Australian Bartender

JANUARY 27, 2025

Swieboda says, We wanted to create an approachable, vibey late-night wine bar, where guests can come and enjoy a really interesting selection of wine from around the world. For cocktail enthusiasts, Bar Manager, Jacob Wicks, mixes drinks like the Letra Martini, made with olive leaf gin, dry madeira, and koji-fermented tomato concentrate.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 26, 2025

The new menu celebrates the idea of weaving heritage and the bar’s identity into every sip. Named in honour of the bars eighth year, Volume 8 is a commemoration of Savile Rows tailoring houses, both historic and contemporary. Standouts include The Foxtail, a nod to Gormley & Gamble, the trailblazing women-led tailoring house.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 28, 2025

With growth comes potential along with more people being interested in premium spirits, tequila now outsells gin in the on premise and is attracting new interest from a younger demographic. Maybe Sammy bar manager, Hunter Gregory tells the room, Im going to call it. People will just want this.

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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. It pairs really nicely with gin ,” he says.

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

Trey Sanford, bar manager, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse , Anchorage, Alaska In 2025, I think everyone should be ordering more Jungle Birds ! Jack Stevenson, bar manager, Death & Co , Los Angeles Im really excited about the potential rise of savory cocktails in 2025.

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VinePair

JUNE 30, 2025

VinePair managing editor Tim McKirdy and director of strategy and innovation for Hotaling & Co. Pedraza whipped up a White Negroni -inspired highball with gin, Bitter Bianco, vermouth, raspberry apricots, and grapefruit. After honing her skill set at Vicia, Pedraza made the leap to her most recent position as bar manager of St.

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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 Curated to reflect the qualities of their titles, such as the silk cocktail, a gin-based drink which blends coconut and rose geranium and sandalwood.

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VinePair

JULY 22, 2025

Laura Maddox, bar manager and owner, Small Victory , Austin “The Bitter Giuseppe, created by Stephen Cole in Chicago. Liz Hitchcock, bar manager, Lullaby , NYC “I’d say the El Camino needs some more recognition. Jordan Valls, bar manager, Palomar , Portland, Ore. “An I just think it’s delicious.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The school morphed into a far-better-known bar, also called LAB. In 2003, he was hired as bar manager at Fifteen, a restaurant and social experiment by chef Jamie Oliver, who brought in young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and taught them the restaurant business. Heavily hyped by the media, Fifteen was always packed.

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Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Cocktail List of the Year Bar of the Year Cocktail Bar of the Year New Bar of the Year Best Rookie Bartender of the Year Proudly Sponsored by Club Suntory Pub of the Year Proudly Sponsored by ALM Host of the Year Small Bar of the Year Nightclub of the Year Bar Manager of the Year Regional Bar of the Year Bar Operator of the Year Bar Team of the Year (..)

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

latched onto the flavorful liqueur, stirring it into everything from tequila-based Martini variations to intricate gin-forward Tiki drinks. Affectionately nicknamed bartenders ketchup for its versatility and avid fanbase, St-Germain quickly became a fixture at bars around the country. It didnt take long for the trend to spread.

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The Cocktail Lovers

MARCH 7, 2025

Behind the bar at Equal Parts, London 9th March: Avra, Four Seasons, Athens 3.30-4.30pm: 4.30pm: Celebrate Her x Avra Avra’s Bar Manager Manon Kapfer and Anna Sebastian host a TED Talk-style panel with a stellar lineup all sharing theirexperience of working in the industry.

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The Cocktail Lovers

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

UK) One more reminder to get your noms in for this years CLASS Bar Awards. Categories include Emerging Bartender of the Year, Bar Manager of the Year, Front of House Star of the Year, Bar Employer of the Year and Sustainable Practices Award. You have until 13th February, so do it now! (UK) taking place on 21st May.

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Bartender.com

JUNE 25, 2025

0 Cart Search June 2025 eNews Featured Cocktails Miso Berry Happy VIEW BAR INFO Marcel’s Garden VIEW BAR INFO Coco Margarita Should the pineapple garnish be a wedge or speared?

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 29, 2025

As a long-time reader of your newsletter, and someone who became a career bartender and bar manager after studying and learning from that newsletter, I’d like to ask for your perspective about the future of the craft cocktail movement. Send your pithy, clear question to me at cocktailswithsuderman@gmail.com Subscribe now Hello!

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The earliest iteration, the Alexander, debuted circa 1914 and combined gin, crme de cacao, and cream. As the 20th century progressed, bartenders like Harry MacElhone, owner of the legendary Harrys New York Bar in Paris, ditched the gin for easy-drinking brandy. London dry gin 1 oz. white chocolate liqueur 1/2 oz.

