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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Hardest Cocktail to Master?

VinePair

After conquering low-lift highballs and easy equal-parts concoctions, most aspiring bartenders are eager to step into the big leagues and attempt more intricate cocktails. The techniques become more technical, certain ingredients are less willing to play well with others, and the ever-ominous threat of over-dilution lurks in the shadows.

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At Modern Cocktail Bars, It’s Every Drink, Everywhere, All at Once. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

VinePair

Also on offer may be a frozen cocktail or two, draft cocktails, a fat-washed cocktail, a clarified milk punch, a Boilermaker, a fancified whiskey highball, something with shochu, and a spritz. And also people are realizing that at those high-end cocktail bars, those cocktails are very, very expensive and the margins are very tight.

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Building Faster Rounds — and Better Drinks — With Attaboy’s Haley Traub

VinePair

Many bars and restaurants are attempting to do ‘high volume’ without any of the training, systems, infrastructure etc. In a follow-up story, he added: “This is not an isolated problem. needed to accomplish said goal.”

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Do Upscale Dives Belong in the Modern Bar Landscape?

VinePair

Their efforts produced a space that can be described as an upscale dive bar: an of-the-moment concept that’s meant to be a step above a sticky-floored dive offering beers and stale pretzels but a notch below a high-volume joint slinging highfalutin $20 cocktails. You can’t start it. Only your guests can.

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Where to Drink Cocktails in San Diego

Imbibe Magazine

Be sure to head to the backroom record store and flip through the albums with a Japanese whisky Manhattan in hand, or explore the bar while enjoying your highball and the state-of-the-art sound system by Uncanned Music. But the energy is fun, the drinks served quickly, and once you find a seat and make new friends, you won’t want to leave.

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Seasonal Coffee Cocktail Menus: Trends & Recipes for Bars & Restaurants - Maximizing Profits & Delighting Patrons

Mixologists

2024's Must-Have Coffee Cocktail Ingredients & Equipment: A Bar Owner's Checklist Ensure your bar is well-equipped with these essentials: High-quality espresso machine or cold brew system: Invest in a reliable machine that can handle high volumes and consistently produce quality coffee.

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