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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

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It has funky, tropical notes from the rum and pineapple juice appealing to your tiki lovers, and the addition of Campari will bring some bitter qualities that your Negroni drinker will find comfort in. I love sherry and vermouth so Id really love for bartenders to spread their vermouth wings and explore beyond Dolin for their Martinis.

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

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Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Photo by Tucker + Hossler Photography Rum Tiki Affair by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Sammy’s Red Head Rum 1 oz. Patron Silver 3/4 oz. Raspberry Pure 1 oz. Coconut Milk 1/2 oz. Vanilla Extract 1/2 oz.

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails?

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Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn Yes, there is non-alcoholic vodka, and yes it works. ” Connor Nelson, bartender, Jack & Gingers Irish Pub , Austin *Image retrieved from ARAMYAN via stock.adobe.com The article We Asked 21 Bartenders: Whats the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails? We love it.

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In a Post-Prohibition World, What’s the Point of ‘Speakeasies’?

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It was the modern speakeasy that legal but hidden bar that carried the non-tiki torch forward when the cocktail renaissance kicked off in earnest. says Keith Motsi, head bartender of Virt at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, giddy at the notion of quashing faux speakeasies.

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Novel Cordials and Mindful Mixology With Kitty Bernardo of NYC’s Paradise Lost

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Along with Sunken Harbor Club , Paradise Lost represents the new generation of tropical bars in New York that take a novel approach to the category and dive deep into what’s possible in a tiki-style cocktail.

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

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” —Patty Dennison, head bartender, Grand Army Bar , Brooklyn “In the world of winter cocktails, I’ve noticed a common belief that richness and heaviness are the keys to a satisfying drink. Jill Mott, director of wine, The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel , NYC “Tiki drinks are surprisingly great winter cocktails.

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

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This tiki-style gin drink offers a delightful blend of tropical flavors, ideal for warm weather and summer vibes. While rum is often the go-to for tiki cocktails, gin adds a lovely layer of botanical notes that complement the tropical sweetness of passion fruit and the nutty richness of orgeat syrup. “The Saturn.