VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

As the author of books on amaro , bitters , and a writer who frequently chronicles Italian drinking culture , I’ve had the chance to try countless bottles of amaro over the years and I’m always curious, and often skeptical, of a new release, especially one from Trader Joe’s. ”) on the blue neckband label.

Bitters 116

Bitters Bartending Bartender Happy Hour 116

Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Queen in Miami’s Negroni riff Idol’s Eye, with N3 gin, Campari infused with strawberries and plum wine. Queen offers a riff on the Negroni called Idol’s Eye ($22), featuring the bold flavors of N3 gin, complemented by the sweetness of Campari infused with strawberries. The Spicy G&T ($19) combines pine-forward St.

Gin 108

Gin Infusions Bar Management Bar Manager 108

VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In our Hudson Duster cocktail, I infuse the bourbon with Moroccan mint tea as the base of an Old Fashioned with Ceylon cinnamon syrup and Angostura. Andy May, head bartender, The Golden Swan, NYC “ Leopold Brothers Bottled In Bond Bourbon. Lolo McGrath, founder and general manager, Bitter Blossom , Evanston, Ill.

Bartending 116

Bartending Bartender Bar Head Bartender 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.

Gin 97

Gin Tinctures Liqueur Infusions 97

VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The ability to manage the delicate interplay between spirit, sweet, sour, bitter, and dilution separates great bartenders and mixologists from amateurs. Head bartender Reylock outlines how the staff has learned to keep asking questions and keep pursuing the next delicious cocktail: “How can we make a Dirty Martini with no olive brine?

Liqueur 98

Liqueur Simple Syrup Bartending Gin 98

Bar Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

When Jonatan Bou Guardiola, our Head Bartender, the team and myself, were brainstorming ideas, I looked down at one of our tables and saw my reflection, which is what ultimately inspired the menu. We take great pride in using our own house-made picklings, sherbets, bitters and infused liqueurs in each of the cocktails.

Bar 52

Bar Head Bartender Mixology Bar Management 52

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Gabriel Morales, bar manager, Sexy Fish , Miami “I like to use Lost Explorer Espadín Mezcal infused with cilantro and finished with fresh lime juice, house-made celery, and serrano syrups. Bottino pairs this mezcal with Dr. Ulrich red vermouth and bitter aperitivo to create the very popular smoky Negroni on our cocktail list.”

Bartending 89

Bartending Bartender Tequila Bar Management 89

VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The New York-based food scientist, bartender, and technologist pioneered techniques like centrifuge clarification, force carbonation, rapid infusion, liquid nitrogen chilling, and nitro-muddling, just to name a few. I’m biased, of course, because I was head bartender at both bars.

Bar 108

Bar Simple Syrup Bartending Bartender 108

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

They are also the new East Village tastemakers shifting the cocktail bar scene’s vibe to something that infuses modern technique and skill with the casual, punk-rock ethos of the East Village dives of yore — albeit with less graffiti in the bathrooms. Each of these bars is a year old or less. This shift may look surprising on the surface.

Vodka 105

Vodka Highball Bar Bartending 105

VinePair

JULY 16, 2024

George’s Valley Gin Empirical Spirits Doritos Nacho Cheese Banhez Destilados de Fruta BroVo Spirits Uncharted Rhapsody American Forest Liqueur Bitter Journey Bing Zhou Mijenta Cristalino Avallen Calvados “The best newly released spirit we’ve added to our bar is Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin. Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death and Co.

Bartending 122

Bartending Bartender Bar Gin 122

VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

explicitly defining the term as a “a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” There, head bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana helped normalize the concept of a cocktail lab. At Nipperkin in Mayfair, bartender Giuseppe Destefano is heading up one of the most exciting new drinks programs anywhere.

Bartending 98

Bartending Bartender Bar Head Bartender 98