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. Then Marco, my husband, wanted to try putting our begonias into a gin.

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Gin Infusions Mixologist Bartender 104

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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Bar Liquor Bartender Bartending 206

Chilled Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Christoph Dornemann, Head Bartender at Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, began his career in the industry waiting tables at a Vietnamese restaurant in 2010. He transitioned to fine dining in 2012 at Brennan’s.

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Bar Head Bartender Brandy Bartender 244

Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

And the best source for a recommendation on where to grab a great drink is from bartenders themselves. “We says Amanda Sierra, a veteran of Tucson’s hospitality scene with more than 30 years in the city, and currently a bartender at cocktail bar SideCar. The hard part is not putting everything on the list!” Exo Roast Co.

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Craft Cocktails Beer Bar IPA 281

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 A Japanese Gin & Tonic,” they respond, hands already busy prepping the next drink. What is this?” But something shifted in the mid-2010s.

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Liqueur Nightclub Bartender Bartending 105

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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Craft Cocktails Bartender Bartending Bar 98

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 bar is on No. 45 at this point.)

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Bar Club Muddling Gin 106