The Cocktail Lovers

APRIL 11, 2025

Olive oil: how to taste it, infuse it, drink it In her fascinating workshop Daniela shared her knowledge and passion for olive oil. Infusions were important too. Infusions were important too. Using a few begonia petals from our earlier workshop we were encouraged to infuse them in our oil. Well drink to that.

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VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

is cagey with the information on the back of the bottle beyond elliptical marketing copy such as “Made with an intriguing infusion of aromatic herbs and orange peel” and flavor notes of “delicately sweet, faintly floral, and classically bitter.” The consensus among most of the bartenders I talked to was that Pronto!

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Bitters Bartending Bartender Happy Hour 116

Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

The range of use is great — from sweet, creamy cheese foam garnishing a cocktail to hard cheese grated on top or even infused within spirits,” the report says. For example, Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo is offering a Martini that features vodka infused with Japanese salmon jerky. ABV brew from Oskar Blues , maker of Dale’s Pal Ale.

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Gin Tinctures Liqueur Infusions 111

VinePair

JULY 31, 2024

And while our collective association of a hot dog and a cold beer at a sunny summer baseball game is particular to the U.S., Wiseman infuses agave with mustard seeds, adds in mezcal to emulate the smokiness from a grill, and a few drops of vinegar to provide acidity, and says that Lustau Vermut provides a touch of saltiness and umami. “I

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Club Bar Head Bartender Beer 105

VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When cocktails lost to wine and craft beers in the 1980s, London hotel and restaurant bars remained entrenched in tradition.” There, head bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana helped normalize the concept of a cocktail lab. “The drinking class in the U.K.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

That was a drink strictly reserved for one of the neighborhood’s numerous dank, sticky-floored dive bars, where drink expectations beyond a beer and a shot were low and the quality of the Vodka Soda even lower. You went to places like Please Don’t Tell , Amor y Amargo , or Death & Co. Each of these bars is a year old or less.

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VinePair

JANUARY 15, 2025

At Brooklyns Bitter Monk head bartender Ryan Garrison garnishes his Fauna & Flora Martini with a side glass of air-fried tarragon leaves. David Muhs, co-owner and head bartender at Monkey Thief in midtown Manhattan, agrees. Katie Niebling, head bartender at Oregons Tu Tu Tun Lodge , likes to deploy it as well.

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Head Bartender Gin Bartending Bartender 105