The Cocktail Lovers

JUNE 11, 2025

A key bar in putting Athens on the map for contemporary cocktail culture it’s picked up its fair share of awards, most recently taking home the World’s Best Spirit Selection presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation in 2024, and is a regular on the World’s 50 Best bars list, currently sitting at No.

Rum

VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Capturing a Moment Even though “Hey Bartender” came out in 2013, the documentary provides a snapshot of the American craft cocktail movement as it was in 2011. But the harshest reviews of the film tended to draw a dividing line: Either you understood the craft cocktail movement, or you didn’t. This was somewhat comprehensible.

Craft Cocktails

VinePair

APRIL 16, 2024

You never have to flip your jigger,” adds Joaquín Simó, a drinks consultant who invented the Naked and Famous in 2011 while bartending at New York City’s Death & Co. Many people think sugar only makes things sweet, but it is a crucial ingredient that adds body, mouthfeel, and viscosity to a cocktail. menu in the fall of 2011.

Liqueur

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Bitters are the salt and pepper of cocktailing, adding that special touch to your favorite drinks but living under the surface. Before bitters became an essential part of cocktail culture, people used them for medicinal purposes. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, you found bitters in pharmacies.

Bitters