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Ten Recipes From the Best New Bartenders of 2025

PUNCH

Our Best New Bartenders of 2025 describe their drink-making styles in different ways: Tone Arasa is “heavily inspired by the seasons”; Molly Gajdosik’s cocktails are “fun, approachable and full of flavor”; Ricardo Rodriguez wants his recipes to be “purposeful,” above all else. The cocktails they’ve shared with us exemplify that mix, and more.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Tequila That’s Earned a Spot at Your Bar? (2025)

VinePair

We’re still in the midst of a tequila boom. And tequila is certainly a spirit that rewards the curious drinker. A big part of the category’s growth is arguably tied to the seemingly endless parade of new tequilas hitting back bars or retail shelves every month, and each bottle could potentially be a new favorite.

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Elements: Dill Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

If you’re hoping to get more greens in your diet, head to the nearest bar. Across the country, bartenders are stocking lowboy coolers with farmstands’ worth of herbs and vegetables to create seasonal, savory drinks. The herbaceous sweetener highlights the vegetal notes of blanco tequila, so each component shines in tandem.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

VinePair

Every professional bartender has a few bottles they don’t like. But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift.

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Bartenders Love to Hate Espresso Martinis. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t

VinePair

Why bartenders hate the hottest drink on the planet.” The 10-paragraph article went all in on the beloved cocktail, featuring gripe after gripe from NYC bartenders apparently fed up with the drink’s popularity. It’s Not Hard to Make The biggest challenge bartenders highlight tends to come down to one thing: espresso.

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We Asked: “What Does Sustainability Mean to You?”

PUNCH

The Best New Bartenders of 2025 are bound by a shared belief that sustainability goes beyond making cocktails. This year, Punch is partnering with Astral Tequila, who brings shared values of sustainability, resourceful upcycling and social responsibility to the forefront of the Best New Bartenders initiative.

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

VinePair

While tequilas rise in popularity grabs headlines and drives conversations, vodka remained the top-selling spirit in the U.S. Nobody knows these differences better than bartenders committed to whipping up the best drinks possible for guests, even if that drink is a humble Vodka Soda. Were still living in a vodka world. We love it.

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