Head Bartender, Infusions and Liqueur

In the Limelight: Apple

Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Here is a tempting list of four must-try apple-infused cocktails to spice up your wintertime drinking! Manzana Verde Liqueur 0.75 Going with the restaurant’s theme of celestial elements, this cocktail represents fire, where allspice adds depth and pepper notes while the infused butter offers true apple flavors.

Highball

Highball Brandy Tinctures Head Bartender

Toast To Love With These 8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails!

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Gin , Liqueur French Jasmine Tonic by Chambord Liqueur Ingredients 3/4 oz. Chambord Liqueur 1 1/2 oz. Gin Cham-Bramble by Chambord Liqueur Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Mozart Chocolate Liqueur 1/4 oz.

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Transforming Spirits to Liqueurs with Jonathan Adler and Danny Reylock of Shinji’s

VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I sat down with beverage director Jonathan Adler and head bartender Danny Reylock to find out what’s possible with an armory of high-tech tools like chamber vacuums, sonicators, liquid nitrogen, and a full-time pastry chef handling prep. Rather than settle or substitute, Adler turned the drink on its head.

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The Margarita Knows No Bounds

VinePair

APRIL 25, 2024

The drink, to her mind, is a Daisy featuring tequila , lime juice, and orange liqueur. There’s a Tommy’s Margarita , the modern interpretation that eschews orange liqueur. A third has pineapple in it; another strawberry liqueur; and another sports rhum agricole and Chartreuse , of all things. “To Mix is a Margarita purist.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Cocktails? (2024)

VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In some cases, a vodka imbued with a little flavoring can even be a bartender’s friend, whether that flavoring comes straight out of the bottle or through something fancy like an infusion. Skilled bartenders can identify these singular properties and use them to their advantage.

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Beverage Trends for 2024

Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

The range of use is great — from sweet, creamy cheese foam garnishing a cocktail to hard cheese grated on top or even infused within spirits,” the report says. For example, Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo is offering a Martini that features vodka infused with Japanese salmon jerky. ABV brew from Oskar Blues , maker of Dale’s Pal Ale.

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At NYC’s Hottest Bars, Order These Sleeper Hits Instead of Their Most Popular Cocktails

VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

It’s made with bourbon, sweet vermouth, Campari, and two Japanese plum liqueurs. The Green Giant was created by former head bartender Tom Macy in 2012. But just as popular — though not as publicized — is the Whiskey Business, a Whiskey Sour made with rye, Ancho Reyes chili liqueur, lemon, cinnamon, and bitters.

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Bar Club Muddling Gin

Gin Trends in 2024

Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Priced at $14, it’s made with Harahorn botanical gin, wine-based Pasubio Amaro and a touch of elderberry liqueur, and served “down” in a smoked-pine scented rocks glass. Queen in Miami’s Negroni riff Idol’s Eye, with N3 gin, Campari infused with strawberries and plum wine.

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

VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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. But what do you do when life sends you plums? But according to the restaurant’s beverage director, Kyle Davidson, that might be a very different story somewhere else.

Cocktail Culture

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey? (2024)

VinePair

JANUARY 18, 2024

Probably my favorite cocktail I’ve made with it is the Cold Fashioned, using Misguided Spirits’ Hinky Dink’s Working Man’s Whiskey, amaro, and cold brew liqueur.” It stands up well with amaro in sour drinks, and I even infused freshly popped popcorn into it for our savory crackerjack Manhattan on the menu. No brainer.”

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Of Course Trader Joe’s Has an Affordable Amaro Brand — But Is It Actually Good?

VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

is cagey with the information on the back of the bottle beyond elliptical marketing copy such as “Made with an intriguing infusion of aromatic herbs and orange peel” and flavor notes of “delicately sweet, faintly floral, and classically bitter.” The consensus among most of the bartenders I talked to was that Pronto!

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We Asked 23 Bartenders: What’s the Best Mezcal for Margaritas?

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Gabriel Morales, bar manager, Sexy Fish , Miami “I like to use Lost Explorer Espadín Mezcal infused with cilantro and finished with fresh lime juice, house-made celery, and serrano syrups. Rollin Colmenares, head bartender, RT60 Rooftop Bar and Lounge , NYC “My favorite mezcal for Margaritas is Banhez Mezcal Artesanal Ensamble.

