16 bartenders to share their thoughts on the most underrated cheap bourbons on the market. Roberto Munoz, bartender, Sap Sua , Denver “Old Grand Dad Bonded is an absolute gem.
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Imbibe Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2024
At-home bartenders are increasingly showing interest in taking their knowledge and skills beyond classic cocktails. Shaker & Spoon’s array of cocktail boxes, which can either be purchased as a gift or as part of a subscription, spotlight specific spirits, holidays, and guest bartenders.
VinePair
DECEMBER 19, 2024
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VinePair
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A Bar Above
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VinePair
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A simple, two-ingredient drink has captivated bartenders stateside. for decades, more bartenders are looking to capture the artisan nature of the traditional Japanese preparation from the frosted glass to the hand-carved ice in new versions of the drink. And while highballs as a broad category have been popular in the U.S.
BarLifeUK
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Lucy George of Lucky Liquor Co in Edinburgh will represent the UK at the Stauning Drinks Kollektive global final Lucy George in action Last week ten bartenders from all over the UK gathered at The Seed Library in Shoreditch for the Stauning Drinks Kollektive UK final. Lucy George of Edinburgh’s The Lucky Liquor Co.
Imbibe Magazine
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Those old-fashioned iterations inspire cooks and bartenders to reinterpret the recipe with globetrotting ingredients and untraditional formats. Traditionally, tiramisu features an espresso- and liquor-soaked pastry layered with sweetened mascarpone and dusted with cocoa powder.
Chilled Magazine
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This fall, El Mayor Tequila invited nine Chilled 100 bartenders, a distinguished group of mixologists from across the United States, to craft an exclusive collection of fall-inspired cocktails. The post The Chilled 100 Bartenders Create Fall Inspired Cocktails Using El Mayor Tequila appeared first on Chilled Magazine.
VinePair
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Plenty of bartenders and bar professionals have at least one whiskey they feel is overrated. Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn While this might be a hot take, bourbon is often overhyped. I am perfectly happy to walk right by that glass case in the liquor store and walk right over to the craft whiskey shelf.”
Chilled Magazine
APRIL 19, 2024
The Chilled 100 Bartender Seal of Approval resonates with the spirits industry and consumers. When consumers walk through a liquor store unsure of what to buy, bottles endorsed by bartenders proudly displaying a Bartender Seal of Approval shelf talker, stands out and is more likely to purchased.
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Innovative touches and twists by bartenders have shown just how cinnamon is having its own Renaissance as a trendy new kick to beloved bar cocktails. Of course, cinnamon-infused liquors or spirits are nothing newwith some we love more than others. Its nothing new to the spice game, or is it?
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 20, 2025
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Imbibe Magazine
MAY 2, 2024
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Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
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Chilled Magazine
DECEMBER 4, 2024
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Chilled Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Photos by Paul Chang Whether you are a seasoned bartender or a curious enthusiast, join us as we raise our spirits to the creative union of ingredients and technique and delve into what makes a great drink unforgettable. In 2000, I started in the industry as a bartender at Kirin’s Hartland Bar in Tokyo.
Chilled Magazine
AUGUST 15, 2024
For example, if you are a tiki bar, then you want your menu to reflect cocktails, liquors, beers, and flavors that match a tropical and Caribbean theme, i.e. rums and frozen drinks. The flavors and style of your drinks and product selection should reflect your concept or theme.
Drinkhacker
APRIL 9, 2024
First, I love that a company in the 2020s named itself “Liquor Co.” ” Forget “Distilling” or “Spirits,” Sausalito Liquor Co. “Our goal with Sausalito Liquor Co. “Our goal with Sausalito Liquor Co. founder, former marketing executive, and part-time local bartender.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 14, 2024
In just under two years since launch, they have also already won over 32 awards and accolades, including the Pro%f 2023 Century Award and Chilled 100 Bartender Choice Gold Award. They are available via online liquor delivery apps in almost every state as well.
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
and Dale DeGroff, the James Beard award-winning father of mixology who reinvented the bartending profession. Drawing inspiration from vintage bartending books — including Jerry Thomas’s “How to Mix Drinks,” he created 24 cocktails, which were later pared down to a selection of 16. events helped to shape the cocktails of today.
VinePair
APRIL 2, 2024
Allan Katz loves bartending. His decades-long battle with chronic pain didn’t result from a freak accident or a sports injury; it’s the result of over two decades of bartending in craft cocktail bars across the country. The Occupational Hazards of Mixology Bartending can be glamorous. It’s not the big hit.
Chilled Magazine
JULY 17, 2024
Bar Director Evan Williams of Dalida in San Francisco, CA came across the technique of herb washing cocktails from a Copenhagen-based bartender named Peter Altyenberg, who utilizes the technique in a riff on a Mojito. Any tips/tricks bartenders should keep in mind while trying herb washing?
