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Bartenders Love to Hate Espresso Martinis. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t

VinePair

In October 2021, New York Magazine’s Grub Street published a piece titled “‘No More Espresso Martinis!’ Why bartenders hate the hottest drink on the planet.” The 10-paragraph article went all in on the beloved cocktail, featuring gripe after gripe from NYC bartenders apparently fed up with the drink’s popularity.

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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community

Imbibe Magazine

Edgar Davies (left), bar manager at Front/Back Accra at a pop-up at Talking to Strangers in Cape Town. Richie Barrow, general manager of the Nairobi-based Tribe Hotel , is helping to spearhead the upcoming Kenya Bartender Week. 19 , and founder of the Accra Bar Show.

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Meet the Winner and Finalists of VinePair’s Best New Bartender Competition

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Louis’s New Society was crowned VinePair’s Best New Bartender of 2025. Ultimately, Pedraza clinched the win with her presentation, unexpected flavor combinations, and reimagination of a beloved bar staple. After a meeting and tough deliberation, the judges announced Pedraza as VinePair’s inaugural Best New Bartender.

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Colin Asare-Appiah Is Reshaping the Bar World

Imbibe Magazine

Asare-Appiah, who began his career as a bartender, is trade director of multicultural and LGBTQ advocacy at Bacardi. He was promised work as a bartender if he returned the following summer. In London, he got a job at Beach Blanket Babylon, a stylish bar in Notting Hill. Colin has always been the host bartender, says Ford.

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Featured Bartender; Bethany Alyssa Nardi

Bartender.com

Featured Bartender; Bethany Alyssa Nardi Hawks Restaurant Granite Bay, California Bethany’s maiden initials are BAR so it seems it was always meant to be. In 2011, she started bartending at a corporate restaurant called Red Robin. She was obsessed with being behind the bar!

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

VinePair

Bartenders can simplify this process, which makes perfect sense. After all, they tend to enjoy educating curious customers about the new labels hanging out on their back bars. With that in mind, we asked 11 bartenders what new bourbons have found a home at their watering holes. Great for shaken and stirred drinks, it’s 115.1

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Kayla Saito: From Nashville to koji fermentation classes, this is one bar professional making a stamp on the industry

Australian Bartender

I remember really wanting to learn about bartending when I was in high school and I actually went to a bartending course in a bowling alley in Nashville, Tennessee when I was 17. She finds the competition process very valuable and would encourage other bartenders to push past any reservations they may have to reap the rewards.

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