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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

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Every professional bartender has a few bottles they don’t like. But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift.

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails?

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Were still living in a vodka world. While tequilas rise in popularity grabs headlines and drives conversations, vodka remained the top-selling spirit in the U.S. Vodka provides the backbone for several popular mixed drinks like the Moscow Mule , the Vodka Martini , and the Cosmopolitan , so its an essential tool for the bar.

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From Shaken to Smitten: 22 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to Try

Chilled Magazine

And for the chocolate lovers, Lovers Lane delivers pure decadence with vodka, chocolate liqueur, and fresh raspberries because whats Valentines Day without a little indulgence? Photo by Virgin Hotels NYC Tequila Aphrodites Arrow by Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila The Dove Ingredients 2 oz.

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Three Ways: Lychee Martini

Imbibe Magazine

Created by beverage director Simon Sebbah, Holiday’s version is crisp, clean, and crystal clear, with a healthy pour of vodka providing a backbone to the lychee liqueur, while manzanilla sherry adds some complementary floral complexity, and a dash of saline rounds it all out. vodka 1 oz. vodka 3/4 oz. blanco tequila 1 oz.

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Three Ways: Ranch Water

Imbibe Magazine

The bracing combination of blanco tequila, fresh lime, and Topo Chico has sated West Texas ranchers and the people who drink with them for generations. blanco tequila 1/2 oz. of high-proof vodka or grain spirits with 3 oz. green tea-infused blanco tequila 1/2 oz. This version, pictured, is a spicy staple at Little Coyote.

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The 20 Best Vodkas for 2024

VinePair

Among the biggest myths in beverage alcohol is that vodka is a flavorless, odorless spirit. But not all “neutral” vodkas are created equally. All the bottles featured on this list fall into one of the first two styles listed: exhibiting enjoyable character from base ingredients or arriving truly neutral without a whisper of ethanol.

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8 Interesting Spirits That Make Perfect Gifts

Chilled Magazine

Today we’re highlighting just some of the (many) bottles we’ll be gifting this season. Espanita Double Barrel Añejo Tequila Rich, elegantly executed, and decadently delicious double-barrel aged Añejo tequila that charms with tantalizing, aromatic Bourbon notes while expressing its grassy, fruit-driven Agave foundation.

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