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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. Begonias make an extraordinary gin At their edible flower workshop we met Sylvia Barodi and Marco Rivera, founders of tastee.it. Better still they have turned their attention to producing a gin as Sylvia explained.

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Colin Asare-Appiah Is Reshaping the Bar World

Imbibe Magazine

Soon, Simon Ford, then brand ambassador for Plymouth gin, asked him to come to New York to help launch the newly revived brand. By 2012, he was at Bacardi, one of the largest liquor names in the world. Heavily hyped by the media, Fifteen was always packed. It was then that Asare-Appiahs name began to appear in the papers.

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

VinePair

The line is uttered about one-third into the film by Fords Gin founder Simon Ford: “Bartenders are rockstars that couldn’t be bothered to learn instruments.” It was crazy, but I love him for it.” These names still matter if you’re a cocktail geek, but if you’re actually in the industry, their inclusion resonates on a different level.

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

Good Spirits News

In her current role as the Director of Bar & Spirits at Hogsalt, Chicago, Anna is currently making significant strides in the industry with her inventive approach and a profound understanding of mixology. He has been recognized for his gin expertise by a wide range of publications including GQ and The New York Times.