BarLifeUK

MAY 28, 2024

Second Place: Alistair Bell, Apiary, Brighton ‘Crocus’ 50ml Beesou 30ml Bee Pollen & Saffron Liqueur 3 dash Sarsaparilla Bitters Method: Stir, strain, Tulip Glass.

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Bartending Bartender Tiki Aperitif 199

VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

Two ounces whiskey , one ounce sweet vermouth , and two dashes aromatic bitters. I think stirred cocktails highlight simplicity and introduce the idea of alchemy by using dilution and bitters to change a drink. Linda Nivar, bar manager, Tiki Chick , NYC “In my opinion, the easiest cocktail to master is a Negroni.

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Bartending Bartender Highball Vodka 109

Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

If you’re lucky enough to get a pass into the Bamboo Room (the 30pax tiki bar at the back of the venue), you can try the Caterpillar Downfall, a minty green frozen delight. Finally, combine the infused water with honey and salt. Allow it to infuse overnight at room temperature. Pour 105ml into chilled coupette.

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Rum Infusions Liqueur Vodka 80

PubClub

APRIL 6, 2024

Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. But not just any cocktail party, it’s a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28.

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Simple Syrup Muddling Infusions Gin 52

PubClub

AUGUST 14, 2024

Other rum-centric cocktail favorites include the Negroni Tropicale with coconut oil washed pineapple infused rum, bananarol, and cocchi di torino, and the Caribe Welcome with house rum blend, apricot brandy, lime, fresh coconut water, and coconut cream, served in fresh young coconut. You can add a shot of whiskey for $1.

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Rum Bar Simple Syrup Tiki 52

A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Chocolate Raspberry Martini Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Raspberry Vanilla Infused Vodka 3/4 oz Dark Chocolate Liqueur 1/4 oz Raspberry Syrup 2 dashes of Vanilla Bitters Directions: Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker tin, add ice, and shake well for 10secs. Strain into Martini or coupe glass.

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Simple Syrup Vodka Bitters Liqueur 130

Spiritz

AUGUST 13, 2024

Infusions which used to take weeks earlier are now being replaced by techniques like roto vap and sous vide, which retain the maximum flavours and minimise any flavour loss, and deliver within a few hours. The addition and balancing of saline, bitters, shrubs and syrups have made cocktails more experimental and interesting.

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Molecular Mixology Tiki Bartending Bartender 87

VinePair

MARCH 31, 2024

Of the dozen original creations, I opted for a Strawberry Oolong featuring Milky Oolong tea, Prosecco , and two Italian bitters blended and infused with strawberries to account for its lack of Campari-produced products. We created a bitter that replaces Aperol and all products of Campari; we call it Bao bitters.”

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Aperitif Bitters Liqueur Tiki 72

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Mai Tai The story of the Mai Tai is the story of tiki, one of the most iconic drinks – if not the most iconic drink – to come out of ‘40s rum culture. Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If

Simple Syrup 101

Simple Syrup Gin Rum Tequila 101

VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

Baijiu’s strong and unique flavors pair best with bold and intense flavors — think sour, numbing, spicy, and even bitter dishes,” Zhou explains. The cocktail combines Ming River baijiu and Cocchi Barolo Chinato — both of which feature a bitter bayberry and goji berry infusion — with bourbon, lychee black tea, and a bayberry chocolate garnish.

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Liquor Bar Bitters Liqueur 105

Cocktail Contessa

OCTOBER 15, 2022

To add a more colorful flavor palate for this maple whiskey sour recipe, I use a two kinds of syrup, and some cinnamon bitters to balance out the kick of sweetness. Use sassafras and sorghum bitters by Bourbon Barrel Foods Give it a ginger bite. However, the whites add a beautiful head of foam onto the top of the coupe. Make it sassy!

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Whiskey Simple Syrup Bar Tools Bitters 52

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Paradise Lost integrates the retro coolness of a classic Southern California tiki bar with the East Village’s gritty punk rock ethos to create hell’s version of a tropical joint. They were a bitters bar with no juices or sodas, and this allowed guests to experience a new take on cocktails. Each of these bars is a year old or less.

Vodka 101

Vodka Highball Bar Bartending 101

Cocktails with Suderman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It’s the Rhythm Rug, a clever concoction from the fine folks at Death & Company: It’s a grassy, dry, piney, subtly bitter riff on the lesser-known Negroni cousin, the Old Pal. There are no elaborate infusions or production methods. 1 Sure, if you’re a tiki geek you might have a bottle of Rhum J.M.

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Tiki Bartending Bartender Gin 59

VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Zombie This famous tropical drink was created by an equally iconic person in the tiki cocktail movement: Donn Beach. It’s only right that this drink was created in Islamorada, an island in the Florida Keys, by “Tiki John” Ebert in the 1950s. He first crafted the Zombie in 1934 at his Hollywood bar, Don the Beachcomber.

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Rum Liqueur Bartending Bartender 105