VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Ten years after “Hey Bartender”’s release captured the movement, we’re still seeing the fruits of such growth: These days, any city large enough to have a professional sports team will have a thriving craft cocktail scene. You could see the respect these craft bartenders had for Carpi and what he was doing,” he says.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

But it was a nightclub mostly, so we weren’t making craft cocktails really. We were churning out vodka Red Bulls to folks lined up 10 deep at the bar. We never wanted to be one of those channels that was, like, melting Jolly Ranchers into watermelons, or dumping vodka and schnapps into a bathtub.

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Cheers

JULY 19, 2024

So when the summer’s hottest pickleball event, the Beer City Open Pickleball Championships , returned to Grand Rapids, MI, from July 9-14, historic downtown hotel Amway Grand Plaza offered several signature pickleball-inspired craft cocktails.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Instead, we’re focusing on our very own bathtub gin ; honestly, it’s basically just infused vodka (not to be confused with flavored vodka). Making gin requires a neutral spirit (in this case, vodka as the base spirit) and juniper– the rest is up to you! 375 ml of good-quality vodka (about 12.5

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2024

Spirits competitions across the world pit the best whiskies, bourbons, tequilas, vodkas, and more against one another. Vodka is the most arduous spirit to judge correctly Good vodka is almost tasteless. We typically taste vodka in the morning after giving judges a vodka 101 refresher course. Find out more here.

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VinePair

MARCH 26, 2024

We’re talking about all- vodka-based Martini menus, shaking drinks that are meant to be stirred, and wine lists championing Napa Cab and Bordeaux over everything else. Meanwhile, in small but rapidly growing cities, we’re seeing craft cocktail bars take off at an unprecedented rate.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These days, every craft cocktail bar has a house spec, if not their very own Martini riff, sometimes tweaked to the point where it no longer resembles the cocktail in its classical guise. Vodka Viability “Gin is a little less forgiving than vodka,” Tecosky says. That’s why feta is a nice balance,” Tecosky says. “It

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VinePair

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It’s part of the Spirit & Mixer, well drink, dive bar canon: Vodka & Soda. Nothing is seen as more basic — in more ways than one — than the Vodka Soda, yet Superbueno ‘s Vodka Y Soda is anything but. There’s vodka and there’s soda in there, sure, but it’s a fruity, spicy flavor bomb.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Brandy isn’t flying off the shelf via individual pours, but guests are enjoying plenty of it through cocktails, says Charles Joly, beverage director of The Riff Raff Room in New York. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We were also able to discover several smaller and regional brands, including Ammunition bourbon and rye; Via Carota craft cocktails; Spritzatto aperitivo; Root Out root beer-flavored whisky; Finvara Irish whiskey; and the Profanity Life family of “Good F*cking” wines and spirits. What’s Stewart’s favorite vodka?

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

So, when management offered to recruit a few bar-curious servers to cover the vacant lunch shifts, I jumped at the opportunity to cut lemon and lime wedges all day in exchange for feeling like I was Tom Cruise in “Cocktail” for a few hours on a Tuesday afternoon. I could never be hired to do the same job today.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

“I think this made people look at Midori again, but this time in relation to the quality of shochu and all these whiskies that weren’t really a thing in the States before the craft cocktail movement.” “As As craft cocktails push the boundaries of what bars can do, bartenders have been able to use Midori in unprecedented ways.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From its four-grain, high-rye, and sherry cask-finished bourbon to its Bespoke Gin (finished in Kentucky rye barrels) and Liddel Vodka (which is filtered through Kentucky limestone) , this distillery has built a reputation for a focus on quality and innovation that truly sets it apart. This article is sponsored by Rabbit Hole.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 31, 2024

The distillery produces small batch, artisanal gin, whiskey, and vodka with ingredients sourced from farms across the state. According to High Bank’s website: “We take the same uncompromised approach when selecting each ingredient to create every plate of food, crafted cocktail, and bottle of High Bank spirits.”

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

EASY NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS Of course, we’re not saying you can’t have a cocktail every now and then, but we’re all about balance here at A Bar Above– Heck, you can use our bar tools to make any sort of mixed drink, so it definitely doesn’t need to have booze in it as far as we’re concerned!

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

Like I mentioned, the craft cocktail movement is mostly to blame for the supply shortage, but it’s a little more complicated than simple supply-and-demand. When the pandemic craziness hit in 2020 and creating great cocktails at home suddenly became all the rage, the sales of Chartreuse skyrocketed.

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VinePair

MAY 22, 2024

That’s when the simple versatility of a grapefruit/tequila highball crossbred with a nascent craft cocktail revival. I love to see the creativity here on this cocktail. I love to see the creativity here on this cocktail,” Suro-Piñera says. The article Do You Even Paloma? She’s team Fresca all the way.

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Advanced Mixology

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This anise-flavored spirit has now been thrust back into the spotlight with the rising popularity of craft cocktails. This article presents seven captivating absinthe cocktails to enliven your bar collection. It artfully blends Absinthe's botanical flavors with the smooth, dry profile of gin, vodka, and vermouth.

