VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Reiner, in particular, calls out Juanito, their longest-serving employee who began as a prep cook on day one, and his colleague Francisco, who has worked his way up from a porter, dishwasher, and prep cook to helping oversee the bar’s catering program. Macy no longer tends bar there, but remains a creative consultant.

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

I posit that rum could be a great substitute for American whiskey , which, let’s face it, is seeing lower quality, and lower age statements for higher prices year after year while rum offers richness and complexity along with tremendous value. Janice Bailon, head bartender, Leyenda , Brooklyn The Adonis!

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

Credit: Adam Reiner “Every cocktail at TGI Fridays is too sweet,” says Izzy Tulloch, the head bartender at Milady’s in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. Tulloch admits that most chain restaurant bars today are mid, but she still believes there’s a time and place to enjoy them. The Italian Rum Punch at Olive Garden.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. .” ” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.”

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

Its rum-cask finish adds a tropical twist to the single malt, and a simple addition of water or soda can elevate its character. Allan Camarena, head bartender, Pendry West Hollywood , Los Angeles “My favorite cocktail Scotch is the Naked Grouse from Famous Grouse. I would go with Glenmorangie 10.

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

She said ‘delicious.’” —Brian Miller, bar manager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J. Rum in the original Vodka Soda !?” Kelvin Uffre, former bartender + strategic market manager for Lalo Tequila , NYC “When I was working at Bar Pendry , someone ordered a double Martini, which is an insane amount of booze.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

In conjunction with its high proof, Chattanooga 111’s notes of toffee, orchard fruit, and baking spices make it one of my favorite back-bar pulls for deep, rich Old Fashioneds, but it shines just as bright on a cold chunk of ice.” Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death & Co , Denver “ Wyoming Whiskey’s Double Cask Bourbon.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

I don’t want to take away from the damage the pandemic caused, because it took a lot away from us,” says Paradise Lost’s head bartender, Kitty Bernardo. Just because you’re a legacy bar, you can’t omit yourself from being relevant today,” says Javelle Taft, bar manager for Death & Co NYC.

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

We celebrated my dad’s birthday every year at Trader Vic’s and I developed an even deeper personal affinity for tropical-style drinks during my time as the head bartender at The Polynesian. With movement and energy, but sitting happily behind the foreground text and cocktail images.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Cesar Camilo, bar manager, Zuma , NYC “Park VS Carte Blanche has the complexity and richness of an older blend while retaining the younger stone fruit qualities found in most VS offerings. I love sipping this Cognac after a long shift as well as shaking it up in some of my favorite rum-based classic tiki cocktails.

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2025

” Sam Wood, bar manager, SALT , Boulder, Colo. Resting in six distinct casks sourced from every continent, it draws on a world of flavor: Three rum barrels from across the Caribbean, north and south of the Americas; sherry barrels from Europe; mizunara oak from Asia; brandy from Africa; and Aussie tawny casks from Oceania.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The popular cocktails weve seen on social media tend to lend themselves to brunches and a more all-day mindset, says Daniel King, restaurant and bar manager at Evelyns at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville. No wonder every top international craft cocktail bar seems to have dedicated most of their menus to it.

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