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

Chilled Magazine

Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Liqueur , Vodka Lover’s Lane by Mixologist Jessica Christensen, Graton Resort & Casino Ingredients 3/4 oz. Charbay Vodka 3/4 oz. SMOKE LAB Vodka 1 oz. Portland Syrups Rose Cordial 3 oz.

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The Weirdest Drink Modification Requests, According to Bartenders

VinePair

—Rhys Williams, former bartender and brand ambassador, Faccia Brutto , NYC “The funniest and weirdest drink orders that I constantly got during my nightclub days were always a Grey Goose and Vodka , a Tito’s and Vodka, a Stoli and Vodka, or an Absolut and Vodka. Rum in the original Vodka Soda !?”

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Fermentation for Flavor and Opulence with Sebastian Tollius of Clemente Bar

VinePair

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. At this point, the syrup has picked up all those delicious, fermented flavors, but the coconut and pink pepper remain at the forefront.

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New Year’s Cocktails With Sparkle for 2023

Cheers

Print Amanda’s Holiday Spritz Course Drinks Keyword apple brandy, cinnamon, Crop Meyer lemon vodka, sparkling wine, spiced pear liqueur Ingredients Makes 25 5-oz. Cinnamon-anise Demerara syrup 12 oz. Notes Enrique Diaz, head bartender at Bar Bastion, created this recipe for Le Jardinier in New York.

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

VinePair

It takes years of deliberate recipe testing to gain anything resembling fluency in this artistic endeavor, and that’s why new bartenders learn to develop recipes using the “Mister Potato Head” method. Countless terrific cocktails at some of the world’s best bars have been invented using the Potato Head template.

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We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Summer Cocktail?

VinePair

My little trick that, in my opinion, always makes it even better: a little dash of Angostura bitters and making a mint simple syrup with the leftover leaves and stems! If you don’t like gin, then make it with tequila, vodka , rum, or mezcal.” It’s simple, refreshing, and affordable. It is extra Mojito-ey.”

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We Asked 17 Bartenders: What Tequila Cocktail Do You Wish People Ordered More?

VinePair

This is such a step up from a Black Russian , which seems obvious when you consider that coffee grows much nearer to agave production than vodka’s wintery latitudes. It consists of blanco tequila, yellow Chartreuse , lime juice, simple syrup, cucumber coins, mint leaves, and salt. It’s perfect for this time of year!” —Ivy

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