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The Cocktail Lovers

JULY 11, 2025

Our book sees us getting into full disco mode as we enter the spirit of Natasha David’s ‘Drink Lightly – A lighter take on serious cocktails, with 100+ recipes for low and no-alcohol drinks’, then it’s time to get serious in our bar pack of the week, which is the classic Vesper Bar at The Dorchester in London.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 27, 2025

Maybe Mae bar manager, Elisa Rodrigues, speaks to Alexandra Zinghini about working in hospitality and her career so far. That passion is what drives me, and its ultimately what led me to my role as bar manager at Maybe Mae. The combo of fresh ginger and local honey gives it a real kick alongside fresh lemon juice and gin.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Our judging panel comprised of working bartenders, bar managers, bar owners, bar consultants and, more importantly, top influential Chilled 100 members with on-premise buying power, who are ready to judge, rate, and award your spirit’s brand. William Santiago Orlando, Florida Expertise: Tequila, Mezcal, Rum, Gin.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

Case in point: the new California road trip–inspired menu at Los Angeles’ Big Bar , a 13-year-old neighborhood bar nestled beneath the iconic Griffith Observatory. “I get the most excited for a cocktail that tastes great and has a narrative layer,” says longtime bar manager Eugene Lee.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 10, 2024

These include an Old Fashioned riff made with bourbon, orange wine, and shiitake mushrooms; a gin and lavender spritz; and a Hoagie Martini with oregano, onion, and tomato vermouth. Photo courtesy of Post Haste Post Haste This clubby cocktail bar sources everything on its menu—from spirits to produce—from the eastern United States.

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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 Perdu dans la forêt (Lost in the forest) cocktail, I chose Barr Hill Gin, made in Vermont, because they are the only active distillery that cultivates honey from their bees and uses it in their gin.

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Cheers

AUGUST 8, 2024

Bar manager Juan Arboleda used his love for the movie to celebrate the mischief and chaos of Beetlejuice with a unique experience for The Table’s guests. Arboleda created Otho’s Resurrection using beets-infused gin, lemon juice, a sweetener and Chef Dan Latham’s purple carrots from the restaurant’s rooftop garden.

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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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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The event was sponsored by Smoke Lab Vodka , Mohulo Gin, and Smoke Lab Water. The event attracted 41 entries from 15 hospitality institutes across Mumbai and Pune, starting with a Masterclass phase featuring sessions on mixology, Cognac, gin, vodka, and water, designed to help participants enhance their skills.

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 24, 2024

On Sunday 10 th of March, Bar Planet, in its first Brisbane takeover, took over the reigns for an epic night of long pours, Cucumber & Lemon Sgroppinos, as well as other Hendrick’s Gin bangers, and unlimited bags of their famous popcorn (I’ll stop mentioning the popcorn now…it’s just making me hungry…their popcorn is epic).

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Bar Trigona, for example, has built its identity around the region’s stingless Trigona bees, and the honey harvested from its proprietary farm and apiary. Recently, bar manager Rohan Matmary expanded the farm side of things by partnering with a farmer who will grow cacao exclusively for Trigona’s cocktail program.

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VinePair

JANUARY 26, 2024

Because I’m a gin Martini drinker, and Tanqueray is my Martini gin. No, I turn to Tanqueray for any of the gin classics because it always delivers on that classic London dry profile. When it comes to gin cocktails, you deserve the best. London Dry gin or Old Tom? But it’s not just for Martinis. Shaken or stirred?

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2024

He toyed with the concept and landed on a trio of mini Martinis: a Vesper inspired by the popular large-format version from the original location, a smoky mezcal-based interpretation, and, yes, a gin Martini with a giant Spanish olive. Bar guests can try one or three renditions without ending up on the floor, and the drinks stay cold to boot.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

To dive into the inspiration of this eye-catching concoction, VinePair tapped Sarah Morrissey, bar manager at the newly revived Upper East Side institution. Morrissey shares that the drink’s roots can actually be traced back to a classic Bramble , traditionally made with gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, crème de mûre, and blackberries.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 7, 2024

To learn more about the importance of salting cocktails and which drinks can benefit from it, we tapped Trey Sanford, bar manager at Anchorage, Alaska’s South Restaurant + Coffeehouse. Smoked salts tend to do best in drinks made with brown spirits, while flaky sea salt works well in a Margarita or Gin & Tonic.

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Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Apollo Inn, Melbourne, VIC Pub of the Year Proudly sponsored by ALM The Magpie, Sydney, NSW Best Distillery Bar Proudly sponsored by Fever-Tree Never Never Distilling Co., Apollo Inn, Melbourne, VIC Pub of the Year Proudly sponsored by ALM The Magpie, Sydney, NSW Best Distillery Bar Proudly sponsored by Fever-Tree Never Never Distilling Co.,

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

Even highly experienced bartenders have told me they don’t have a good understanding of bar management, and long-time bar managers have confided that they were never actually trained in the position. George Gin ½ oz. So that’s what I want to focus on in this column: the business of bartending.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

It’s just three ounces of vodka shaken and poured into a chilled Martini glass or coupe — [for me, there’s] no need for vermouth, as that’s only really crucial for Gin Martinis. Linda Nivar, bar manager, Tiki Chick , NYC “In my opinion, the easiest cocktail to master is a Negroni. Equal parts; easy to remember.

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Cheers

JUNE 4, 2024

For instance, the gin-based Oh My Darlin at Barn8 Restaurant & Bourbon Bar in Goshen, KY, uses a sweet pea syrup, along with Lillet Blanc, strawberry and lime, and is garnished with pea shoots. Print Waiting for the Moon Course Drinks Keyword gin, limoncello, shochu, Sirene Americano bianco Ingredients 1 oz.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Roderick Williams, Bar Manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. Tobias Burkhalter, assistant general manager, FIRE Restaurant & Lounge , Denver “Equal-parts cocktails are currently some of the most popular drinks, but the Corpse Reviver #2 is an equal-parts cocktail that is not ordered enough. The Last Word. It’s a great drink.”

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