VinePair
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
At a recent symposium on sustainability, the moderator queried a panel of bartenders about their favorite bartending books. I’ve heard the question posed many times through the years, but one bartender’s unequivocal response that day reminded me how often the answer is the same. Shockingly, the book isn’t about cocktails or bartending techniques at all.
A Bar Above
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
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Cheers
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The tequila craze may be cooling somewhat, but on-premise experts expect demand for the agave spirit to continue at bars and restaurants. The popular styles and brands of tequila may shift, as many predict a continued rise in mezcal and other related spirits. Brands from lesser-known craft producers and additive-free tequilas will gain ground in 2025, although supply issues and the threat of tariffs on products from Mexico could create problems for on- and off-premise operators.
Bar Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2024
In the dynamic world of bartending, where creativity meets precision, success demands more than just flairit requires mastery. The Spirit Lab Bartending Academy, renowned for its prestige and exceptional training, is the gateway to a career that doesnt just meet industry standards but sets new ones. If youre ready to level up, Spirit Lab will transform your passion into a profession and your skills into an art form.
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Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.
VinePair
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Before bourbon, rye whiskey was America’s first native spirit. Prohibition permanently disrupted rye production, and many of the distilleries that produced it never reopened. But with the rediscovery of classic, rye-based drinks during the early-aughts cocktail renaissance, bartenders fell back in love with the bold, spicy style of whiskey — and with that, rye’s comeback began.
PUNCH
JULY 12, 2024
With Evil Malört, one bartender is making the polarizing, Chicago-born liqueur worse with ingredients like cuttlefish ink and peppers.
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Chilled Magazine
APRIL 30, 2024
Celebrate this year’s Kentucky Derby with an inspired version of the Derby favorite, Mint Julep. Kentucky Woman is the perfect cocktail to savor, whether you find yourself attending a Derby party or watching from home. Check out the recipe below, courtesy of SMOKE LAB National Mixologist, Paula Lukas! Liqueur , Vodka KENTUCKY WOMAN by Paula Lukas Ingredients 1.25 oz.
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
AUGUST 2, 2024
It’s August now— which means Oktoberfest season is underway! We saw the emergence of a very early version from 3 Sheeps back in late June (!) and Solemn Oath knows full well what you think about seasonal creep given the name of their Way Too Early Fest , which is where their Oktoberface just emerged a few days ago. Turns out it wasn’t really all that early.
PUNCH
APRIL 24, 2024
Indian bartenders are reshaping what was once a holdover from British rule into a celebration of homegrown flavors, ingredients and a burgeoning cocktail culture.
PUNCH
MAY 6, 2024
Using homegrown heirloom sugarcane varieties, San Juan Artisan Distillers is part of a small group of producers challenging the imported molasses-based rums that have long dominated the island.
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PUNCH
MARCH 5, 2024
Detroit, Michigan’s early morning bars, like Abick’s Bar and Eastpointe Pub, which serve factory workers and first responders, are in decline.
PUNCH
AUGUST 16, 2024
Peanut Punch, a blended Caribbean drink, is a staple throughout the region and is often spiked with Guinness, rum or both.
PUNCH
APRIL 4, 2024
The best craft beer breweries in 2024, from a minimalist operation serving lagers to the brewers making IPAs that spotlight regional flavors.
PUNCH
AUGUST 21, 2024
The Best New Bartenders of 2024: These 10 talented individuals represent the future of bartending and the drinks industry.
PUNCH
JUNE 17, 2024
Punch's Best New Bartenders of 2024 will be announced in August. Here are the finalists, a group driving cocktail culture forward.
PUNCH
JULY 30, 2024
The 24 best Daiquiri cocktail recipes, including the classic and the Hemingway Daiquiri, plus frozen, clarified and Campari-spiked riffs.
PUNCH
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
“Fruit bat,” “amaroulette,” “dirty dump.” The language developed behind the bar today has come a long way since the age of Jerry Thomas. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to the modern lexicon.
PUNCH
MARCH 29, 2024
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipes for the Old-Fashioned—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
PUNCH
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A luxury Martini now costs more than $40 at top cocktail bars. Are bars cashing in on our love for the drink, or is there more to the trend?
PUNCH
APRIL 29, 2024
A growing chorus of talented winemakers say that the economics of making wine in the state have turned the promise of the “New California” into a cautionary tale.
PUNCH
MARCH 21, 2024
Beer flights are a divisive debate in craft beer. For some, they are unnecessary holdovers. For others, they're a key to accessibility.
PUNCH
APRIL 17, 2024
Just a few years ago, brewers could reliably expect hundreds of enthusiasts to swarm their special releases. Today, beer whales—and their attendant hype—are few and far between.
PUNCH
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The blue Negroni, a version of the aperitivo drink that's changed color, is trending at cocktail bars across the country. Here's why.
PUNCH
JUNE 4, 2024
The 25 best cocktail recipes to make this summer, from the ultimate frozen Margarita to a Piña Colada made with amaro and other easy drinks.
PUNCH
APRIL 16, 2024
The science-minded bartender found bubbly, crystalline perfection via force carbonation, distillation, clarification and more. (Don’t worry, he has an easy recipe, too.
PUNCH
JANUARY 18, 2024
The Chirulín is a pisco cocktail from Peru. The generations-old Afro-Peruvian drink predates national staples like the Pisco Sour.
PUNCH
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Political Pattie’s, described as a sports bar for politics, became Washington, D.C.’s most hated bar in under a week. Here's how.
PUNCH
AUGUST 15, 2024
218 easy frozen cocktail recipes, including a frozen Margarita, Daiquiri, Negroni and more drinks for summer.
PUNCH
MARCH 19, 2024
For brewer DeWayne Schaaf, a strain of wild yeast became the only living connection to his late father—then it was lost to history. Or so he thought.
PUNCH
AUGUST 6, 2024
Five years ago, the street food–inspired drink didn’t even exist. Now, riffs on the template are making their way around the globe, from CDMX to London and beyond.
PUNCH
JULY 8, 2024
From the cradle of the Daiquiri to a New Orleans stalwart, these are 10 historic bars that still inspire modern drink culture.
PUNCH
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Just because they’re classic doesn’t mean they’re good. Here are five drinks not worth the hype, and the recipes to try instead, according to bartenders.
PUNCH
MAY 3, 2024
The new Netflix series captures the uncertain power dynamic and unusual level of intimacy between bartender and patron—real, illusory, performative, sometimes all three.
PUNCH
MAY 22, 2024
We asked 11 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Daiquiri—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
PUNCH
JUNE 13, 2024
6 easy tropical gin cocktail recipes to try, from a Mai Tai riff to tiki drinks like the Saturn and the Army and Navy.
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