Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Soon, Simon Ford, then brand ambassador for Plymouth gin, asked him to come to New York to help launch the newly revived brand. Holmes credits a Cosmopolitan that Asare-Appiah made him with changing his opinion of cocktails.) By 2012, he was at Bacardi, one of the largest liquor names in the world. Hes been there ever since.

Bar

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. A Japanese Gin & Tonic,” they respond, hands already busy prepping the next drink. It’s less the base of a cocktail, and instead used with a little more intention.”

Liqueur

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. Cocktail culture existed in a duality at the time of the film’s release.

Craft Cocktails