VinePair

JULY 15, 2025

A big part of the category’s growth is arguably tied to the seemingly endless parade of new tequilas hitting back bars or retail shelves every month, and each bottle could potentially be a new favorite. As such, we asked 12 bartenders to name the best new tequila that’s earned a spot on their bars. Wild Common Blanco.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The most underrated bar tools, according to bartenders Jigger Flashlight Bar spoons Fine-mesh strainer Squeeze bottles Spice grinder Channel knife Sous vide rig Sharpie markers Atomizers Paring knife Vegetable juicer “I believe one of the most underrated bar tools, both at home and even in some professional bars, is the jigger.

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PUNCH

JULY 15, 2025

Ricardo Rodriguez, bar manager at Lita and La Otra , Aberdeen Township, New Jersey “I volunteer for an organization of bartenders against hunger, which helps provide meals for the unhoused and hungry, and No Kid Hungry , another program that helps kids on the street. I’d like to see it more commonly used in the future.” Rodriguez

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VinePair

JULY 3, 2025

It’s a relatively straightforward process, with guests receiving a curated experience — and the restaurant might even move bottles that have been collecting dust. More often than not, the chef at a restaurant designs a tasting menu and then the sommelier puts together a list of wines that complement each dish.

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VinePair

APRIL 7, 2025

Its the risk enthusiasts take when they open a critically acclaimed or tater-approved bottle for the first time. That initial encounter with the juice may leave them cold or indifferent, leaving them to wonder why the bottle garnered so much hype. Tony Goodman, bar manager, Madrina , Webster Groves, Mo.

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VinePair

JULY 8, 2025

In the world of bourbon , plenty of hype surrounds rare, highly allocated, and expensive bottles. After all, it’s fun to brag about the bottle of Pappy 23 you snagged at a charity auction or that you landed the long-elusive final bottle needed to complete your Blanton’s horse topper collection. This is understandable.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The drink provides Joly enough justification to put a bottle of Malort in Riff Raff’s well. “It It’s still not a typical back bar selection, but some feel this may eventually change. That’s how Malört can possibly go [more] mainstream down the road, because cocktails are a great way to get Malört into a bar.”

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VinePair

MARCH 18, 2025

Lance Bowman, bar manager, UMMO , Chicago There is no other vodka I could be more excited to mention than Good Vodka. Besides its fantastic taste, 10 percent of the proceeds from every bottle sold go to local LGBTQ+ organizations, making it a drink that supports and celebrates the community. Distilled in Bloomington, Ind.,

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Bar Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2025

Picture credit Nightjar Sebastiano Cristofanon, Bar Manager at Nightjar, said : Ive always been on the lookout for an energy drink thats as natural as possible and still tastes great. After that, the bar plans to keep serving the best-selling option from the three cocktails on our menu. Forest Fog.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Whether youre talking about bourbon , Irish whiskey , or single malt Scotch , you can probably name a bottle that makes you utter meh, even though the public loves it or the taters doggedly chase it down. Plenty of bartenders and bar professionals have at least one whiskey they feel is overrated. If you do, youre not alone.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 27, 2025

As a central lobby bar, Bar Julius is offering a versatile setting, from breakfast to late-night drinks. The venues Executive Chef, Pip Pratt, Group Bars Manager, Ben Ingall, Group Sommelier, Kyle Poole, and Head Chef Will Francis, who has returned to Australia from the UK to take on this new role.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Pumpkins While orgeat is traditionally made with almonds, at Tiki Chick in NYC’s Upper West Side, bar manager Linda Nivar reinvents the syrup with pepita seeds (the hulless seeds of certain pumpkin varieties) creating a unique spin on the tiki bar staple while honoring her Latin roots. Add sugar and stir. Add vinegar and stir.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

Lance Bowman, bar manager, UMMO , Chicago Coming from a whiskey house the Old Fashioned built, my answer is cautionary. Kia Jordan Palmer, bartender, Bottle Rocket , Atlanta *Image retrieved from Gecko Studio via stock.adobe.com The article We Asked 11 Bartenders: Whats the Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail?

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Australian Bartender

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe Sammy bar manager, Hunter Gregory tells the room, Im going to call it. For Sydneys El Primo Sanchez managing director, Eduardo Conde, introducing prestige tequilas or those with unexpected flavour profiles to consumers is a chain of information that starts at the bar. People will just want this.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The three night stay includes nights in Edinburgh and Speyside as well as a bottle of the Macallan Horizon and will set you back $127,000 (£100,000). Beyond the opulent suite there is The Balmoral’s award-winning whisky bar SCOTCH , which houses the innovative Macallan Horizon bottle that guests of the getaway will own.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

One day, the owner quizzed him, asking him where a certain bottle of liquor was from. The owner then told him to polish all the bottles behind the bar. Newly curious as to what he might be missing, he began to look at the back labels as he cleaned each bottle, absorbing each spirits backstory.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 9, 2025

Tailor Rooms cocktail menu has been developed by The Collectives Head of Bars, Mael Jego, Tailor Room Bar Manager, Benji Kinoial, with support from Hunter S.t With dim lighting and plush seating, patrons can expect a cosy atmosphere for an intimate nightcap. Hospitalitys Beverage Director, Ali Toghani.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

One of those early supporters was bartender Brian Miller, who was on the opening bar team at the now-shuttered Pegu Club in 2005 and today serves as the bar manager at New Jerseys Stockton Inn. They used to have a bunch of ABVs and different variations in small little bottles, he recalls. I remember just loving it.

