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Crafting Exceptional Cocktails with Bartender Adam Fournier

Chilled Magazine

Fournier has competed in prestigious events such as Heaven Hills Bartender of the Year and the Remy Martin Sidecar Competition and was named Diageo World Class US Bartender of the Year in 2021, placing in the Global Top 5. It combines Fords London Dry Gin with a house blend of four different vermouths, quinquina, and sherry.

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From Bartender to Global Mixologist Icon—Meet Eric Van Beek

Chilled Magazine

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Van Beek teamed up with Marcos Di Battista and Rodrigo Urraca to open Handshake Bar in April 2021, which quickly became renowned for its innovative cocktail offerings and earning the title of the #1 bar, as ranked by the Worlds 50 Best Bars.

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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!’ It ranked sixth in 2021, slipped to No. It’s certainly easier than any egg white drink, especially the notorious, shoulder-popping Ramos Gin Fizz. It’s vodka , sugar, coffee liqueur, and espresso.

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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

Vodka, gin and whiskey remain crowd favorites at Travelle Bar in The Langham Chicago hotel, but brandy plays a key role in shaping many of our most celebrated cocktails both classic and contemporary twists, says lead mixologist Joy Rivas.

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

VinePair

Pedraza whipped up a White Negroni -inspired highball with gin, Bitter Bianco, vermouth, raspberry apricots, and grapefruit. In November 2021, she landed a job at Avanzare , an Italian restaurant in Springfield, Mo., VinePair managing editor Tim McKirdy and director of strategy and innovation for Hotaling & Co.

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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. Soon, Simon Ford, then brand ambassador for Plymouth gin, asked him to come to New York to help launch the newly revived brand. He already had legendary status.”

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Is Craft Vodka Ready for Its Moment?

VinePair

About 15 years ago, the nascent craft spirits industry was awash in vodka. A few distillers did make vodka from whole ingredients, including West Virginia’s Smooth Ambler , which used the same mash bill as its wheated bourbon. “We Vodka usually sells because it’s well priced or well marketed and ours was neither.”

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