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Crafting Exceptional Cocktails with Bartender Adam Fournier

Chilled Magazine

He is also an advocate for mindful drinking and believes that non-alcoholic drinks should be just as creative and delicious as traditional cocktails. Beyond his work at Spago, he shares his insights into cocktail culture through writing and presenting. This vermouth blend has been infused with oyster shell and sea beans.

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Meet Chilled 100 Bartender Laura Pica

Chilled Magazine

I focus on using different fresh herbs in my cocktails, but Ive been on this savory dill martini kick, experimenting with dill rapid infusions with vodka and gin and building on that with caper or pepperoncini brine for fun takes on a dirty martini. How do you go about creating a cocktail? Its worth every penny.

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5 Useful Tips to Elevate your Bar Menu and Drinks Program

Chilled Magazine

In today’s craft cocktail culture, being forward-thinking with your drink program is important. Put a twist on a classic cocktail. Implement a cocktail menu that uses different spirits, such as vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey and different flavor profiles. On the contrary, they can show your creative side.

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Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?

VinePair

With Rose Mary’s Croatian-Italian focus, that house-made infusion fits perfectly alongside imported bottles of slivovitz and plenty of customers who love it. The article Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture? But what do you do when life sends you plums? appeared first on VinePair.

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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

Brandy isn’t flying off the shelf via individual pours, but guests are enjoying plenty of it through cocktails, says Charles Joly, beverage director of The Riff Raff Room in New York. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar.

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NYC Bartenders Are (Finally) Giving the Lychee Martini the Respect It Deserves

VinePair

Typically made with vodka , canned lychee fruit, and lychee syrup, the original version was intensely sweet, which both contributed to its popularity and, eventually, to its downfall. A Fruit With Rich Symbolism Native to southern China, lychee was prized there for over a thousand years before New Yorkers started mixing its juice with vodka.

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The 10 Best Apple Cocktails for Fall

VinePair

See Recipe Milady’s Big Apple Martini Considering their association with 1980s cocktail culture, Appletinis may not be at the top of your radar — but they absolutely should be. This version, served at NYC cocktail bar Milady’s, doubles down on apple with both Granny Smith-infused gin and vodka along with a dash of apple brandy.

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