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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. Proper Sake, The Diplomat Junmai Ginjo Yamahai A longtime chef with an interest in the alchemy of fermentation, Byron Stithem founded Proper Sake in 2016. See drinkorigami.com for distribution.

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Gift Idea: Barkeep 2: The Art of Mixology, Bar & Cocktails Book

Chilled Magazine

Božović has been a bartender at some of the country’s most awarded bars for over two decades. When I was starting to be a bartender, there wasn’t a lot of material available for me to learn from; I would have friends from the U.S. Barkeep one was released in 2016. send me CDs and any book I could learn from.

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Bartenders With International Acclaim Find New Life in NYC

VinePair

That branch, on Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side, lasted until 2016. For the head bartender, they tapped Nathalie Durrieu. The article Bartenders With International Acclaim Find New Life in NYC appeared first on VinePair. The group made its first charge at the market in 2012. But the ECC team long had other plans in mind.

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Remembering Steven Liles

Imbibe Magazine

In 2017, Steven Liles—a career bartender then working at Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco—was named Bartender of the Year as part of that year’s Imbibe 75. Liles, who passed away this week after a brief and sudden illness, was a bartender’s bartender. I interviewed Steven Liles for that Imbibe 75 issue on October 5, 2016.

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Drink of the Week: Ancho Reyes Barrica Chile Ancho Liqueur

Imbibe Magazine

Like a chef in the kitchen with a new ingredient, bartenders take no small amount of delight in experimenting with a new cocktail component. The Ancho Reyes chile liqueurs (both the original Ancho Chile , released in 2012, and the Verde in 2016) have become industry favorites for crafting complex drinks, as our own recipe gallery can attest.

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Where to Drink in Indianapolis

Imbibe Magazine

It’s no surprise that Indy’s fellow bartenders are fans of the space. Opened in 2016 in Fountain Square, Square Cat has since been named one of the best record stores in the country by Vinyl Me, Please magazine. Photo by Mallory Talty; bartender Niki Royal at The Inferno Room.

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The Art of Mixology: Fat Washing

Chilled Magazine

Photos by Paul Chang Whether you are a seasoned bartender or a curious enthusiast, join us as we raise our spirits to the creative union of ingredients and technique and delve into what makes a great drink unforgettable. In 2000, I started in the industry as a bartender at Kirin’s Hartland Bar in Tokyo.

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