VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Bartender: Simon Banks Cocktail: Fortune Teller Simon Banks introduction to bartending began at a dive bar in Louisville, but working in Denvers burgeoning craft cocktail scene in 2014 further cemented his interest.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Her acclaimed, James Beard Award-winning cookbook, “Jubilee” (2019) started a conversation about African American culinary history, and her new cocktail book, “ Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice ,” continues this journey through the lens of drinks and the Black bartenders who have helped pave the nation’s cocktail culture.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Stock photo courtesy of Chronicle Books 17. COCKTAIL BOOKS. LOTS OF BAR BOOKS. There are SO many great bar books out there that I could write a whole post on that. Oh wait, I did! Plus, it’s a beautiful gift that looks darn good on a back bar.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

The “Agony and the Ecstasy” was a cocktail I developed on a trip to Florence, Italy. Chloe and I were on a tour to the statue of David by Michelangelo when the guide mentioned the book about Michelangelo’s life entitled The Agony and the Ecstasy. I motioned over to Chloe and said, “That’s it”.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

The inspiration for the ambiance of Strong Water comes from the couple’s favorite book, Robinson Crusoe. We’ve crafted an atmosphere that makes the most out of a challenging situation. Although the tiki trend waned in the 80s, its recent revival mirrors the renewed interest in craft cocktails and cocktail history.

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Valentine’s Specials – Available 11 th – 16 th February Fall in love with The Last Talisman’s exclusive selection of hand-crafted cocktail concoctions this Valentine’s Week inside their bustling Bermondsey Street bar. Book a table at the bar online in advance or walk straight in!

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Mixing and Serving: Must-Have Bar Tools and Equipment (Professional Grade) Crafting cocktails requires the right tools. Styling Your Bar Cart: Design Tips and Decor Ideas (Personalize Your Space) Style your cart with a decorative tray, vintage items, books, and ambient lighting. A fine mesh strainer ensures smooth pours.

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Cocktail Whisperer

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Warren Bobrow, CEO & Co/Founder of RTD THC-infused cocktails Klaus the Gnome, Inc. I wrote the first book in the world on infusing cannabis (THC, not CBD or hemp) into craft cocktails of my own invention. It will be] similar to the addition of the CBD craze in craft cocktails a few years back.

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Australian Bartender

JUNE 24, 2024

The story which I had always heard was one made famous by Stanley Clisby Arthur, author of 1937 book ‘Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ‘Em’. I expected that its story would be quite well documented, with perhaps a squabble over which exact bar in New Orleans had first mixed one, but instead, I opened a can of worms.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 1, 2023

There, he reconnected with a colleague who had saved the Luxardo recipe book, and used these limited resources to rebuild and reestablish the distillery in the small city of Torreglia in 1946. The brand’s liqueur can also be found in the debut recipes for many still-beloved cocktails including the Last Word and the Martinez.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We were also able to discover several smaller and regional brands, including Ammunition bourbon and rye; Via Carota craft cocktails; Spritzatto aperitivo; Root Out root beer-flavored whisky; Finvara Irish whiskey; and the Profanity Life family of “Good F*cking” wines and spirits.

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2024

A colleague, my wife, and I were leaving Baba au Rum, one of the oldest of the new breed of craft cocktail bars in Athens, with the idea of heading to The Bar in Front of the Bar, another leading saloon. Line’s hyper-DIY approach to mixology is a running theme within Athens’ cocktail culture. We weren’t adrift for long, though.

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Cocktail Whisperer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I’ll go to lengths to describe the way it makes me feel and especially the way it performs in craft cocktails. Whiskey cocktails? Don’t look away; it’s perfectly acceptable to mix cocktails with whiskey. By the way, if you’ve enjoyed a whiskey smash or a mint julep, you’ve had a whiskey cocktail. apple cider ½ oz.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re one to sip your spirits neat, on the rocks, or in a craft cocktail, Rabbit Hole’s Cavehill, Heigold, or Dareringer Bourbons and Boxergrail Rye Whiskey are created with the utmost care and dedication to excellence.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

Clarifying Giveth Clarified cocktails are easy to spot, and most venues we might reasonably describe as craft cocktail bars will offer at least one of them. And what’s the line between a clarified drink that’s great, and one that’s a gimmick?

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi via Unsplash Here are a few NA wine recommendations we got from our Facebook community groups and from Better Rhodes: Fre Wines : Probably one of the most well-known alcohol-free wines, Fre offers a variety of styles for you to have at your next book club when you don’t want to drink liquor.

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Club Bookers

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Sip on bewitching cocktails, indulge in gourmet cuisine, and immerse yourself in the sophisticated yet haunting atmosphere of Lio’s Halloween celebration. Book Lio 2. Book Hi Ibiza 3. Lounge on the sunbeds, dip your toes in the clear waters, and savor the festive cocktails and cuisine that Blue Marlin Ibiza is known for.

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Club Bookers

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Sip on bewitching cocktails, mingle with fellow partygoers, and dance until dawn in the company of Mykonos’ beautiful people. Book Tabu 2. Book Cavo Paradiso 3. Relax on the sunbeds, take a dip in the crystal-clear waters, and enjoy the festive cocktails and cuisine. Book Paradise Beach Club 4. Book VOID 5.