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Cocktail Contessa

JULY 8, 2022

I highly recommend reading the article before batching the recipes below because there are just a few caveats that are explained in full in the batching post. About Summer Fruit-Infused Syrups Watermelon Sour Much of the information below is covered in this article about simple syrups. Serve over ice in a rocks glass with a garnish.

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VinePair

MARCH 1, 2024

“Cocktail College” is brought to you by Ketel One Vodka. Certain brands out there, certain vodka brands, want you to believe that these spirits should be flavorless and odorless. But you’re a discerning drinker, “Cocktail College” listener, aren’t you? KETEL ONE Vodka. And hey, why wouldn’t they?

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

Did you know that you can make a cup of coffee iced using a cocktail shaker? This box gift set is a great idea for making iced coffee for the coffee snob in your life– Check out this article from our buddies at Bon Appétit for a starter recipe. Vodka connoisseurs : Grab a bottle of vodka from Loft & Bear.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

Not just a concert bar experience with options like Vodka Soda. We had true craft cocktails, beers, wines, ready-to-drink cocktails—all of the things you would expect at an amazing bar. We built a full-service bar experience in the festival, with two bars on festival grounds: one in general admission and one in VIP.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

This isn’t a trendy craft cocktail bar with mustachioed mixologists and $30 cocktails. 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. Fridays used to be the cocktail bar,” Duff says.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Place We’d Love to Go After a Shift Credit: Employees Only Hadzismajlovic, Kosmas, LaFargue, and Zaric met at Pravda, a Keith McNally-owned Russian bar and restaurant with an emphasis on all things vodka, Martinis, and caviar. It felt like the cocktail industry was on the verge of something transformative.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

-based distillery produces an award-winning bottle of vodka that has the spirits world raving. It’s buttery and vanilla-forward, a great example of “new” vodka with lots of character and– gasp!– – actual flavor (and an excellent gift or the perfect addition to your next cocktail party).

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ’ annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast cites the rise of Latin American spirits and liquors such as aguariente, singani and cocuy, served within craft cocktails or enjoyed on the rocks. “I In fact, they are so confident in the savory Martini trend that AF&Co.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

But those days appear to be firmly behind us, thanks to the craft cocktail revival of the early aughts, and the increasing popularity of drinks like the Martini and Negroni. Younger people have grown up in an era of far more variety in cocktail bars and restaurants than generations past, and that’s led them to be more adventurous.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Their top-selling drink is a Vodka Soda. The Vodka Y Soda isn’t just a two-ingredient highball; they add guava and pasilla into the mix, and the result is refreshing and intensely flavorful. They really don’t give a f*ck as long as the cocktail they order is good.” There’s a lot to unpack.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The key cocktails and long drinks (typically a soda mixed with liquor) subcategory, according to the IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, along with products that sit within the premium and above price bracket. The popularity of spirit-based RTDs could be linked to a desire for more potent potables. “I

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The Liquor Thing

APRIL 18, 2020

It's been re-embraced as a cult and craft cocktail ingredient. In this article, six types of gins are added, which are found around the world. Some sloe gins are made with vodka also. Gin consumption came down in the 20th century. In 2013 gin became popular worldwide with new brands. Sloe gin is a fruit cordial.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In a city still not exactly touched by the modern cocktail renaissance, El Floridita is one of the better options for drinks. But, despite the ambiance, despite the incredible number of visitors each year, some drinkers think the Daiquiris hardly match the caliber of those at an elite craft cocktail bar in the States.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2024

There were times when I would have rather been seen with gum in my hair than vodka in my drink. In the aughts, when I moved to New York, the craft cocktail revolution was in full swing. Rye was ascendant, and many of the citys most discerning bartenders scoffed at vodka. Id like to believe I have as well.)

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

25, facciabruttospirits.com Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto The go-to bottle at craft cocktail bars for adding the flavor of bergamot to drinks, Italian liqueur Italicus also contributes a delicate floral complexity ideal for gin drinks, swapped in for a standard citrus liqueur, or simply topped with sparkling wine for a spritz.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 30, 2024

[ Note : This article has been updated from a previous 2021 version.] Table of Contents : Intro to Dry January Alternatives to Alcohol NA Spirits Mocktails without NA Bases NA Cocktails (1. Julia also wrote a great article a few months ago about non-alcoholic bitters if youre curious about other options. Shake and strain.

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2025

Sun Cruiser Strawberry Lemonade Launched by the Boston Beer Company in March 2024, Sun Cruiser started out as a lineup of vodka -based hard iced teas, though the brand launched a lemonade-only expansion pack in April 2025. which has both vodka and barrel-aged whiskey. 1-selling item by July 4. Coming in at 4.5

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VinePair

APRIL 16, 2025

The idea of the savory Martini also ties in with a larger, industry-wide trend of crafting cocktails that resemble familiar foods. Vodka or Gin? While many cocktail bars offer guests the choice between vodka or gin, we encountered a few house Martinis that took a cue from the Vesper and incorporated both.

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VinePair

MAY 16, 2025

Its equal parts cocktail and comfort food, unapologetically rich, and somehow both kitschy and cool at the same time. Built on the bones of the Black Russian , the White Russian traditionally adds cream or milk to vodka and coffee liqueur, transforming a stiff nightcap into a plush, almost dessert-like indulgence. When do you stir?

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