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

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Truman Vodka is the perfect blend of tradition and innovation Gabriel Urrutia, professor of spirits, FIU School of Hospitality & Tourism Management , Miami If youre looking for a top-notch vodka to mix in your cocktails, try Cardinal Spirits Pride Vodka. Distilled in Bloomington, Ind., Its both practical and conceptual. We love it.

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

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The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. Karynn Brown, bartender, Amor y Amargo , NYC “I would have to say the Whiskey Highball.

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Happy National Cocktail Day: 6 Questions with Master Mixologist, Clare Gordon

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I feel like it has this nostalgic and personal quality that was a delightfully hospitable touch to an otherwise fancy bar. It has a slightly higher proof so you can even use it in a tiki-inspired cocktail, like a Rye Tai! What advice would you give to someone who is interested in pursuing mixology? Start with the classics!

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We Asked 25 Bartenders: What’s the Best Bourbon for Mixing Cocktails?

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Whether you’re making a spirit-forward Old Fashioned that calls for a high-proof whiskey or you want a lighter, fruitier style for your highball, there’s a bottle below that will complement any mood. Vinny Spatafore, bartender and beverage operations manager, Blue Bridge Hospitality , Coronado, Calif.

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The New Guard of the East Village Cocktail Scene Has Arrived

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The Vodka Y Soda isn’t just a two-ingredient highball; they add guava and pasilla into the mix, and the result is refreshing and intensely flavorful. Superbueno’s a celebration of warm, upbeat Mexican-American hospitality. These new establishments are now reeducating cynical imbibers about the joys of a basic, unfussy highball.

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

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It was a tiki/tropical bar or a haven for amaro. 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. It was a classic cocktail bar, or a neo-speakeasy. It is a bit like Walmart.

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23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Bar Awards: The complete list of finalists is here!

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Adelaide, SA Antico, Brisbane, QLD Rum Bar of the Year Proudly sponsored by The House of Angostura Bar Kokomo, Darwin, NT Blue Kahunas, Newcastle, NSW Burrow Bar, Sydney, NSW Flamingo’s Tiki Bar, Cairns, QLD Hains & Co.,

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