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VinePair

MAY 27, 2025

The answers here may not come with a pour, but they may potentially inspire you to pick up something new at your local bottle shop. That makes it a valuable tool behind the bar: discreet, reliable, and memorable.” Bridget Ramsey, bar manager, Judy & Harrys , Asbury Park, N.J.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Cognac plays a significant role in this build, so choose yours wisely: Goldfarb likes how the baked fruit and warming spice notes of his preferred bottle (Cognac Park VS Carte Blanche) give the drink an especially wintry profile. Cognac 3/4 oz. cream 3/4 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 14, 2024

of water, 50 grams of chopped jalapeños, and 10 grams of chopped habaneros; let steep for 24 hours then strain, bottle, and refrigerate. Green Tea-Infused Blanco Tequila Infuse a 750-ml bottle of blanco tequila with five bags of green tea for 30 minutes, then remove the bags and bottle the infused tequila (keeps up to 2 months).

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Bevspot

JULY 29, 2015

Tips For Bar Managers The life of a bartender: getting home in the middle of the night after working a long Saturday night shift. Rolling out of bed early the next morning to start counting bottles. Bevspot’s tools allow users to gain back valuable time typically spent on counting bottles and inputting numbers into Excel.

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Bevspot

JULY 29, 2015

Rolling out of bed early the next morning to start counting bottles. Bevspot’s tools allow users to gain back valuable time typically spent on counting bottles and inputting numbers into Excel. Bevspot’s tools allow users to gain back valuable time typically spent on counting bottles and inputting numbers into Excel.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 10, 2024

The global wine list leans toward minimal-intervention bottles, and the beer selection features several Pennsylvania breweries. Their new Fishtown digs include an airy bar, a bottle shop, and a fully functional urban winery where Ducos, MCC’s winemaker, vinifies and bottles those grapes. “We

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Cheers

JANUARY 15, 2024

Monica L Collins is bar manager at Chez Georges Bistro & Bar in Hilton Head Island, SC. For the syrup, I take a bottle passion fruit syrup made by Liber & Co. Notes Monica L Collins, bar manager at Chez Georges Bistro & Bar in Hilton Head Island, SC, created this recipe.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

bottles that have recently earned a spot on their back bars. From actually delicious coconut rums to woman-owned Guatemalan bottles, these are the best new rums being poured stateside. Dean Hakim, bar manager, Heirloom at the St. Laurent , Asbury Park, N.J.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Fionna Gemzon, bar manager, None of the Above , St. Instead of buying Blanton’s, find a good whiskey bar and ask what they’re drinking right now. For every $280 of secondary-market Blanton’s, you can get four $70 bottles that will blow you away. We have the whiskey taters to thank for this, but here we are.

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

Which bottles are truly delicious? That’s where the whiskey world’s most underrated bottles come in. In general, underrated bottles tend to over-perform in their price points, and several of the bottles recommended are easy to find at most liquor stores. It’s the most perfectly versatile bottle I know.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

Albert Beltran, bar manager, Wayfare Tavern , San Francisco “Whenever you’re at a loss for what to drink and just want something light and refreshing, look no further than a white vermouth and soda. .” ” —Hailey Cook, bar manager, Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge , Bend, Ore.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The trendiest shots right now, according to bartenders: Fernet Branca Hard Start Mezcal and Amaro Angelino Rye-Nar Forghetti Dickel whiskey and shot of au jus Vermouth Green Tea Bourbon Tequila Amortized wine Bottled-in-bond rye St. Connor Gillette, senior bar manager, The Alida Hotel , Savannah, Ga.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When producers deem them ready, they remove the bourbon from the barrel and bottle it without dilution, preserving the intensity of the whiskey. We asked 12 bartenders to recommend their favorite underrated barrel-proof bourbons, to help you cut through the noise and find out which bottles are worth the hunt. The 2022 release, at 119.8

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The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 25, 2024

But before we hear from Steve, we’re doing the usual: opening up bottles, dipping into a book and heading off to a cocktail bar to sample its goodies. Garnish with an orange twist.

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A Bar Above

MARCH 1, 2024

As a new bar manager, there are certain terms and vocabulary that you need to be familiar with so you can communicate effectively with your team. We’ll quickly cover what the term par is and how it applies to the bar and restaurant world, and then we’ll discuss one of its most important applications: the par sheet.

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Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Photos by Christopher Pearce Ullo Pizza & Wine 23 The Strand, Dee Why NSW @ullo.pizzawine ULLO Pizza & Wine is the new venue by Oi Hospitality (Banco Manly, Corretto Dee Why, Bottled by BLOC) that is bringing a late-night vibe to the Dee Why Strip.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Thanks to young distilleries making their debuts to fresh and innovative expressions from legendary brands, each trip to the neighborhood bottle shop carries the potential to deliver a new delight. Andy May, head bartender, The Golden Swan, NYC “ Leopold Brothers Bottled In Bond Bourbon. the hometown of bourbon.”

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VinePair

JUNE 17, 2025

In short, it’s made the right way all for a very reasonable price under $30 per bottle (for the Blanco).” ” —Nick Hirsch, mixologist manager, RMD Group “ Tequila Ocho and Maestro Dobel are both great tequila options under 50 bucks. ” —Hugo Lopez, bar manager, Bakan , Miami “La Gritona Reposado Tequila ($39.99

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VinePair

MAY 7, 2024

The primary reason to pick up any bottle of tequila is taste. It may be tempting to plunk down gobs of cash for these offerings, especially since they may turn heads when displayed on a home bar, but they will likely transform into dust magnets if they hold lousy juice. Fionna Gemzon, bar manager, None of the Above , St.

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