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. As for those cocktails 2. When invited to make a cocktail featuring Be!Gin

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

And then Payman said, “Japanese barware is really popular right now with the bartending community.” A lot of things were going on in the community around 2012. Yoko and I had just moved back to the Bay Area, and we were like, “Let’s try to make this even bigger, but still try to keep it ad free.”

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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. The rest of this story should be read at maximum volume.)

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Vasco Surry Hills 421 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills, 2010 Vasco Newtown 2-4 O’Connell St, Newtown, 2042 @vasco.sydney Photography shot on location at Surry Hills by Christopher Pearce Since 2012, the iconic VASCO bar has been a staple of Sydney’s dive scene. The original Vasco opened back in 2012 in Surry Hills.

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Good Spirits News

AUGUST 26, 2024

50 modern Tequila cocktail recipes from today’s top bartenders round out the presentation. is the re-imagining and expansion of Tomas’ seminal 2012 book The Tequila Ambassador. Even if you already own the 2012 book by Tomas Estes, this new volume is more vibrant, more expansive, more down to earth and more colorful in every way.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The bartender thrusts a Hulk green cocktail into your hands and you take a sip, allowing the melon-flavored concoction to wash over your taste buds. you ask the bartender. “A Now, bartenders are eager to demonstrate that Midori is more than just a one-trick pony. What is this?” But something shifted in the mid-2010s.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Nevertheless, it’s a liquid universally beloved by bartenders and feverishly embraced by a wide swath of American whiskey aficionados. It first grabbed the attention of bartenders as a curiosity; a nearly defunct style of whiskey that’s a cousin of bourbon , with a bit of history and tradition especially with the bonded aspect.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

There are dozens of shooters poured out by bartenders nationwide, and while you might recognize their names, knowing what’s actually in them is another question. This means the shot is a bit of a choose-your-own-adventure situation, with many bartenders and home drinkers touting different versions of the build.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For two years, Max Crane put himself through bartending hell every weekend. “I I worked the bar at a nightclub in San Francisco’s North Beach area,” explains Crane, now the lead bartender at cafe Verdant within the Orange County Museum of Art in Costa Mesa, Calif. to prep for private parties in the space. and opened at 7 a.m.

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Tales of the Cocktail

JANUARY 27, 2025

Examples of past Tales Catalysts include: Lynnette Marrero (2012 Honoree) and Ivy Mix (2014 Honoree) Founders of Speed Rack, an all-female high-speed bartending competition designed to highlight emerging women and femme-identifying talent in the cocktail industry while supporting those impacted by breast cancer.

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VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

Created in 2002 by Toby Maloney — the first bartender Milk & Honey founder Sasha Petraske ever hired — this spring-like gin refresher involves muddled cucumber and lime, brightened by a pinch of salt. You have my word that the bartender will know how to make it. The Green Giant was created by former head bartender Tom Macy in 2012.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Instead, there is a small handful of expressions that bartenders gravitate toward based on their individual preferences, whether they lean sweet, spicy, or somewhere in between. 6 Legendary late bartender Gary “Gaz” Regan brought his own orange bitters to the market in 2005. Breaux in 2012. Regans’ Orange Bitters No.

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Tales of the Cocktail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In 2012, Steve also Co-Founded AIMBA, an innovative after-school enrichment program that combines sports athletics, and academics through basketball I.Q. Being a bartender IS a career, and this trio wants the world to understand that better. “We exercises and skills development training.

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VinePair

JUNE 24, 2024

Tecate debuted America’s first canned Michelada in 2012, while 2014 saw Modelo roll out Chelada Especial, made with tomatoes, salt, and lime. “We In 2007, Miller Brewing (now part of Molson Coors Beverage Company) introduced the bottled “chelada style” Miller Chill, flavored with lime and salt, which remains popular in Australia.

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VinePair

AUGUST 25, 2024

Patrón: ‘Bartender’ (T Pain ft. That he is: he’s one of two rappers whose net worth has hit the $1 billion mark, and that remarkable sum is due in part to his partial ownership of the D’Ussé Cognac brand, which launched in 2012.

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Taste Tequila

JULY 14, 2020

For the past several years we’ve been conducting blind tasting events for bartenders, aficionados, and casual tequila fans. We are talking about 100% agave tequilas, not flavored tequilas, or tequilas that contain more than 1% by volume, which are legally required to be labeled. ** In the 2012 NORMA, section 4.36.1

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

For the first few years of my career as a bartender, I was vehemently anti-garnish. Credit: Jeff Brow As Maison bartenders conceptualize new garnishes, everything has to look like it could be found in nature. The bartenders simply have to practice until they’re excellent. We wanted sort of that cornucopia effect,” he says.

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Bartender.com

MAY 28, 2024

Angel’s Share Bar Details: Location: 8 Stuyvesant Street, New York, NY 10003 Year Established: 1993 Type: Speakeasy Notable Features: Japanese bartending techniques, hidden gem Social Links: Instagram , Yelp Overview: Tucked away in an unmarked location, Angel’s Share is celebrated for its serene ambiance and meticulously crafted cocktails.

