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I Never Order Moscow Mules—Except for This One

PUNCH

The drink, a simple highball of vodka, ginger beer and lime, is often too one-note for me. For their take on the drink, bar manager and Best New Bartender alum Jordan Valls and his team start with vodka and lime, but use ginger syrup instead of ginger beer, and add bubbles via carbonated roasted-coconut juice.

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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. At Opto , a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in Manhattan, dill-infused vodka is the base of the evocatively named Fantasy is a Necessary Ingredient cocktail. “I dill-infused vodka 1/4 oz. dill-infused vodka 1/4 oz. dry vermouth 1/4 oz.

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

VinePair

Were still living in a vodka world. While tequilas rise in popularity grabs headlines and drives conversations, vodka remained the top-selling spirit in the U.S. Vodka provides the backbone for several popular mixed drinks like the Moscow Mule , the Vodka Martini , and the Cosmopolitan , so its an essential tool for the bar.

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

VinePair

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. No craft cocktail bar should ever use it. It’s squatty and cumbersome.

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Inside Junebug: New Orleans’ Bold New Bar, Kitchen & Vinyl-Fueled Vibe

Chilled Magazine

Welcome to Junebuga vibrant new dining bar, restaurant, and private event space from Neighborhood Restaurant Group , now open in Downtown New Orleans. The menu is built for however you like to dinewhether you’re sharing snacks and small plates at the bar or settling in for a full meal in the dining room or lounge.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: Is It Ever OK to Ask for a Shaken Martini?

VinePair

In the immortal words of James Bond, “Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred.” Now, with a straight Vodka Martini , you could probably use the extra dilution if you’re having that kind of night. Rodrigo Pulido, beverage manager, elNico , Brooklyn “Yes, it’s fine to ask for a Martini shaken. I’ll do it, but it’s not my preference!”

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2 Autumnal Riffs on the Espresso Martini

Chilled Magazine

Matthew Izaguirre Liqueur , Vodka PSL Espresso Martini by Co-Owner & Bar Manager Matthew Izaguirre — Coral Club Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Chai Vodka (steep vodka in chai tea and your preferred spices) 1 oz. Vodka 1 ½ oz. So naturally a PSL Espresso Martini fits right in…it’s like a liquid turtleneck sweater.

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