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5 to Try: American-Made Sake

Imbibe Magazine

35, tippsysake.com Den, Yamada Nishiki, Red Label Junmai Ginjo Yoshihiro Sako was a longtime bartender and sake sommelier. Founded in 2015, Sequoia Sake specializes in these lively, unpasteurized sakes that highlight the brews fruity notes. The Den brand is truly small-batch sake, says Sullivan, recommending the Red Label Junmai Ginjo.

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Club Suntory: Raising the bar in hospitality

Australian Bartender

Originating in the 1980s, Club Suntory was the cornerstone of the bartending community until 2015, and helped drive the careers of industry leaders like Tim Philips-Johansson, Jessica Arnott, Gorge Camorra and Simon McGoram.

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Buffalo Trace Launches Sazerac Rye 100 Proof, ‘Crafted For Cocktails’

The Whiskey Wash

Credit: Buffalo Trace Distillery Buffalo Trace Distillery has unveiled a new 100-proof version of its flagship Sazerac Rye whiskey, targeting bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts who demand higher-strength spirits for mixed drinks. Category sales have grown steadily since 2015, driven largely by cocktail-focused consumption in urban markets.

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The 7 Best Ryes to Gift This Holiday (2024)

VinePair

One of the best rye whiskeys tasted at VinePair this year, Wild Turkey released Triumph in June 2024 as the second installment of its exploratory Masters Keep series that initially launched in 2015. At 10 years old, the whiskey is the oldest age-stated rye in the Kentucky-based brands portfolio.

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10 Years After His Passing, Sasha Petraske Still Lives On

VinePair

21, 2015, Sasha Petraske — the visionary bar owner who built the foundations of contemporary cocktail culture through seminal bars like Milk & Honey, Little Branch, The Varnish, and Dutch Kills — unexpectedly passed at the far-too-young age of 42. The kindness and grace he showed with that story has stuck with me. It just was not in him.

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Hong Kong's nightlife: the best discos and night clubs

Nightlife City Guide

In 2015, Sugar was also appointed one of the best restaurants for Hong Kong outdoor dinner. Bartender love beer as much as guests, which favors excellent conversations, and modern Tap pub food is delicious - in particular the Sandwich Siu Yuk Cuban, prepared with crispy bacon and craftsmanship with the taste of freshly baked beer.

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The Definitive Timeline of Bourbon ‘Taters’

VinePair

Tater Season Premieres By 2015, the start of fall had been dubbed “ Tater Season.” Tater TED Talks In 2016, at the Bar Institute, a bartender trade show in Baltimore, longtime bourbon collector and Louisville bar owner Matthew Landan presented a seminar titled “Underground Whiskey: How to Navigate the Collector’s Market for Fun and Profit.”

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