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Announcing the 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judges—Don’t Miss Out on Early Bird Rates—Enter Now!

Chilled Magazine

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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New late-night wine bar Letra House opens in Sydney’s CBD

Australian Bartender

The wine program, curated by LTG co-founder, Matthew Swieboda, and Head Sommelier, Julie Barbero-Lesage, features more than 50 wines available by the glass. 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.

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BevX 2023: Cavaña Serves Up the Flavors of South America

Cheers

The rooftop bar and lounge at the Luma Hotel San Francisco — a BevX winner for Best Innovative Independent Beverage Program — has used that experience to create a beverage program that’s infused with Latin American spirit and vibrancy.

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We Asked 13 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2024)

VinePair

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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The 14 Best Booze Books to Buy This Holiday Season (2023)

VinePair

Through 100 recipes, James Beard Award-nominated author and drinks writer Robert Simonson offers readers a comprehensive rundown of the places and faces transforming the modern bar industry. Gin A Tasting Course: A Flavor-focused Approach to the World of Gin Anthony Gladman, DK, September 2023. November 2023.

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2025 London Spirits Competition Is Now Open For Entries

Bar Magazine

The London Competitions prides itself on having award winning buyers, bartenders, master sommeliers, masters of wine and some of the most influential people working in the drinks industry. First we entered our KHB GIN in 2022. The gin received another silver medal and the Landi got bronze. Quality score: marked out of 100.

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

VinePair

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. ” —Donya El Shoubasi, sommelier, Asador Bastian , Chicago “Maybe due to its absolutely zero-frills nature, the Rusty Nail hasn’t evolved from ironic to post-ironic anomaly like the Espresso Martini.

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