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Fermentation for Flavor and Opulence with Sebastian Tollius of Clemente Bar

VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Credit: Jeff Brown While many bars turn to fat-washing or expensive infusions to deliver elevated drinks to their guests, Sebastian found a way to create an experience that can’t be replicated by simply buying the highest quality ingredients; these flavors have to be made with patience and care. Like, a 100-year-old soy sauce — that’s luxury.”

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The K Bar at The Kensington Launches “Reflections” Cocktail Menu

Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each of the 16 creations draws inspiration from diverse eras, countries, cultures, and customs, all concocted using house-made picklings, sherbets, bitters and infused liqueurs that transcend the ordinary. The presentation of the menu is as much a spectacle as the cocktails themselves.

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Bar Head Bartender Bitters Infusions

The New Guard of the East Village Cocktail Scene Has Arrived

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

to learn about classic cocktails, dig deeper into somewhat esoteric spirits and liqueurs, and to be amazed by the spectacle of a speakeasy inside a hot dog joint or a 17-touch craft drink. I don’t want to take away from the damage the pandemic caused, because it took a lot away from us,” says Paradise Lost’s head bartender, Kitty Bernardo.

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Non Alcoholic Distilled Spirits: A Guide

The Bartender Company

JANUARY 16, 2024

Some of the popular types of non-alcoholic spirits include those that mimic gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, and liqueurs. These can include infusion (soaking the botanicals in water or a non-alcoholic liquid), maceration (a similar process to infusion but often using a gentle heat source to aid extraction), or distillation.

Alcohol

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The K Bar

Bar Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

When Jonatan Bou Guardiola, our Head Bartender, the team and myself, were brainstorming ideas, I looked down at one of our tables and saw my reflection, which is what ultimately inspired the menu. We take great pride in using our own house-made picklings, sherbets, bitters and infused liqueurs in each of the cocktails.

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EDITION PARTNERS WITH AWARD-WINNING BARS FOR A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE EVENTS CELEBRATING THE WORLD’S 50 BEST BARS IN MADRID

Bar Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As the co-founder of Muyu liqueurs and bars project Tayēr + Elementary, Alex has been featured in The Creators List 2016 as one of the 40 most influential individuals shaping the future of the global bar industry.

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We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Spirit You’ve Added to Your Bar?

VinePair

JULY 16, 2024

George’s Valley Gin Empirical Spirits Doritos Nacho Cheese Banhez Destilados de Fruta BroVo Spirits Uncharted Rhapsody American Forest Liqueur Bitter Journey Bing Zhou Mijenta Cristalino Avallen Calvados “The best newly released spirit we’ve added to our bar is Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin. Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death and Co.

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Do Empirical Spirits Serve Any Purpose Beyond Fueling Viral Headlines?

VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Releases with names like Easy Tiger, infused with Douglas fir; Fallen Pony, produced from quince tea kombucha; and Charlene McGee, smoked on juniper wood and rested in sherry casks. As an adventurous drinker, I likewise couldn’t help but wish I could actually get my hands on some of these oddball releases to try them myself.

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Bar Management Zone

In the Limelight: Apple

Toast To Love With These 8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails!

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Transforming Spirits to Liqueurs with Jonathan Adler and Danny Reylock of Shinji’s

The Margarita Knows No Bounds

We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Cocktails? (2024)

Beverage Trends for 2024

At NYC’s Hottest Bars, Order These Sleeper Hits Instead of Their Most Popular Cocktails

Gin Trends in 2024

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

We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey? (2024)

Of Course Trader Joe’s Has an Affordable Amaro Brand — But Is It Actually Good?

We Asked 23 Bartenders: What’s the Best Mezcal for Margaritas?

Fermentation for Flavor and Opulence with Sebastian Tollius of Clemente Bar

The K Bar at The Kensington Launches “Reflections” Cocktail Menu

The New Guard of the East Village Cocktail Scene Has Arrived

Non Alcoholic Distilled Spirits: A Guide

The K Bar

EDITION PARTNERS WITH AWARD-WINNING BARS FOR A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE EVENTS CELEBRATING THE WORLD’S 50 BEST BARS IN MADRID

We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Spirit You’ve Added to Your Bar?

Do Empirical Spirits Serve Any Purpose Beyond Fueling Viral Headlines?

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