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Say Hello to New York Bartender Week

Imbibe Magazine

Decades after New York City kickstarted the cocktail renaissance, its home state finally gets a weeklong event for bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. The event also invites sports bars, dive bars, hotel bars, and restaurant bars—not just craft cocktail bars—outside of New York City to participate.

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The 2024 Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge Names a U.S. Winner

Imbibe Magazine

Umeshu, my hometown aperitif drink, represents the warmth of the home that I miss. The Italian aperitif signifies my new life and chosen family in New York City. “The Prologue is inspired by the opera’s opening scene and the opera music, ‘Home Sweet Home,’ and my New York City story,” says Yamamoto.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

events helped to shape the cocktails of today. The first indication of wine appears in 5,000 BCE, and the word “aperitif” first shows up in writing in the 5th century CE. This culture virtually ended after major events like World War I, the flu pandemic, prohibition, the great depression, and World War II.

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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

We committed to doing something crazy for date night, so we like to make a big event out of it,” Sinsabaugh Pick says. With the financial security, improved taste (and abandonment of heedless binging) of adulthood, pregaming was subsumed by its more glamorous adult cousin: the aperitif. I usually only see one drink I like.”

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Drink in History: Lucien Gaudin

Chilled Magazine

In Antwerp 1920, he secured two silver medals in the team foil and team épée events. The drink also begs for experimentation with different bitter aperitifs, like St. Gaudin’s most notable success came during the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics. The Cocktail: A Tribute in a Glass. gin ½ oz.

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BevX 2024: Hilton For The Win

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Each program focuses on four key venues: Bars, Restaurants, Grab & Go and Catering & Events. Hilton also offers 21 alcohol-free replacement brands covering imported beer, craft beer, sparkling and still wine, tequila, bourbon/whiskey, rum, gin and even cordial, aperitif and vermouth categories. “We

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE: Dinner at Le Moo Hosted by Courvoisier

Chilled Magazine

With many rooms, the restaurant is a great place to reserve meetings and special events space. It is a light and bright Aperitif for cocktails such as a classic cocktail –Manhattan. Dinner Menu Oh my, from start to finish, every dish hits its mark. Entrée—4 choices. Their understanding and pride in their brands were undeniable.

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