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Meet the Winner and Finalists of VinePair’s Best New Bartender Competition

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VinePair managing editor Tim McKirdy and director of strategy and innovation for Hotaling & Co. Pedraza whipped up a White Negroni -inspired highball with gin, Bitter Bianco, vermouth, raspberry apricots, and grapefruit. Elizabeth Staino, judged the bonus round.

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Gin Trends in 2024

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Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. But based on the number of new craft gins and unique expressions hitting the market, and a few key gin acquisitions from major spirits players, the U.S. is warming to gin once again — for real this time.

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Easiest Cocktail to Master?

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The easiest cocktails to master, according to bartenders: Manhattan Cuba Libre Moscow Mule Daiquiri Vodka Martini Old Fashioned Whiskey Highball Honeysuckle Negroni Vodka Soda “The easiest drink to master, from my perspective, is the classic Manhattan. Karynn Brown, bartender, Amor y Amargo , NYC “I would have to say the Whiskey Highball.

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At Le Veau d’Or, an Old Martini Tradition Gets a New Spin

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The first looks like a Martini glass and is filled with two-and-one-half ounces of Old Raj gin, a half-ounce of González Byass dry vermouth, and a couple dashes of orange bitters. She asked me for a gin Martini. It’s not extra gin, they just don’t fill your glass up enough. And I didn’t understand what she meant by dirty ice.”

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Holiday Cocktails for 2023

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Strain into a highball glass with ice. Notes Katie Tobin, bar manager at The Aquifer Bar at New Riff Distilling, Newport, KY, created this recipe. Print Christmas Cup Course Drinks Keyword cranberry, gin, Ginger liqueur, lime Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Roku Japanese gin 1 oz.

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10 Mocktails for 2024

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Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice. Print Just in Thyme Course Drinks Keyword basil, lavendar bitters, lemon, nonalcoholic gin, thyme Ingredients 2 oz. Gin Alternative ¾ oz.

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10 Mocktails for 2024

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Notes Garth Poe, bar manager at Easy Bistro & Bar in Chattanooga, TN, created this recipe. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice. Print Just in Thyme Course Drinks Keyword basil, lavendar bitters, lemon, nonalcoholic gin, thyme Ingredients 2 oz. Gin Alternative ¾ oz.