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SevenRooms

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

While room bookings will always be the main focus of your marketing efforts, hotel F&B doesn’t have to be the underdog. This means hotel operators have a golden opportunity to promote on-site food and beverage offerings alongside room bookings. In fact, it can be one of your most powerful revenue sources. hotel guests spend $367.5

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SevenRooms

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We quickly realized that if we only reached out to our contact, all of the guests who thought they booked a reservation would be turned away at the host stand. We took it a step further and spoke to multiple guests to help them re-book their reservations. What three career lessons have you learned thus far?

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Cocktails with Suderman

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece of craft cocktail showmanship. I just wanted a vaguely competent, mostly drinkable cocktail. Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, anecdotes, opinions, and recipes. How hard could it be? Harder than I expected, it turns out.

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PubClub

JANUARY 19, 2024

Open from April to October, this luxe poolside lounge is the perfect place to relax with a specialty cocktail like the Pecan Old Fashioned or the Sapphire Blossom. No worries, since you can book a day pass to Zen. You can bask in the sun or in the shade at one of the poolside cabanas that can be reserved for a half or full day.

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SevenRooms

JANUARY 8, 2024

From locally sourced winter produce to themed craft cocktails, a seasonal menu creates a unique dining experience for your customers. also offers winter-themed upgrades through SevenRooms’ booking widget to drive incremental revenue. Keep your restaurant bustling all season long with the following winter marketing ideas.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

.” This past fall, he published the latest in his expanding range of books on the subject, The Encyclopedia of Cocktails , which continues his quest to document the contemporary cocktail renaissance and put it in a larger historical context. “It’s

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

It’s also an awesome gift for someone who doesn’t just enjoy cocktails or fun drinks but who is also a kitchen tech lover. He can create lots of cocktails– and show off his knowledge when you come to visit. He can create lots of cocktails– and show off his knowledge when you come to visit.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Photo via www.unsplash.com COCKTAIL AND MOCKTAIL BOOK GIFTS Sure, you can look up recipes for an array of cocktails online (ahem, such as on our blog ). But there’s something about having a beautifully-curated cocktail book in your library, on your counter, or casually laid across your bar. Again, art.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 29, 2025

As a long-time reader of your newsletter, and someone who became a career bartender and bar manager after studying and learning from that newsletter, I’d like to ask for your perspective about the future of the craft cocktail movement. At heart the question is simply “Where next?”

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

This isn’t a trendy craft cocktail bar with mustachioed mixologists and $30 cocktails. The cocktail, called “Under the Purple Sea,” looks much better than it tastes — somewhere between an alcohol-spiked Pacific Cooler Capri Sun and Sour Patch Kids watermelon candy. Fridays used to be the cocktail bar,” Duff says.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Varnish was widely considered ground zero for the craft cocktail movement in Los Angeles. It was a little bit of the Wild West frontier with extraordinary, underutilized spaces that were ripe for a creative vision and the craft cocktail scene was just starting.” They hope the 2028 Summer Olympics will be just that.

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Bar Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Taking inspiration from the back-streets of New York, a simple yet expertly crafted cocktail menu meets impeccable service, bourbon and champagne. The refined drinks list combines the elegance of classic cocktails with unique, elevated twists, creating an experience that’s equal parts refined and rebellious.

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VinePair

MARCH 1, 2024

Imported by Ketel One USA, Aliso Viejo, CA When it comes to the craft cocktail movement, there’s long been a hard-to-explain air of snobbery surrounding vodka. Double Eagle Brands, B.V.

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Tales of the Cocktail

APRIL 30, 2024

Lyn Perez Fox & Turtle / No School Tomorrow Chicago, IL Isadora Petinari 9 Below Dublin, Ireland Pedro Rodriguez Camp Everglades Miami, FL Hector Sam-Roman TAO Downtown Nightclub New York, NY Emma Schroter The Keefer Bar Vancouver, BC, Canada Kate Shofler Hey!

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

But those days appear to be firmly behind us, thanks to the craft cocktail revival of the early aughts, and the increasing popularity of drinks like the Martini and Negroni. But according to the IWSR , when they are drinking, they’re drinking cocktails — and white-spirit-based cocktails at that. million cases in 2020.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 22, 2024

One of the most famous cocktail bars in New York is, of all things, an Irish bar. The Dead Rabbit has been slinging Guinness and craft cocktails alike since 2013 — and it’s won all kinds of hosannahs, including a spot on the World’s 50 Best Bars list. We’ve seen two cocktail books from the team here, too.

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Craft & Cocktails

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The bar cart- the exact cart that I have is no longer available, but im loving this similar one in gold Books- Add height and layers with books. I have links to shop some of the styling elements I used here ! Having everything at the same height is not interesting visually.

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Tales of the Cocktail

APRIL 30, 2024

Lyn Perez Fox & Turtle / No School Tomorrow Chicago, IL Isadora Petinari 9 Below Dublin, Ireland Jonathan Lago Rodriguez ROMBO Asador Playero Dorado, Puerto Rico Pedro Rodriguez Camp Everglades Miami, FL Hector Sam-Roman TAO Downtown Nightclub New York, NY Emma Schroter The Keefer Bar Vancouver, BC, Canada Kate Shofler Hey!

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VinePair

APRIL 16, 2024

Craddock compiled the legendary “Savoy Cocktail Book,” published in 1930, containing hundreds of recipes. But one recipe is among the most well-known classic cocktails of all time and remains popular to this day: the Corpse Reviver #2. That changed as the cocktail renaissance grew along with the popularity of the Last Word.

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