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Say Hello to New York Bartender Week

Imbibe Magazine

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.

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Germany Takes the Crown at the 2024 Licor 43 Bartender & Baristas Challenge

Imbibe Magazine

Held in Cartagena, Spain, the 2024 edition of Licor 43’s Bartenders & Baristas Challenge , has named Julia Engel from Kœr bar in Hamburg, Germany, this year’s global champion. The post Germany Takes the Crown at the 2024 Licor 43 Bartender & Baristas Challenge appeared first on Imbibe Magazine.

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Remembering Steven Liles

Imbibe Magazine

In 2017, Steven Liles—a career bartender then working at Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco—was named Bartender of the Year as part of that year’s Imbibe 75. Liles, who passed away this week after a brief and sudden illness, was a bartender’s bartender. Steven Liles: I started bartending in 1998. Much love, Steven.

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How It Started: Speed Rack

Imbibe Magazine

In addition to creating Speed Rack, they’ve built award-winning bars and cocktail programs, mentored countless bartenders, worked as brand ambassadors, and co-authored, with Megan Krigbaum, A Quick Drink: Winning Cocktails for Every Mood. From there it grew into an idea to not make fun so much, but to support and promote.

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We Ask Montia Garcia About Summer Flavors with The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley

Chilled Magazine

The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley focuses on delivering high-quality, versatile products to bartenders. Bartenders will find that ready-to-use ingredients are more than just convenient. We ask Montia Garcia, Director of Marketing for Perfect Purée of Napa Valley, about this bartender’s secret weapon. Why is this important?

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The Secret to Taking Your Cocktails to the Next Level

Chilled Magazine

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.

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Industry Trends You Won’t Want to Miss in 2024 According to Experts

Chilled Magazine

We have been reporting expert predictions from bartenders, bar owners, brand ambassadors, executives and the like all month with a simple goal—To find out what spirits we’ll be pouring in 2024. One obvious trend has emerged which shapes what we’ll be drinking in the years to come—the popularity of authenticity.

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