VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. What better way to refresh your palate than with cucumber, mint, lime, and gin? Basically, the cocktail is a Gin Mojito.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

I’m biased, of course, because I was head bartender at both bars. When I visit, Theo is working on sub-ingredients — a tincture for a carbonated non-alcoholic cocktail and he’s got multiple Spinzalls set up to clarify strawberries. My time behind bars came to a close, but I never stopped missing those drinks. “Not

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

Janice Bailon, head bartender, Leyenda , Brooklyn The Adonis! Take gin (Hyde Park Swizzle), rum ( Queens Park Swizzle ), tequila or mezcal (Jalisco Swizzle), sherry for low-ABV or Seedlip for no-ABV as examples. It includes gin , velvet falernum , lemon juice, passion fruit pure, and orgeat.

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

One thing everyone seems to agree on: No-/lo-alcohol drinks are here to stay. Jac’s On Bond in New York makes one with Grey Goose vodka, Lustau Blanco, balsamic vinegar, a pinch of salt, and garnished with skewered cherry tomatoes; Casaléna in Los Angeles has a Caprese Martini with gin, tomato, basil, vermouth and tomato celery bitters.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Seeking to find out which drinks deserve to get the axe, we asked bartenders to spill the tea on the orders that make them wince. From an ‘80s staple that reemerged to dizzying popularity to an eight-ingredient alcohol roundhouse known as one of the booziest drinks out there, keep reading to learn which cocktails get the downvote.

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

Even though bartenders have a full arsenal of tools at their disposal, it’s not always wise to assume that they can whip up just about anything imaginable. ” —Tiffanie Barriere, former bartender + cocktail educator, Atlanta “I was asked once by a customer to add gin to his Cuba Libre. .’” What’s next?

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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.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

The cocktail, called “Under the Purple Sea,” looks much better than it tastes — somewhere between an alcohol-spiked Pacific Cooler Capri Sun and Sour Patch Kids watermelon candy. Credit: Adam Reiner “Every cocktail at TGI Fridays is too sweet,” says Izzy Tulloch, the head bartender at Milady’s in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.

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VinePair

JULY 31, 2024

Credit: Tokyo Confidential At Tokyo Confidential , founder Holly Graham leans in even more with the “Glizztini,” a drink including gin , shochu, mezcal, and Lillet Blanc, along with tomato pickle, MSG, and onion brine. Hot dogs and non-beer alcoholic pairings are just salt, fat, acid, and sugar working together in perfect harmony.”

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VinePair

JULY 16, 2024

George’s Valley Gin Empirical Spirits Doritos Nacho Cheese Banhez Destilados de Fruta BroVo Spirits Uncharted Rhapsody American Forest Liqueur Bitter Journey Bing Zhou Mijenta Cristalino Avallen Calvados “The best newly released spirit we’ve added to our bar is Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Nathan Oliver, beverage director, The Benjamin Hollywood , Los Angeles I think shots are great for camaraderie’s sake but I also think there is a want or a need to cool down the alcohol intake. Edward Hardebeck, head bartender, Corima , NYC The trendiest shot right now, in my opinion, would be the Green Tea shot.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 19, 2025

The Hanky Panky is a classic gin cocktail made with just a few ingredients. Ada Coleman invented the Hanky Panky sometime between 1903 and 1926 when she was the head bartender at the American Bar. Coleman, often affectionately referred to as Coley, served up a mix of gin, sweet vermouth and Fernet Branca.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For one, the popularity of low- and no-alcohol drinks remains so strong that theyre no longer a trend but now a menu mainstay for many operators. Spritz-style drinks have also become a year-round menu mainstay, as demand for light, low-alcohol cocktails and interest in Italian aperitivo culture continues.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s all very tantalizing, esoteric, somewhat mysterious stuff and it’s no wonder so many people (myself included) were eager to read more about this far-flung company that was making neither whiskey nor gin nor vodka but, instead, “freeform spirits.” Since you made it this far, it must be because you’re a little curious. .”

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