Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

The organization was created to help historically underrepresented groups rise in the bar and liquor industries—not simply as pourers of beer and clearers of glassware, but as highly respected professionals in the field. The bar and liquor trade can be indifferent or downright hostile, especially to those from the outside.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Low-cost, high-quality bourbons get plenty of love from enthusiasts and the bartending community alike. To help with such brown spirit spelunking, we asked 16 bartenders to share their thoughts on the most underrated cheap bourbons on the market. Roberto Munoz, bartender, Sap Sua , Denver “Old Grand Dad Bonded is an absolute gem.

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PUNCH

JULY 3, 2025

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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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 20, 2025

This Earth Month, Redwood promises to plant 100 trees for every six bottles, or one tree for every cocktail sold at participating bars. Bars across the country are turning every cocktail into a cause. The post Shake Pour Plant with Redwood Empire and Bartender Lauren Pellecchia appeared first on Chilled Magazine. Sign up HERE.

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VinePair

JULY 8, 2025

To help out, we asked 11 bartenders to share their thoughts on the best $50-or-less bourbon currently on the market. The Best Bourbon Under $50, According to Bartenders: Tamworth Dunce Whiskey FEW Bottled in Bond Bourbon Woodford Reserve Michter’s Straight Bourbon Great Jones Distilling Co. It is a staple at OsKar and in my home bar.”

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2024

But despite its ubiquity, no one can seem to agree on what ingredients actually go into the cocktail, which presents a particular challenge for your bartender and can potentially result in you ending up with a drink that isnt exactly what you wanted. The article Stop Asking Your Bartender for Skinny Margaritas appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

APRIL 15, 2025

A new territory has been conquered in the ongoing creativity arms race between the worlds top bars: the ice cube. Today, an increasing number of bar pros are instead looking to the clear rock in the middle of the glass, not just as a tool for temperature control and dilution, but as a platform for interesting ingredients.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 16, 2025

(Image: Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale, provided) Two of the Worlds most acclaimed bartenders and long-time friends, Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale, are joining forces this year to launch Montana, a new bar set to open in Hong Kong, mid 2025. With Antinori best known for, Bar Leone, Hong KongNo.2,

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Unsurprisingly, different bartenders tend to prefer different styles of whiskey in their Hot Toddies. Sweet or spicy, mellow or hot, here are 11 bartender-recommended whiskeys for your next Hot Toddy. ” Valerie Diehl, bartender, Wildweed , Cincinnati “I personally love a good Irish whiskey like Slane for a Hot Toddy.

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VinePair

APRIL 7, 2025

A simple, two-ingredient drink has captivated bartenders stateside. Traditionally made with Suntory Toki Whisky and soda water, the classic Japanese highball first took off in Japan in the 1950s and can now be found just about everywhere in the country, from renowned cocktail bars to vending machines. But why now?

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At a recent symposium on sustainability, the moderator queried a panel of bartenders about their favorite bartending books. I’ve heard the question posed many times through the years, but one bartender’s unequivocal response that day reminded me how often the answer is the same.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

Discover the artistry behind the perfect vodka cocktail with the Chilled 100 Bartenders as they craft unique and exquisite creations using Chopin Vodka. Renowned for its exceptional quality and smooth taste, Chopin serves as the ideal canvas for our talented bartenders. Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon peel.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 27, 2025

Chai Town This Malrt cocktail from Lady Jane bartender Thomas Crawford originated from a dare to make a delicious cocktail using Malrt. El Presidente Striking the perfect balance between dry and sweet, this version of the El Presidente cocktail from El Pequeo bar in Montreal is worth remembering.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

Celebrate this year’s appreciation of all things gin with our Chilled 100 Bartenders who create incredibly delicious cocktails that honor Plymouth Gin. ” Gin , Liqueur Golden Hour by Lauren Pellecchia - Merchants Club / @elvissips Ingredients 2 oz. World Gin Day is June 14th. Plymouth Gin ½ oz. Apricot Liqueur ½ oz.

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PUNCH

JULY 14, 2025

Ekhomu is the owner and head chef of Ona Restaurant and the bar Ona Cloud , in Lagos, and she describes the homegrown nonalcoholic drink as “a national treasure.” Some say that it was created when a man named Chapman, who was a regular at Lagos’ Ikoyi Club, asked for a bartender’s choice, which was this drink.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 31, 2024

took bars by storm in late 2022. It’s also the occasional subject of more tone-deaf discussions; type “Is a Negroni” into Google, and “a girly drink” and “a man’s drink” both populate the search bar. Here, five bars from five different cities across the country break down exactly how they price a standard Negroni. Insurance: $0.35

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A Bar Above

JUNE 8, 2025

Copyright A Bar Above What is a 4-Prong Strainer? Types of Cocktail Strainers 4-Prong vs. 2-Prong Strainer How to Use a 4-Prong Bartender Strainer Cocktails to Make with a Hawthorne Strainer Elevate Your Bar/Final Thoughts Hey, friends! Our standard 2-prong version is still a great professional bartending tool, though!

