VinePair

JULY 3, 2025

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. Halil Salomón, bartender, Shinji’s , NYC Left Photo: VinePair / Right Photo: Tiffany Jae via Unsplash “I’m typically more of a wine drinker, but it’s hard to beat a 50/50 gin Martini and oysters.

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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. “I

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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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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. Credit: @junglehaus.cocktails on Instagram “For me, managing at a tiki bar, I would say the easiest cocktail to master is a Honeysuckle, a rum-based cocktail.

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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

Pedraza whipped up a White Negroni -inspired highball with gin, Bitter Bianco, vermouth, raspberry apricots, and grapefruit. Fuller shook up a tiki cocktail crafted with a blend of three rums , tahini-infused amaro , espresso liqueur, and a raspberry Demerara syrup. “I

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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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