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14 things we discovered at Flauer Alassio 2025

The Cocktail Lovers

Flauer Alassio 2025 is a unique event, exploring edible flowers, wild herbs, food sustainability and mixology. No, neither had we until local bartender Leonardo Quartero explained it was a regional cake made with extra-virgin olive oil. And a whole lot more. We came to Flaurer Alassio with high expectations. As for those cocktails 2.

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Colin Asare-Appiah Is Reshaping the Bar World

Imbibe Magazine

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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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance

VinePair

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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Mellow Corn: The Bottom Shelf Whiskey With a Cult Following

VinePair

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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Celebrating Black History Month with Beats, Bars & Bourbon

Tales of the Cocktail

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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Meet Chilled 100 Member Carlos Ruiz

Chilled Magazine

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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GSN Announcement: America’s Top Bartenders and Hospitality Buyers to Judge 2025 Bartender Spirits Awards

Good Spirits News

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.