Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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. The line of brandies from Serbia launched in the U.S.

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VinePair

JUNE 30, 2025

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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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

These days, the NoMad LA alum has been traveling and judging Diageo’s World Class competitions, which he won in 2021. I did a green tea yuzu highball because I thought it was a great example of the fusion style of Asian flavors versus modern techniques that Wolfgang uses a lot.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Taking Time to Develop The seeds for the ideas that took root to become the menu at Clemente were planted in 2021 when Chef Humm removed all animal products from the menus at EMP. The miso syrup is married with vodka, maraschino, fennel liqueur, cherry blossom vermouth, and Vin Santo del Chianti.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 30, 2024

[ Note : This article has been updated from a previous 2021 version.] HOLD THE BASE SPIRIT: MAKING BEVERAGES INTERESTING WITHOUT LIQUOR SODA WATER AND BITTERS As someone whose go-to drink is a whiskey highball , an easy substitute is to skip the alcohol and simply combine soda water (or tonic if youre a gin and tonic drinker) and bitters.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Modeled after a 1920s train car, Platform 18 serves cocktails like The Gibson Girl (gin or vodka, dry vermouth, sake, orange bitters, and lemon oil) and 54th Street Club (popcorn-infused reposado tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, togarashi, and pandan). Highball’s Land of Mountains. UnderTow is a tiki bar with tropical drinks.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

” Holiday Potluck This year marks the third year the bar has created holiday-specific menus since it reopened in 2021. Vodka infused with dill, celery, and mustard seed and dry vermouth infused with mustard results in a spot-on recreation of the potluck staple’s flavors in this delicious riff.

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