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Celebrating 15 years of Baba Au Rum with 15 questions for founder Thanos Prunarus

The Cocktail Lovers

It began when i studied hospitality management at the University of Crete. Every bartender wants to open their own bar at some point. And 2013 was our first time on the World’s 50 Best Bars list. We caught up with founder Thanos Prunarus, asking him 15 questions, one for each incredible year. The guests have evolved too.

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Kölsch Crush: The Crowd-Pleasing German Ale Finds a Fresh Following

Imbibe Magazine

I’d rather have three of something than one and not be able to drive,” says Jeff Huss, who opened Huss Brewing with his wife, Leah, in Tempe, Arizona, in 2013. Breweries are now baking kölsch service into taproom hospitality. In putting an order for kölsch, then waiting while a bartender makes cocktails, won’t cut it.

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Where to Drink Like a Local in Paris

Imbibe Magazine

We tapped some of the city’s most talented hospitality pros for their recommendations on where to find Paris’ Olympians of mixology. Start by sharing your go-to cocktail and then witness the spin Bisou bartenders put on it. Its popularity stems from hosting global bartender takeovers that include a local masterclass.

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The Treacherous, Untold Toll Bartending Takes on the Body

VinePair

Allan Katz loves bartending. His decades-long battle with chronic pain didn’t result from a freak accident or a sports injury; it’s the result of over two decades of bartending in craft cocktail bars across the country. The Occupational Hazards of Mixology Bartending can be glamorous.

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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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Next Wave Awards Drinks Professional of the Year: Erick Castro

VinePair

Host of the award-winning podcast “Bartender at Large” is on the list, too, along with co-founder of the popular industry networking event Bartender’s Weekend. But it’s important for me to keep bartending. Gilly’s affords Castro the perfect spot to lean into his bartender designation. His preferred title?

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GSN Alert: 12th Annual Negroni Week hosted Sept. 16-22, 2024

Good Spirits News

The classic Negroni has a storied history from its Italian origin in 1919, when the renowned Count Camilo Negroni asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his favorite cocktail – the Americano – by replacing soda water with a splash of gin. Bartender of the Year from Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, and industry expert Don Lee.