Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2024

Notes The mixologists at Yampa Valley Kitchen in Steamboat Springs, CO, created this recipe. Notes Morgan Styers, lead bartender of Merchant & Trade in the Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel in Charlotte, NC, created this recipe. The mixologists at OAK at Fourteenth in Boulder, CO, created this recipe. Top with tonic.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 29, 2024

So, we went to the source –– not all the way to the land of the Scots, but to expert bartenders, bar directors, and mixologists who have come up with some perfect Scotches for beginners to reach for. Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage/mixologist/sommelier, Bernardus Lodge and Spa , Caramel Valley, Calif.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Notes The mixologists at Yampa Valley Kitchen in Steamboat Springs, CO, created this recipe. Notes Morgan Styers, lead bartender of Merchant & Trade in the Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel in Charlotte, NC, created this recipe. The mixologists at OAK at Fourteenth in Boulder, CO, created this recipe. Top with tonic.

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Mocktails Simple Syrup Mixologist Zero-Proof 98

VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Being a bourbon from Brooklyn already makes it an interesting contender for attention and scrutiny, since mixologists can be notorious haters. Grace Tomczak, lead bartender, MAKfam , Denver “ Brother’s Bond Cask Strength has certainly earned a spot behind the bar at The Golden Swan. Great for shaken and stirred drinks, it’s 115.1

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Heather Blanchard, lead bartender, Virgin Hotels , New Orleans ​​“I definitely wish more people ordered the Paloma ! Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage, mixologist, and sommelier, Bernardus Lodge & Spa , Carmel Valley, Calif. “In It’s such an underrated cocktail.

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Bartender Bartending Gin Rum 111

VinePair

MARCH 5, 2024

” —Roisin Garcia, lead bartender, Ocean Prime , NYC “Since I started imbibing, I’ve always been a whiskey girl. Abby Blanchard, lead bartender, Broken Shaker , Los Angeles “In the massive bourbon category, it can be hard to navigate the myriad labels and find ‘your whiskey.’ It’s a high-rye-mash-bill, 98.4-proof

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sheila Arndt, lead bartender, Chef John Folse’s Restaurant R’evolution , New Orleans “When it comes to a great bourbon at an approachable cost, I would lean on Old Forester 100 Proof. Drew Furlough, lead bartender, Amazonia , Washington, D.C. It’s 100 proof, so it stands up in cocktails. Evan Williams 1783.

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Bartenders across the UK are being called to share the stories behind their drinks, bars and communities in a new competition from Hoxton Spirits, the UK Bartenders Guild and InDrinks. Having partner organisations like Hoxton and the UKBG is also an indicator of how seriously the industry takes this competition.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

Charlotte Voisey, master mixologist, two fifteen , NYC “Campbeltown Loch is my current go-to for smoke in cocktails. Gee Lee, lead bartender, Loch Bar Houston , Houston “I just fell in love with a new Scotch launched recently: Ardray Blended Scotch. Right now, I love using it in a Paper Plane variation.

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VinePair

MARCH 19, 2024

” —Mike Ross, lead bartender, Gravitas , Washington, D.C. Cody Sowell, mixologist, Revivalist and 106 Jefferson , Huntsville, Ala. Matured in oak casks, it gives a pleasant honey and citrus notes on the nose and light peat, zest, apricot, and melon for the finish. It absolutely deserves a spot on any bar, anywhere.”

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Notes The mixologists at the Peacock Room Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in New Orleans created this recipe. Notes Heather Blanchard, lead bartender at The Pool Club at Virgin Hotels, created this recipe. Notes The mixologists at Tujagues restaurant in New Orleans created this recipe. Pour Midori syrup into rocks glass.

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Simple Syrup Tinctures Liqueur Brandy 73

Bar Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

ONE of Edinburghs leading bartenders has beaten off tough competition to take home first place at the fourth annual Great Honkaku Shochu & Awamori Contest, organised by the UK Bartenders’ Guild and sponsored by the Japanese Sake & Shochu Makers Association.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2025

Dayton Owens, master mixologist, Vintage Vino , Kissimmee, Fla. Mike Lam, head mixologist, The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen , NYC If youre new to the whiskey world, Roe & Co. Mickey Stevenson, lead bartender, Four Walls , Nashville The Glenlivet 12-Year Single Malt. Blended Irish Whiskey is a great starter option.

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VinePair

MARCH 3, 2025

Alexandria Bowler , lead bartender at Emerils in New Orleans , says she has a soft spot for Spanish brandies produced with a solera system. Cocktail Mavens, Tinkerers, and Taters Lean In As if to prove it can work its magic in just about any context, the solera method has become a darling among ambitious mixologists.

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Brandy Whiskey Infusions Wine 81

VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In between signature recipes and interviews with the city’s leading bartenders, this book provides a detailed rundown of the city’s best sips and views. Instead, they will be mixing more drinks at home — and The Home Bartender: 200+ Cocktail Made with Four Ingredients or Less by Shane Carley can help. Price: $17.49

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APRIL 17, 2025

Christopher Langowski, lead bartender, RosaNegra Miami , Miami Egg whites! Yasser Smith, lead mixologist, MIMI Chinese Miami , Miami Easily the double wet/dry shake. You shake everything with ice first to chill the drink, then strain out the ice and shake again without it.

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VinePair

MARCH 27, 2025

He is currently a semi-retired bartender, puppet show host, and, most importantly, a stay-at-home dad. Today, Kellie Thorne is the Global Headquarters Bar and Mixology Lead for Suntory Global Spirits in NYC. But 16 years ago, she was a lead bartender in Georgia. Davids 5-year-old daughters favorite food is sardines.

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