The Cocktail Lovers

APRIL 11, 2025

And while the emphasis at Flauer Alassio 2025 might appear to be on chefs, dishes and restaurants, this was the first year the event also welcomed in spirits, bars and bartenders to explore the increasingly important role edible flowers are playing in cocktails. Even after just a few minutes the change in taste was incredible.

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Gin Infusions Mixologist Bartender 104

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

On my first trip to San Sebastian, in Basque country, in 2010, I absolutely fell in love with the city, the culture, the food, the drink,” says O’Brien, a New York City–based wine and spirits importer, industry veteran, and developer of products, including Tximista vermouth.

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Wine Aperitif Bartender Bartending 214

VinePair

JULY 1, 2024

From 2010 to 2022, case sales skyrocketed from 9,000 to 390,000. In 1860, Campari hit Italian bars and shops and won the favor of locals who admired its bitter, herbal profile in cocktails like the Negroni and the Americano , both of which were introduced at Caffè Campari. shores in 2006 — when it did, it sparked a craze.

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Liqueur Bitters Alcohol Bar 105

Bar Magazine

JULY 16, 2024

Oriole will open in The Yards, Covent Garden – the second permanent iteration of the award-winning cocktail bar. The new Oriole will draw on the success of the team’s research and development pop-up, PRELUDE by Oriole, to this time open as both a bar and restaurant.

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Aperitif Signature Cocktails Bar Tequila 52

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If Digestif, aperitif, cold weather cocktail, warm weather refreshment. If the recipe has orange or pineapple juice in it, walk away.

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Simple Syrup Gin Tequila Rum 122

Tales of the Cocktail

MARCH 1, 2024

Their books include Champagne Cocktails, Deans of Drink, The Soul of Brasil, Spirit of the Cane, The Mixellany Guide to Vermouth and Other Aperitifs , the two-volume award-winning Spirituous Journey: A History of Drink , and most recently The Distiller of London.

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Aperitif Hospitality Club Gin 52

VinePair

MARCH 31, 2024

Innovation is a hallmark of mixologist Hiroyasu Kayama’s work at Tokyo’s acclaimed Bar Ben Fiddich. Considered one of the world’s best bars, a near-impossible reservation grants access to an intimate parlor room in one of Shinjuku’s countless commercial buildings.

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Aperitif Bitters Tiki Liqueur 96