VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

When you talk to someone in the bar or booze industry about “Hey Bartender,” Douglas Tirola’s 2013 documentary chronicling the 21st century rebirth and rise of the American cocktail scene, one specific quote from the film is likely to be mentioned. The film was cinema vérité. “We But it will be on my resume.”

Craft Cocktails

VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

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.

Bartending

VinePair

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When downtown Los Angeles’s storied craft speakeasy, The Varnish, announced that July 3 would be its final night of service after 15 years, it sent shockwaves through the cocktail world. Regulars and former Varnish bartenders lined up to squeeze once more into the booths for a final Bartender’s Choice.

Hospitality

VinePair

APRIL 16, 2024

So what is it about this versatile formula that keeps bartenders and barflies coming back? Ten , Diageo World Class, and formerly the first female senior bartender at the Savoy’s American Bar since Ada Coleman more than 100 years ago. That changed as the cocktail renaissance grew along with the popularity of the Last Word.

Liqueur

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

From crafting cocktails to shaping the next generation of bartenders, Jessica Christensen blends creativity and passion as the Lead Mixologist at Graton Resort & Casino. Jessica also runs the Bartending School at Graton, teaching, mentoring, and helping new bartenders grow in the craft.

Mixologist

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The light bulb went off in 2009 and two years later, in 2011, they would partner with Munemasa Shuzo Co. Working with local farmers, Mizu is crafted in the traditional honkaku style through a single distillation designed to better capture the natural essence and richness of the harvest with a greater complexity great for craft cocktails.

Simple Syrup

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Cocktail recommendation: Old Fashioned. [ BUY IT NOW FROM AMAZON ] Scrappys Bitters – Black Lemon Bitters Miles Thomas, a bartender in Seattle, started Scrappys Bitters because he wanted better bitters for his drinks. BUY IT NOW FROM AMAZON ] Hella Cocktail Co. Cocktail recommendation: Gin & Tonic.

Bitters