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PDT’s Jeff Bell Creating Cocktails For Waldorf Astoria NY

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Waldorf Astoria New York has enlisted Jeff Bell , managing partner of speakeasy Please Dont Tell (PDT), to develop the cocktail program at the hotels iconic Peacock Alley Bar, as well as its signature restaurant Lex Yard. Jeff Bell, managing partner of New York speakeasy Please Dont Tell (PDT).

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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly

Imbibe Magazine

What started as a YouTube series from actor-turned-bartender Leandro DiMonriva on the history and craft behind classic cocktails has transformed into an ever-expanding encyclopedia of bartending expertise. But we did want to be the most comprehensive cocktail channel on YouTube. We wanted to be the most well-informed.

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Where to Drink Like a Local in Paris

Imbibe Magazine

And who better to point you in the right direction than those leading the charge on Paris’ increasingly notable cocktail culture? Bisou Nicolas Munoz, who had previously opened popular cocktail bar Divine, founded this hotspot in the trendy Marais quarter in 2017.

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In NYC, a New Breed of Steakhouse Ups the Cocktail Ante

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Photo Courtesy of Bourbon Steak [link] Incubators of Cocktail Culture From the repeal of Prohibition until the turn of the 21st century, old-school steakhouses were dependable incubators of cocktail culture, even as other types of restaurants gave up on mixed drinks.

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Empirical Launches Groundbreaking New Spirit, Cilantro, and Debuts New Bar, 53 A.D.

Bartender.com

Empirical Cilantro is a bold, innovative spirit set to shake up cocktail culture New York, Sept. Empirical, the iconoclast spirits start-up that has turned heads since its founding in 2017, is releasing a new expression, Cilantro on Oct. 30, 2024 – Flavor, first. in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Strain into a rocks glass with a salt rim.

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The State of American Whiskey in 2024

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Writing this feature in 2024, I’m tempted to recycle a similar piece I did on craft beer circa 2017. But cocktail culture isn’t going anywhere. American whiskey is in a weird place. It’s not uncommon to say that the whiskey industry is five to seven years behind craft beer in terms of trends. whiskey industry? “I

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Is the ‘Flavour Blaster’ a Serious Bartending Tool or an Instagram Gimmick?

VinePair

He had long had a vision for a device that could not only add visual theatrics but also aroma, all without affecting the flavor of the underlying cocktail. By 2017, the trio had created a prototype of the Flavor Blaster, which could trap aromatized vapor within an edible bubble.