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Why Are Kalamatas the Black Sheep of Martini Olives?

VinePair

These days, every craft cocktail bar has a house spec, if not their very own Martini riff, sometimes tweaked to the point where it no longer resembles the cocktail in its classical guise. Cocktail culture is no stranger to defying the laws of tradition, so what is it about Kalamatas et al.

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Bartenders

A Bar Above

THE BAR BOOK: ELEMENTS OF COCKTAIL TECHNIQUE BY JEFFREY MORGENTHALER But if you need just one cocktail recipe book to recommend, you can’t go wrong with Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s Bar Book. Consider this set of three strainers , a heavyweight bar mixing spoon set , or even some cocktail picks to step up their garnish game.

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