VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

now has a selection of local microbreweries, there are still moments that call for a good old macro beer. You might find yourself in a dive bar or at a sports arena without a wide selection of craft brews, or you could end up at a party or tailgate where the hosts have opted to lean into a more affordable beer lineup.

Beer

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. Enter now and save ! Enter now and save ! Basically, a witch doctor.

Sommelier

Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

When people asked Kristen what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would always say a bartender. Even before being old enough to enter a bar, Kristen enjoyed mixing drinks for family gatherings and despite lacking prior bartending experience, Kristen quickly adapted to the role when she turned twenty-one and got her first gig.

Bartending

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

By night, Forîn hosts residencies for local restaurants, and pours wine, beer, and cocktails, like an Espresso Martini with house coffee. The zero-proof drinks list includes the Fruits of Labor, featuring house-made grapefruit cordial topped with bubbles, and Athletic NA beers. It’s a great place to go and relax with a beer.”

Zero-Proof

Australian Bartender

MAY 27, 2025

Maybe Mae bar manager, Elisa Rodrigues, speaks to Alexandra Zinghini about working in hospitality and her career so far. Every day, Im inspired by bartenders and chefs, there is so much we can draw upon from different disciplines to elevate cocktails. While sinking a few beers, it hit them, and the Reviver was born.

Bar Manager

VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

When anyone embarks on their bartending journey, one of the first steps is usually learning how to make the classics: Old Fashioneds, Martinis, Negronis, Daiquiris, and the like. To find out which ones are the simplest to nail, we hit up 10 professional bartenders and got their input. It elevates the drink to top-tier status.”

Bartending

VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

For a brief spell in the late ‘90s I was a lunch bartender at a neighborhood seafood restaurant in New York City. I’d been brought on as a waiter, but the seasoned bar staff, mostly primadonnas who conscientiously objected to daytime bartending, refused to work lunch. Ten or 15 years ago, dive bars were beer-and-a-shot spots.

Bartending

VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Bartenders are familiar with this concept. With that in mind, we asked 25 bartenders to name their favorite bang-for-your-buck bourbon. Sheila Arndt, lead bartender, Chef John Folse’s Restaurant R’evolution , New Orleans “When it comes to a great bourbon at an approachable cost, I would lean on Old Forester 100 Proof.

Bartending

VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. With this in mind, bartenders and beverage directors have grown increasingly interested in the new and small-batch rums popping up on shelves. Dean Hakim, bar manager, Heirloom at the St.

Rum

A Bar Above

MARCH 1, 2024

As a new bar manager, there are certain terms and vocabulary that you need to be familiar with so you can communicate effectively with your team. We’ll quickly cover what the term par is and how it applies to the bar and restaurant world, and then we’ll discuss one of its most important applications: the par sheet.

Inventory

Australian Bartender

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Sydney turned the weather on for Bar Week this year, and the final night, the 23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Bar Awards on Wednesday, 11 September, was no exception, with the deck at Doltone House bathed in sunlight for the pre-drinks.

Bar

VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Any home bartender can have the right ingredients and barware, but if their technique is off — or they have no idea why they’re using their tools — it can make for a disappointing cocktail. Strong, Sweet and Bitter: Your Guide to All Things Cocktails, Bartending and Booze from Behind the Bar Cara Devine, Hardie Grant, May 2023.

Gin

PubClub

APRIL 10, 2024

I’m back at Bartender’s Weekend this year. For those not familiar, Bartender’s Weekend is a gathering of epic proportions for bartenders and others of us in the nightlife and bar industry. A False Idol bartender makes a Mount Gay rum drink during Bartender’s Week in San Diego.

Nightlife

VinePair

JULY 11, 2024

Los Angeles Venue: Accomplice Bar Price of Martini: $16 Breakdown Ingredients: $1.55 A Martini’s simplicity makes it a customizable cocktail, and at Accomplice Bar, these adjustments can impact profitability. While this can bump the cocktail’s price up by a couple bucks, that doesn’t mean the bar’s making more money.

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PubClub

APRIL 12, 2024

The beers in the video, by the way, are from San Diego craft brewery Mission Brewing. It has a tap room – with tours that include beers! – It tastes fantastic and goes down so smooth you can drink several of them at once, making this a perfect beer choice for a full night on the town. in the East Village at 131 14th St.

Happy Hour

Bar Cop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Keeping accurate control of your bars profits is affected due to the industries leading loss of revenue. Industry studies have found that most bars are getting hit by an average 15-20% profit loss due to employee theft and carelessness. Almost all bar inventory systems will monitor your product usage and show you that data.

Inventory

Bar Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

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. Then our beers were sent this year and we have got a lot of attention as we received one gold and 3 silvers. Quality score: marked out of 100.

