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Thinking Differently: Neuorodivergent Bartenders Thrive Behind the Stick

VinePair

If their internal wiring leads them to hyperfocus on tasks, whipping up 12 different drinks with demanding specs while fielding a half-dozen new drink orders could be as effortless as making a single Vodka Soda. When Emmanuelle Garcia took on the role of bar manager for The Waiting Room in Durham, N.C.,

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Gin Trends in 2024

Cheers

Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. In fact, the Bacardi Global Consumer Survey finds that the Gin & Tonic is the top bar call for 2024, beating out the Mojito at #2 and the Margarita at #3. Aviation American gin, founded in 2006, was bought by Diageo in 2020.

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

VinePair

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 The color is a bonus.”

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Colin Asare-Appiah Is Reshaping the Bar World

Imbibe Magazine

Its been a marathon, not a sprint for him, says Shannon Fischer, a publicist who first met Asare-Appiah when he was brand ambassador for ULuvka vodka in the late aughts. After the social awakening of 2020 and George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, people started paying more attention. For me, its been long overdue, the recognition.

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How Bar Louie Bounced Back

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Things were not looking great for Bar Louie in early 2020. But Bar Louie quickly and quietly emerged from bankruptcy in June 2020, after secured lender Antares Capital LP purchased the company and acquired $82.5 By 2019, Bar Louie was trying to sell itself but failed to make a deal. million of debt.

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