Chilled Magazine

JULY 8, 2024

Opening its doors in 2023, the cocktail den embodies Evan’s vision of a vibrant and high-quality cocktail bar, carefully tailored to meet the desires of its patrons. Drawing from his own experiences, Evan has valuable suggestions for bartenders who harbor dreams of one day opening their own bar.

Barback

VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

So here they are, VinePair’s 50 best spirits of 2023, tasted and ranked. Tanqueray London Dry Gin Poll bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts on their favorite London Dry gin and three names consistently come up: Fords , Beefeater , and Tanqueray. Mix up a dry Martini and you won’t even need a twist garnish.

Gin

Australian Bartender

JUNE 4, 2024

By James Irvine, Group Creative Cocktail Lead, Merivale & 2023 Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Whilst perched at a bar, it is undeniable paying short odds of the inevitability of a guest ordering a Margarita. It’s the world’s most popular cocktail, and for good reason.

Bartending

VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Mule was the third best-selling cocktail of 2023 in the United States, trailing only the Margarita and the Martini, according to NielsenQ (NIQ) data compiled from more than 10,000 independent and chain restaurants and bars. I had a woman tonight order a Caramel Mule,” one bartender wrote two years ago on the bartending subReddit.

Vodka

VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, drinkers really knew what they wanted. Is it possible for other coffee cocktails to take off beyond 2023’s beloved Espresso Martini? Expect to see these fruity, complex builds on more bar menus across the country, with bartenders embracing beloved tropical cocktails — Mai Tai , anyone? — Espresso Martinis ?

Tequila

Bar Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Bartenders from around the world entered for the chance to win an exclusive trip to Scotland Johnnie Walker, the world’s number one Scotch Whisky, has announced the winners of its second Black Label Global Bartender Challenge. It is truly humbling and I want to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone involved.

Bartending

Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Here are eight cocktails we like for this year, and here’s a look back at the 2023 July 4th drinks. Notes Oscar Garcia, lead bartender at seafood grill Corvina in Boca Raton, FL, created this recipe. Pour into a highball glass filled with ice. Bring on the Pop Rocks garnish for extra sizzle!) Pour into Collins glass.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

MARCH 19, 2024

The other co-owner, Jacob Mentel, made his bones at places like Polite and Youngblood , which landed on the list of North America’s 50 Best Bars in 2023. We as bartenders don’t really have to educate anymore. As it grows, a concurrent question is also arising: Isn’t an upscale dive bar just… a bar? Where Did This Come From?

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2024

and a few mocktails that hit our radar in 2023. Notes Morgan Styers, lead bartender of Merchant & Trade in the Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel in Charlotte, NC, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice. Here are 10 we like for this year (so far!) Seedlip Aromatic #94 ¾ oz.

Mocktails

Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The nature of gin, being a complex blend of herbs, spices and fruits, makes it one of the most playful and versatile spirits in our bartenders’ toolkit. in May 2023, has secured a significant national distribution agreement within the U.S. Sometimes you need to add a touch of navy strength [gin] in a citrus cocktail or a fizz.”

Gin

Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

and a few mocktails that hit our radar in 2023. Notes Morgan Styers, lead bartender of Merchant & Trade in the Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel in Charlotte, NC, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice. Here are 10 we like for this year (so far!) Seedlip Aromatic #94 ¾ oz.

Mocktails

Bartender.com

APRIL 8, 2024

The challenge invites bartenders from around the world to create an original and unique aperitivo cocktail inspired by any form of art and crafted using the irreplaceable ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto. The U.S.

Aperitif

Bartender.com

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Given how regularly this herb appears in people’s kitchens, Cilantro is poised to win over home mixologists as well as world-class bartenders. In 2023, Empirical moved to Brooklyn, New York and is now led by founder Lars Williams. This method delivers a premium spirit at an accessible price point. Garnish with the lime wheel.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You’re a bartender or home bar enthusiast who just made a spirit infusion. However, the infusions dominating the current cocktail bar scene are elevated ingredients made by creative, forward-thinking bartenders as a way to riff on classic builds. Congratulations! Or you’re a college kid who just made jungle juice.