Liqueur

VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

But what level of alteration is acceptable at a bar? Even though bartenders have a full arsenal of tools at their disposal, it’s not always wise to assume that they can whip up just about anything imaginable. She said ‘delicious.’” —Brian Miller, bar manager, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J. Rum in the original Vodka Soda !?”

Bartending

Australian Bartender

JULY 17, 2024

The Bar Awards Finally, they are all here. This is the entire list of finalists for the 23rd Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, as voted by you, the bar industry of Australia.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites that I think will help you become a better bartender. It’s great for the industry and anyone who wants to be a part of it.

Bartending

Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022 These days, there are so many different bartending blogs & websites that cover the hospitality industry. So I’ve decided to make it easier for you and compile a list my favorite blogs & websites for 2022 that I think will help you become a better bartender.

Bartending

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Forward-thinking bartenders are also embracing the punchy, vegetal spice that Nordic wasabi brings, offering a fresh take on the fiery root in cocktail format. At Askur Taproom , a brewery that features both local and international craft beers, you’ll find a wasabi-infused double IPA made.

Mixologist

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Ten years ago, Vodka Sodas weren’t the kind of drink you ordered at the bars that made East Village the soul of New York City’s globally influential cocktail scene. Cocktails have gone mainstream, to the point where it’s possible to stumble upon a dive bar whipping up a halfway decent Negroni. Guests aren’t wowed as easily, either.

Highball

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.

Bar

VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe Cranberry Moscow Mule The Moscow Mule is a classic for a reason: The zippy combination of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer is boozy yet balanced. See Recipe Cinnamon Sin Developed by Pete Canny, a bartender at NYC’s The Wayland and Goodnight Sonny , the Cinnamon Sin is another all-star Scotch cocktail.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

From classic boilermakers to themed shooters and even bartender handshakes , shots are the bread and butter of the bar world. And if theres one group of people that knows exactly what the people want, its bartenders. Here, we asked 18 bartenders and industry pros which shots are currently trending in their bars.

Bartending

Cheers

MARCH 10, 2025

Bill Sabine is bar manager at the Nautilus Pier 4 in Boston. I enrolled in a local bartending school with job placement and landed an event bartending gig, then worked up to the clubhouse bar. When Im looking for lower ABV, there’s a beer for every occasion.

Mixologist

VinePair

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Non-alcoholic cocktails, once the butt of bartenders jokes, are being made with greater care and intention , and momentum continues to build around the alcohol-free spirit market. But the overall effect was still relatively neutral, according to bar manager Laura Maddox. The Oakland Ferndale, Mich.

Bar

VinePair

APRIL 18, 2025

In the age of molecular mixology, carbonated cocktails have become fairly common in bars and restaurants with robust beverage programs. Were not talking about French 75s and Vodka Sodas , but drinks that bartenders force-carbonate in kegs and dispense via a draft system. Bar manager Liz Hitchcocks Girl Cola.

Molecular Mixology

The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 31, 2025

Their latest treat is the Japanese Happy Meal, which is much more high end than its Maccy Ds counterpart were talking a Bartenders Breakfast of Champions made up of a Japanese Slipper cocktail, ice-cold glass of Sapporo Japanese Beer, followed by a KAY sake sipper all for 17. in New York.

Bartending

VinePair

MAY 16, 2025

When the VinePair team isnt busy working at HQ, were in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. Created by bar manager Liz Hitchcock with help from co-owner and beverage director Harrison Snow, Girl Cola is an achievement in carbonation, flavor, and tapping into nostalgia.

Wine

VinePair

JUNE 5, 2025

Bangkok Credit: Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar on Facebook Back in the day and were talking a decade and a half ago first-timers to Bangkok drank buckets of Chang beer and had their teeth rotted by SangSom rum, and considered themselves lucky! We really have a network here of people who think of us as the bar in Luxembourg, he says.

Bar

Dry Atlas

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

But what started as a part-time bartending job soon evolved into a full-fledged passion for hospitality, innovation, and education in the beverage industry. Once I had a solid foundation in spirits, wine, and beer, I became more interested in hospitality and servicehow to create the ideal guest experience.

Alcohol

Bartender.com

APRIL 10, 2025

A well-stocked setup includes a shaker, strainer, jigger, and bar spoon, enabling mixologists to craft everything from a classic vodka martini to a complex Negroni. Beyond basic equipment, aspiring home bartenders should consider specialized tools to expand their repertoire.

Mixology

Cheers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its now about getting back to Bar Louies core: delicious drinks, chef-inspired food and friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere. We want to make sure that we keep the bar at the forefront, Welby says. Our sales mix is 51% liquor, beer and wine versus food, which is pretty rare for a corporate concept especially one our size.

Bar

Bartender.com

APRIL 10, 2025

Build a Stylish Home Bar With Must-Have Tools Want to impress guests with your bartending skills at home? Building a stylish home bar is easier than you think. This guide will show you how to select essential tools, create an appealing aesthetic, and set up your bar for maximum functionality.

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