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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

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But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift. No craft cocktail bar should ever use it. It’s squatty and cumbersome.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Rye That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar?

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Here are some of their favorites, both new to the world and new to their back bars. Abigail Gullo, creative director, Loa Bar International House Hotel , New Orleans “We like the WhistlePig brand and their eclectic ways of making rye whiskeys, especially the PiggyBack Rye for cocktails or the 12 Year Old World Rye for sipping.

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BevX 2024: The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar Make Tiki Cocktail Magic

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The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel, which first opened its doors in 1945, has long been a Tiki institution and immersive experience. The hotel recently decided it was time for a major drink menu overhaul for Tonga Room, a BevX 2024 winner for Innovative Independent.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Whiskey Cocktail? (2024)

VinePair

Weve added a seasonal take on the Vieux Carr to the menu at The Bar Downstairs to spotlight this cocktail and offer something new to our customers palates. Mike Lam, head mixologist, The Bar Downstairs and Kitchen , NYC An Old Pal is a very underrated cocktail thats been around for a long time. 2024) appeared first on VinePair.

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Global bar icons announce new bar Montana, opening in Hong Kong

Australian Bartender

(Image: Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale, provided) Two of the Worlds most acclaimed bartenders and long-time friends, Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale, are joining forces this year to launch Montana, a new bar set to open in Hong Kong, mid 2025. With Antinori best known for, Bar Leone, Hong KongNo.2,

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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community

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In 2002, while he was working at LAB Bar in London, the late Ghanaian mixologist Douglas Ankrah invented a modern cocktail classic: the Pornstar Martini. More than two decades later, the drink remains a global sensation, inspiring countless riffs and internet searches (it was the most Googled cocktail of 2024).

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BevX 2024: Hilton For The Win

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Its more recent program spotlights current trends and seasonality, among other factors, and has earned Hilton the Best Overall recognition in the 2024 BevX Awards. Within the same hotel brand, each property has a unique restaurant and/or bar concept, often multiple within the same property. At the Waldorf Astoria Washington, D.C.,