VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. Swapping the tequila for mezcal is equally delicious and a great option for those looking for something a bit more complex.”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

That ignited the curiosity of then head bartender and current Clemente bar manager Richie Millwater, who was so inspired by the ingredient that he started using it in all sorts of R and D projects. It all began when Sebastian built a cocktail featuring chef Brock’s barley miso for the menu at EMP. The result was…unremarkable.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

So why haven’t slivovitz and other fruit spirits found the same popularity as tequila or bourbon? The Margarita is just such a vehicle for tequila — it’s just one of the most popular cocktails that gets ordered across any bar program, if not the most popular cocktail,” Davidson says. Slivovitz probably needs a signature cocktail.

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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

By the time Booker and Dax closed in 2016, I was the head bartender, and I spent the next year at the NoMad learning to make a lot of very good drinks very quickly. Dave Arnold and Don Lee then opened Existing Conditions in 2018, and I will eternally be grateful that they saw fit to bring me on as head bartender.

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

.’” —Cody Pruitt, managing partner and beverage director, Libertine , NYC “I have had so many strange requests, but a few that come to mind are a warm Margarita, a cup of hot coffee with a whole egg, and a shot of simple syrup — not to add to a drink, they actually drank it.” What’s next? Rum in the original Vodka Soda !?”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

“Cocktail College is brought to you today by PATRN , 100% Additive-Free Tequila. While some tequila brands may legally claim to be made from 100% Weber Blue Agave, they can still include up to 1% of approved additives, such as glycerin, oak extract, caramel coloring, or sugar-based syrup. TEQUILA 40% ABV.

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Cheers

APRIL 23, 2025

The fifth of May is almost here, and that means tequila drinks to celebrate the Mexican holiday. Given that agave spirits continue to be popular with guests, you should have several creative tequila cocktails in your lineup all year but especially in the summer. Mijenta blanco tequila oz. created this recipe.

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Moody Mixologist

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

However, also in 1929, a book called Cocktails de Paris was published and listed the inventor of the Bee's Knees cocktail as the head bartender of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, Frank Meier. To make honey syrup, combine equal parts honey and water (room temperature or warm) and stir until combined. This makes a honey simple syrup.

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