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23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Bar Awards: The complete list of finalists is here!

Australian Bartender

This is the entire list of finalists for the 23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, as voted by you, the bar industry of Australia. The Bar Awards Finally, they are all here.

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Bartending Blogs You Should Read

Today's Bartender

These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites that I think will help you become a better bartender. It’s great for the industry and anyone who wants to be a part of it.

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Remember When Bacardí Thought a Tequila-Rum Hybrid Would Be the Next Big Thing?

VinePair

Money was also thrown at promotional events at trendy nightclubs in places like Miami and Las Vegas, where famed flair bartenders like Carneval Court’s Rene Garcia seduced crowds with spinning bottles of Ciclón. sic)” wrote bartender Jo Volstead on the Webtender forums in 2005. To be sure, it had plenty of fans early on. “I

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11 things bartenders do that most people don’t realize

Today's Bartender

The author, Emma Witman, is a bartender from Asheville, North Carolina. Emma Witman Being a bartender involves a whole lot more than just making drinks and taking people’s money. Like ballerinas, bartenders have a way of making the job look effortless. We spin the tin in our hands with ease.

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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

This might entail a fancy dinner out or dancing at one of New York City’s earlier-bird nightclubs. Did age and the pandemic conspire to turn us into homebodies with bartending chops and well-stocked bars? Meanwhile, drinkers took bartending into our own hands to claw back some semblance of luxury and escape.

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The Most Iconic Booze Brand Name-Drops in Music History

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By the time pop music rolled around, singers were frequently crooning about the joys or woes of consumption, whether in the form of liquor, beer, or wine. Patrón: ‘Bartender’ (T Pain ft. According to a late 2002 New York Times article , the song’s more successful sequel “helped increase the sales of the liquor by 4.5

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Building a Purpose-Driven Backbar with Nightmoves’ Orlando Franklin McCray

VinePair

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. So how does one build a purpose-driven backbar?