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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s Your Favorite Cocktail and Food Pairing?

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Whether you’re at a Mexican restaurant, a French bistro, a tiki bar, or your own home, here are 10 exceptional cocktail and food pairings. Stefan Was, owner, Porco Lounge & Tiki Room , Cleveland “With the summer heat in full effect, all I crave is oysters. It’s escapism at its finest, and somehow, it just works.”

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Curating your cocktail menu by Mael Jego

Australian Bartender

Before development begins, the bar manager introduces the team to the core idea through a detailed briefing covering inspiration, the number of cocktails, spirit choices, drink styles, flavour profiles, glassware, and even visual elements like colour. Are you a classic cocktail bar with a modern touch? A dive bar?

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails?

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Lance Bowman, bar manager, UMMO , Chicago There is no other vodka I could be more excited to mention than Good Vodka. Alex Serena, bar manager, Telefric Barcelona , Los Angeles Chopin Rye Vodka is my go-to for cocktails above and beyond your run-of-the-mill Vodka Soda drinks.

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How to Use Fall and Winter Produce in Cocktails, According to Bartenders

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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. “I

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

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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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Meet the Winner and Finalists of VinePair’s Best New Bartender Competition

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Fuller shook up a tiki cocktail crafted with a blend of three rums , tahini-infused amaro , espresso liqueur, and a raspberry Demerara syrup. 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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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Modern Classic Cocktail?

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Laura Maddox, bar manager and owner, Small Victory , Austin “The Bitter Giuseppe, created by Stephen Cole in Chicago. Stefan Was, owner, Porco Lounge & Tiki Room , Cleveland “The most underrated contemporary classic in my book is the Piña Verde. Jordan Valls, bar manager, Palomar , Portland, Ore. “An