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How It Started: Speed Rack

Imbibe Magazine

In addition to creating Speed Rack, they’ve built award-winning bars and cocktail programs, mentored countless bartenders, worked as brand ambassadors, and co-authored, with Megan Krigbaum, A Quick Drink: Winning Cocktails for Every Mood. See a couple of recipes from the book below.) Like, here’s a stage, with women! That changed.

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The Thrilling History of Amusement Park Beers

Imbibe Magazine

Undaunted staffers met with local breweries, eventually partnering with Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing on 2011’s collaborative Horsetail Ale, which celebrated Looff Carousel’s 100th anniversary. Stick to mainstream staples, they said. Local beer would never sell well. For breweries, close proximity to an amusement park also pays dividends.

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Johnnie Walker Colors Explained: The Complete Guide to All Six Whiskies

The Whiskey Wash

Today, it maintains that position – a bold, mixable spirit that bartenders reach for when crafting longer serves. Climbing the Ladder: The Premium Expressions Double Black ($40-50/35-40) arrived in 2011 as Johnnie Walker’s answer to the growing appetite for smoke-forward whiskies.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023! Tasting Breaks with Redbreast and Monin

Chilled Magazine

Sponsored Break with Redbreast ELEVATE bartenders and presenters took a break between seminars to taste Redbreast Whiskey, which is produced by Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard. It is full flavored and complex, with a silky finish that boasts a balance of sherry, spicy, fruity, and toasted notes.

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Raising the Bar: What It Takes To Succeed as a Bartender Today

VinePair

For a brief spell in the late ‘90s I was a lunch bartender at a neighborhood seafood restaurant in New York City. I’d been brought on as a waiter, but the seasoned bar staff, mostly primadonnas who conscientiously objected to daytime bartending, refused to work lunch. I could never be hired to do the same job today.

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The Bartender Magazine Most Influential List is back for 2024! Cast your vote today.

Australian Bartender

We are looking for people from all walks of the Australian bar industry, from owners to designers, bartenders to brand managers, writers to trainers — those who lead the way, who inspire, and who are shaping the future of our industry. 2022 Honorees! Who will make the cut for the Top 100. Who will take out the number one spot this year?

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Featured Bartender; Bethany Alyssa Nardi

Bartender.com

Featured Bartender; Bethany Alyssa Nardi Hawks Restaurant Granite Bay, California Bethany’s maiden initials are BAR so it seems it was always meant to be. In 2011, she started bartending at a corporate restaurant called Red Robin. Luis Garcia and Jamie Wie are my fellow bartenders.