Infusions

Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

WORLD BARTENDER DAY | FEBRUARY 24 th A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE CRAFT. A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE BARTENDER. A DAY DEDICATED TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST PROFESSIONS There are an amazing 130 finalists The Perfect Blend Cocktail Competition (2023/24) : the biggest year yet! Which bartenders are representing your State?

Bartending

VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

By the time Booker and Dax closed in 2016, I was the head bartender, and I spent the next year at the NoMad learning to make a lot of very good drinks very quickly. Dave Arnold and Don Lee then opened Existing Conditions in 2018, and I will eternally be grateful that they saw fit to bring me on as head bartender.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

Average price: $30 Rating: 89 See Review Teremana Small Batch Tequila Blanco Embraced by bartenders and unstuffy agave enthusiasts, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Teremana is no run-of-the-mill celebrity tequila. Mix in highballs or spirit-forward stirred drinks. Neat, rocks, or cocktails, this blanco will bring a smile to your face.

Tequila

VinePair

MAY 19, 2024

In quintessential Liquid Death fashion, the brand launched an iced tea-lemonade hybrid in 2023 and dubbed it Armless Palmer, a nod to the beverage named for the late golfing legend. Even though we know which bartenders invented certain drinks, it’s not like Sam Ross collects royalties on every Penicillin served across the globe.

Stout

Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Im impressed every day by the knowledge and the thirst for knowledge that bartenders have across the city, he says. Since opening in 2019, Century Grand has been ranked among The Worlds 50 Best Bars and was named Bar of the Year at Tales of the Cocktails 2023 Spirited Awards. Highball’s Land of Mountains.

Highball

Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

Today, he serves as the Assistant Director of Mixology, with his creativity and influence extending to the global bar scene, evidenced by his award for International Bartender of the Year in 2023 at the Tales of the Cocktails Spirited Awards. We got in touch with NUDE almost two years ago.

Mixology

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

… The ships bartenders made drinks popular at the timeMartinis, Manhattans, Stingers. But the Titanics cargo manifest supports the idea that the ships bartenders made drinks popular at the time Martinis , Manhattans , Stingers. Woolner, it was reported, was drinking hot whiskey and water; others had highballs.

Brandy

Cheers

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Tempo by Hilton made its debut in summer 2023 with the contemporary 661-room Tempo by Hilton Times Square hotel. When presenting the drinks, Tempo bartenders distinguish the alcoholic versions by using a different color cocktail napkin or coaster. This is important to Tempo for a few reasons, Quinn says. “We

IPA

VinePair

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Despite uncertainty regarding the industrys future, though, one thing remained clear this year: Producers, bartenders, and brands alike were willing to do whatever it took to get consumers’ attention. One way to quickly ruin a classic highball? Change the drink entirely and still call it a classic highball.

Highball

VinePair

APRIL 17, 2025

We love it in a refreshing summer highball served with a plump citrus twist. Average price: $28 Rating: 91 See Review Fords Gin Created by former bartender Simon Ford and master distiller Charles Maxwell, Fords has long been beloved by industry pros and is now building a good head of steam among home bartenders.

Gin

VinePair

APRIL 3, 2025

It is overproof, but its extremely soft, says Sarah Morrissey, bar director at Le Veau dOr, where the house Martini cheekily titled our way on the menu calls for 2 and a half ounces of Old Raj to a half-ounce of dry vermouth, and comes with a highball sidecar of vermouth and Vichy water. A lot of bartenders dont know it, either.

Gin

VinePair

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The bar is Tartan House and it opened in the Butchertown neighborhood in August 2023. As for Scotch’s reputation as an aggressive spirit that overwhelms all other components in a drink, some bartenders find that judicious moderation solves that problem. Scotch can be a polarizing flavor.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

After Solomon and Pope’s departure in 2020, the hotel brought on Sanchez, an award-winning bartender and owner of beloved local bar Black Swan Saloon , to reopen the underground cocktail lounge. As the bar’s “cocktail expert” (his official title there), he works with the bartenders on creating the imaginative menus.

Infusions

Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Yelp analyzed the change in consumer searches, comparing September 2023 through August 2024 vs. the 12 months prior. This zero-waste cooking technique will also allow chefs and bartenders to creatively repurpose leftover produce and give it new life.

Zero-Proof