Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

We were churning out vodka Red Bulls to folks lined up 10 deep at the bar. And what I really loved about bartending was talking to people, providing that hospitality element, which was always more important to me than my own reputation as a cocktail maker. I was working two nights a week there. There was a lot of interest in the idea.

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Bartender Bartending Barback Barback 278

Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 16, 2023

Yugnes started in the hospitality industry as a dishwasher and worked his way up to bartending ultimately competing in several global cocktail competitions, as well as receiving awards and notoriety. The first cocktail menu was crafted around popular drinks that people often call for such as vodka sodas, beer, and gin and tonics.

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Club Gin Bitters Vodka 52

Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 16, 2023

Yugnes started in the hospitality industry as a dishwasher and worked his way up to bartending ultimately competing in several global cocktail competitions, as well as receiving awards and notoriety. The first cocktail menu was crafted around popular drinks that people often call for such as vodka sodas, beer, and gin and tonics.

Club 52

Club Gin Bitters Vodka 52

VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

Harrison is the founder of Rachel Harrison Communications, a publicity firm that is prominent in the food, drink, and hospitality world. She believes the rising cost of every aspect of doing business in the post-pandemic hospitality sphere was a wake-up call for many bars, both old and new. “As It’s not the chapel of the bar.”

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Bar Molecular Mixology High Volume Tiki 124

Cheers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Other top cocktails at Bar Louie include the Wild Berry Margarita, with Don Julio blanco tequila, blackberry, strawberry, Truly Wild Berry seltzer, Twang nectarberry and blueberries, and the Pink Flamingo Paloma (Casamigos blanco tequila, Deep Eddy ruby red vodka, agave, lime and Fever-Tree sparkling grapefruit).

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Bar Happy Hour Beer Vodka 56