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VinePair

JUNE 14, 2024

Mixologists and home bartenders alike soon rushed to their local liquor stores to secure their bottles. See Recipe The Piña Verde Created by Erick Castro at San Diego’s Polite Provisions in 2012, the Piña Verde gives the standard Piña Colada a verdant twist.

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VinePair

MAY 19, 2024

Brown-Forman vs. Lazy Fascist Press Although most cease and desist cases are marked by legal threats and a stern attitude, this incident from 2012 involving Jack Daniel’s and a book cover ranks among one of the more low-key dilemmas. Regardless, Icarus’ brew is a banger, and Hershey didn’t come out of the ordeal looking all that cool.

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Dry Atlas

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s the lens that has informed my roles as a professional chef, sommelier, and bartender since the beginning of my career in 2001. In 2012, I started Alice & the Magician flavor labs where I used that library to design flavor and aroma products like drinks and cocktail mists.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Asare-Appiah, who began his career as a bartender, is trade director of multicultural and LGBTQ advocacy at Bacardi. He was promised work as a bartender if he returned the following summer. We basically trained the next generation of bartenders, he says. Colin has always been the host bartender, says Ford.

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Dry Atlas

APRIL 24, 2024

Back in 2012, after a crazy night with 20 drinks, I felt fine the next day. When hanging out with friends in Manhattan or Brooklyn back in 2012, you were lucky to find a ginger beer. It was trial and error, talking to top bartenders, and getting inspiration because I love drinks and I love food. That was alarming.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

Since arriving in the United States from the Philippines in 2012, I have dedicated my career to the hospitality industry, gaining a wealth of experience across multiple roles. My journey has taken me from hosting and serving to bartending, where I discovered my passion for crafting exceptional experiences.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Email: carlos@drinkmiraflores.com We ask Carlos about his bartending background and his road to starting Miroflores. What inspired you to become a bartender? Who has been most influential in your development as a bartender? Do you have any advice for novice/ at home bartenders? My uncle Carlos Alberto Ruiz.

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VinePair

MAY 21, 2025

Vibrant in color, these drinks had a reputation for low-quality ingredients and generally unbalanced flavor profiles, so bartenders were quick to pivot away from them once the cocktail revolution rolled around. But in 2012, Midori slowly started reentering the cocktail conversation. Whats old can always be made new again.

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 27, 2025

The Bartender Spirits Awards is excited to announce the panel of esteemed bartenders and hospitality buyers who will serve as judges for the 2025 competition. The 2025 Bartender Spirits Awards , hosted in Chicago, has become a vital platform for recognizing the finest spirits for on-premise consumption in bars, restaurants, and hotels.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 16, 2025

Pink House Alchemy launched in 2012, with Lawsons syrups, shrubs, and bitters gaining fans in the beverage industry. I figured Id let the bartender or barista be creative with it. While working a farmers market booth for a coffee roaster, Lawson decided she could improve upon the artificial syrups.

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VinePair

MAY 12, 2025

By 2012, there were nine Milk Bar locations serving cereal milk soft serve alongside various other desserts and Tosi was a James Bear Award-winning chef. Sure, some bartenders held onto their Froot Loop- and Cinnamon Toast Crunch-infused creations, but for the most part cereal milk remained a thing of the past until now.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The impressive bartenders on Celebrity Cruises are trained to craft the best cocktails, as well as offering world-class customer service. Each Celebrity Cruises ship is home to numerous bars that cater to the needs and wants of every passenger.

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VinePair

MARCH 3, 2025

Since Hillrocks first solera release in 2012, several more U.S. Alexandria Bowler , lead bartender at Emerils in New Orleans , says she has a soft spot for Spanish brandies produced with a solera system. We were amazed the process hadnt been used for aging American whiskeys before. Beam Distilling Co.

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Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It’s a bit of a cliche—I followed a girl across the state, had a really average crack at studying, worked at some bog-standard pubs, and inevitably walked into a heaving Shady Pines Saloon one night in 2012. I wanted in, so I immediately dropped everything and pursued a career in bartending, which I am sure made my parents very proud.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Lore decrees that this drink was invented in 1987 at the Peanut Farm bar in Anchorage, Alaska, by a bartender named Dave Schmidt. Among the fascinating things about cocktail names is that theyre almost always grassroots creationsa bartender, or maybe a customer, tosses out a possible name. Let us say a few words about the Duck Fart.

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 24, 2025

2022), The Manhattan (2016), To Have and Have Another (2012), and A Drinkable Feast (2018), the latter the winner of the 13th Annual Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits at the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail Festival in 2019. Philip Greene is the author of Cheers!

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VinePair

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Average price: $33 St-Germain Described as bartenders ketchup, this elderflower liqueur has the ability to improve countless drinks, especially those made with clear spirits. Fast forward to 2012, and Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur made its debut on the U.S. bartenders increasingly adopting this liqueur.

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VinePair

JANUARY 29, 2025

Gold, If Youve Got It In How to Write Groundhog Day , screenwriter Danny Rubins 2012 book on his penning of the movie, he doesnt mention sweet vermouth once in the books 278 pages, even if he references that scene in the books opening epigraph. (To For what its worth, we dont actually see what brand of sweet vermouth the bartender pours.

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