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ShakeStir Acquires Shaker & Spoon

Chilled Magazine

A Perfect Blend of Expertise and Innovation Shaker & Spoon, known for its handcrafted cocktails and deeply engaged community of cocktail lovers, joins ShakeStirs portfolio, which includes Cocktail Courier and Thirstie. “Their deep passion for craft cocktails and engaged subscriber base perfectly complement our mission.

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Founder April Wachtel Solves Cocktail Problems with Cheeky Cocktails

Chilled Magazine

Espresso Martinis are tricky because it is nearly impossible to get a fluffy foamy crema on the surface of the cocktail unless you have an espresso machine and pull shots of fresh Espresso to order. We only use the highest quality ingredients and ingredients craft cocktail bartenders would use behind a professional bar!

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

was in its disco area, and the high-volume bar concept was introduced. But as Breaux said, those beverages were “all sizzle and no steak” — they were mixed drinks; not cocktails. The final lineup featured craft cocktails made with fresh ingredients and premium liquors, all mixed by hand. By the 1970s, the U.S.

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The Treacherous, Untold Toll Bartending Takes on the Body

VinePair

His decades-long battle with chronic pain didn’t result from a freak accident or a sports injury; it’s the result of over two decades of bartending in craft cocktail bars across the country. When he moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to run Caña, a high-volume rum bar, the pain became unmanageable. Katz is only 42 years old.

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October 2024 Featured Bar: KUDUOWL in Downey, CA

Bartender.com

Nestled on the second floor of a historic building that once housed the Avenue Downey movie theater of the 1950s, Kuduowl emerges as a sanctuary of craft cocktails and culinary delight. Kuduowl is more than just a bar; it is a vibrant tapestry woven from years of dedication to hospitality.

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Do Upscale Dives Belong in the Modern Bar Landscape?

VinePair

Their efforts produced a space that can be described as an upscale dive bar: an of-the-moment concept that’s meant to be a step above a sticky-floored dive offering beers and stale pretzels but a notch below a high-volume joint slinging highfalutin $20 cocktails. There would be no Gilly’s without Audrey Saunders,” he says.

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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

VinePair

With more than three decades in the bar industry, Reiner and Fedroff built their reputation opening and running landmark New York City bars whose legacies remain touchstones of the modern craft cocktail revival. But a new-look team was formed when general manager Christine Williams officially became a partner in 2014.

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