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Bartenders With International Acclaim Find New Life in NYC

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Lyan family of bars (Silver Lyan in D.C., Lyaness in London, Super Lyan in Amsterdam), unveiled Bar Snack in the East Village in November. New city, new business partner, new kind of bar than what Ive usually been known for. That is how Griffiths who parted ways with Mr. Lyan in 2020 describes their new venture.

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Thinking Differently: Neuorodivergent Bartenders Thrive Behind the Stick

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When Emmanuelle Garcia took on the role of bar manager for The Waiting Room in Durham, N.C., A 2020 study published in the journal Nature Communications reported that neurodivergent individuals are three to six times more likely to identify as nonbinary or transgender than their neurotypical counterparts.

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Breweries Are Finding Fertile Partnerships With Gardeners and Plant Collectors

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We’re the alternative hobby store,” says beer and bar manager Tanner Frizsell. In 2020, the conservation-minded brewery partnered with the local chapter of the National Audubon Society to transform the brewery’s Phoenix outpost into a bird-friendly beer garden.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Bourbon That’s Earned a Spot On Your Bar? (2024)

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Specifically, a tasting from their releases in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Alexandra Downing, bar manager, Grey Hen at Century Grand , Phoenix “When anyone asks for a new recommendation lately, I reach for Garrison Brothers Honeydew Bourbon. “We recently started offering a vertical from upstate New York, Widow Jane Vault Edition.

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Gin Trends in 2024

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Queen Restaurant & Lounge in Miami has noticed a gradual increase in the popularity of gin among patrons, says bar manager Karol Ansaldi. Aviation American gin, founded in 2006, got a boost when actor, writer and producer Ryan Reynolds acquired an ownership interest in the brand in 2018; Aviation was acquired by Diageo in 2020.

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It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

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According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Japanese whisky was the fastest-growing luxury spirit from 2015 to 2020, with volume sales increasing 42 percent in that period. Its growth carried into this decade, with the category reporting a 30 percent sales volume increase in 2023 alone. “I

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Next Wave Awards Industry Icon of the Year: Clover Club

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Not long after the success of Flatiron Lounge, Reiner and Fedroff partnered with Audrey Saunders to open Pegu Club (2005-2020), the influential Soho bar where many modern classic cocktails were born. It was “iconic since day one,” Fedroff recalls.

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