Cocktails with Suderman
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Unless you made a really, really large batch, you probably had some liquor left over. Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, anecdotes, and recipes. Did you make this year’s eggnog ? If so, then here’s something else you can make with your remaining eggnog booze.
Chilled Magazine
MARCH 20, 2024
What are bartenders doing with Skrewball behind the bar? Many bartenders also like to use the unique flavors to create innovative cocktails that play into consumers’ nostalgic love of peanut butter, making their own versions of PB&J shots with raspberry liquors or Reese’s inspired shots with chocolate bitters.
VinePair
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
A cursory glance of various Reddit subs like r/bartenders and r/Chicago reveal some solid attempts: Notes of Fresca, paint thinner, and sadness; Week-old grapefruit rinds soaked in floodwater and shame; Gasoline filtered through a week-old garbage bag; Imagine if your parents’ divorce had a flavor. They’re still not playing arenas.”
Imbibe Magazine
MARCH 4, 2024
Back home, they remained popular when the perpetually thirsty discovered that lush, thick cream did wonders to mask the appalling taste of bootleg liquor and bathtub gin. I learned this from Walt Purcell, a well-known New Orleans bartender who worked at Nick’s Big Train Bar in the late 1970s and ’80s. Bartender training included.
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.
VinePair
JANUARY 2, 2024
The Hot Toddy is, at its core, straightforward: It consists of liquor, water or tea, sugar, and spices. And while its history has a number of origin stories — and a number of liquors involved — we know a few things to be true: It’s often cited and used as a cold remedy, both in reference to illness and weather. A perfect one, even?
VinePair
DECEMBER 28, 2023
If a cocktail or technique goes viral among the social media app’s estimated 145 million American users , it’s almost inevitable that bartenders will get flooded with requests for whatever the trend is, even if nobody knew it existed the week before. Bartenders typically tolerate such shenanigans with grace and aplomb.
VinePair
APRIL 26, 2024
The bartender immediately approached them with a round of unidentifiable shots. This interaction — and a handful of follow-up trips to the Massachusetts vacation destination, which lies about 30 miles off Cape Cod — is how I learned about the Paul, a once-beloved local ritual that’s become the bane of some Nantucket bartenders.
Chilled Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
In Raising the Bar: Choose Your Own Adventure, industry professionals discussed the ins and outs of bar management, including staff retention, getting the most out of your liquor representative and supplier relationships, and the various aspects of bar ownership. Hoffman assigns each barback to a bartender, who serves as their mentor.
A Bar Above
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Throw in a bottle of his favorite liquor and a bar mat for a non-slip surface, a jar of cocktail cherries for garnish, or a cocktail smoker kit, and you have a complete gift! Gin fan: Our resident bartender, Rob, often reaches for Drumshanbo gunpower gin. Vodka connoisseurs : Grab a bottle of vodka from Loft & Bear.
VinePair
JANUARY 18, 2024
That’s why we asked bartenders around the country for their picks for the unsung heroes of the category. Travis Gauvin, bartender, Sur Lie , Portland, Maine “I think Slane is underrated, perhaps in large part because some brands have an outsized influence or cultural representation in the category. No brainer.”
Chilled Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Of course, we suggest sipping this mezcal solo, but Mala Mia’s Cuishe is so elegantly herbal that it will mix into a Negroni with finesse, a friend to bartenders eager to convert their gin-loving bar guests. Cuishe is a rare agave variety that creates very distinctly herbaceous mezcal, with flavors that range from sage to clove to eucalyptus.
Chilled Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2024
The driving force behind the above trends is thought to be younger bartenders and wine professionals who are eagerly learning all the new and historical drivers of wine and spirits, according to Masilionis. The post Trends in the New Year, Predicted by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Experts appeared first on Chilled Magazine.
Spiritz
JANUARY 16, 2025
Innovation through flavours, premiumisation and with the rise of cocktail culture, rum is being rediscovered for its versatility and we are now seeing many bartenders experimenting to make great cocktails. However, in the early 2000s, Lalit’s family decided to step away from the liquor business entirely.
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.
Cheers
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Indeed, sustainability is essential in the mezcal and tequila industries for several reasons, says Mike Moreno, co-owner of Moreno’s Liquors and Osito’s Tap in Chicago. Sustainability is vital to wine production’s long-term success, says Nick Pizzonia, vice president of Court Liquors in Long Branch, NJ. “It
Casual Mixologist
DECEMBER 28, 2024
Bartenders mix the cocktail in volume before service begins and store it in a single bottle. Assemble your liquor ingredients only. Unless youre an industry insider, you may not be familiar with the term batched cocktails. It then allows them to pour right into the glass, serving up sophisticated drinks in the blink of an eye.
VinePair
APRIL 9, 2024
Tequila is a liquid goldmine for the curious drinker, and every month seemingly delivers a cavalcade of new options to try at bars and liquor stores. Fortunately, bartenders love to geek out about what’s new in the marketplace. That’s why we asked 11 bartenders to pick their favorite new bottle they’ve added to their bar program.
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