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

Bartenders who enjoy bourbon and bourbon drinks more than likely feel the same way you do. We asked 11 bartenders and bar pros to find out. A bartender worth their salt will make you the best version of the cocktail they can despite their opinions. Thats called service, and its what a quality bartender does.

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VinePair

JANUARY 6, 2025

Moe Aljaff, one of the founders of the cocktail bar Two Schmucks in Barcelona, and a co-owner of the highly anticipated Schmuck, which will open in Manhattan in mid-January, has lived all over the world. But when it came time to open a new bar, he chose New York City. Bar Snack opens at 2 p.m., Bar Snack opens at 2 p.m.,

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Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Australian Bartender’s annual Bar Awards are back for its 24 th year running, showcasing the best of the best within each given category. This is not about the opinions of bar reviewers and critics. The winners are determined by your votes, the votes of the Australian bar industry. Visit sydneybarweek.com.au

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 9, 2025

More and more, Indy’s culinary scene is being recognized for just how underrated it’s been, with the city’s restaurants and bars finally seeing the long-deserved spotlight. From historic neighborhood bars to modern craft cocktail dens, Indianapolis proves that it is operating in the shadows no longer.

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BarLifeUK

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Edinburgh’s top bars and bar folk recognised at the inaugural Edinburgh Bartender’s Ball Rising Star winner Alessia Impedovo After three years of fun and frolics in Glasgow, the Bartender’s Ball decamped to Edinburgh yesterday, for a night of celebration and award-awarding (does that make sense?).

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Bar Convent Brooklyn, June 11th and 12th, in Industry City brings a unique opportunity to meet, connect, and celebrate liquid culture with fellow bar, restaurant, and spirits industry professionals. Can you share any highlights or exciting developments we can expect at Bar Convent Brooklyn this year?

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Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 9, 2024

3053 hello@barbellamy.com Bar Bellamy lives up to its name, which means good friend. Whether guests are stopping in for a pre-dinner aperitif, catching up with friends over a seasonal meal, or making Bellamy their final stop for the night, the bar invites everyone to pull up a stool and relax in good company.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

Beloved by bartenders for its emphasis on creativity and innovation, this competition invites bartenders around the world to craft an original aperitivo-style cocktail, drawing inspiration from any form of art. All National Bar Artists will gather at the Global Finals in Rome on the May 12, 2024.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

In 2017, Steven Liles—a career bartender then working at Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco—was named Bartender of the Year as part of that year’s Imbibe 75. Liles, who passed away this week after a brief and sudden illness, was a bartender’s bartender. Steven Liles: I started bartending in 1998. Much love, Steven.

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Australian Bartender

JULY 29, 2024

Nostalgia Night @ Pleasure Club Sunday, 8th September 11pm to late Pleasure Club, 6 Wilson Street, Newtown YOU CAN RSVP TO ATTEND RIGHT HERE! As part of Bar Week 2024, Pleasure Club is hosting an unparalleled cocktail competition that promises to be the highlight of Newtown’s social calendar.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A cursory glance of various Reddit subs like r/bartenders and r/Chicago reveal some solid attempts: Notes of Fresca, paint thinner, and sadness; Week-old grapefruit rinds soaked in floodwater and shame; Gasoline filtered through a week-old garbage bag; Imagine if your parents’ divorce had a flavor.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 7, 2025

(Photographer: Chris Pearce) I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sofie McKeever-Ford, a passionate rising star in the bartending world at Baptist St Rec Club. What made you get into the bartending game? What is your favourite part of behind the bar? Here’s a glimpse into our conversation.

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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.

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VinePair

JUNE 19, 2025

That’s what head bartender at New York City’s Experimental Cocktail Club (ECC) Nathalie Durrieu thought while sipping on a charcoal coffee at Le Gaz , the hidden coffee counter inside cool-kid streetwear store Fugazi. Durrieu shares that the cocktail was an immediate hit at ECC, and is by far the most ordered drink at the bar.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2023

And once again, other Negroni riffs like the Boulevardier, Kingston Negroni, and Negroni Sour made an appearance, as did classic cocktails, including the Bijou, Clover Club, and Classic Negroni. Left Hand Renowned bartender Sam Ross created this sipper as “the love child of a Negroni and a Manhattan.” Midnight Marauder No.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

of club soda. The Jet Pilot doesnt require years of bartending practice to craft. Hopefully youll delight in blending at least one of the above to spice up your home bar when the weather outside gets frightful. Start with 1 oz. of your favorite Irish whiskey and oz. of Monin Cinnamon Syrup. Blend with 1 oz. of lemon juice.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Visitors from far and wide look forward to experiencing not only the healing powers of the mineral water in Saratoga, but they also enjoy indulging in the refreshing qualities of a drink in the pubs, restaurants, and wine bars of the Broadway District and sprawling along Caroline Street. What do you love about bartending?

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Living in an urban sprawl with limited public transportation, many would-be revelers have to focus on a neighborhood with a good concentration of bars, since rideshares around the city can get pricey. Argo One can’t help but gasp when first entering this stunning hotel bar, which placed No. 10 slot in Asia’s 50 Best Bars.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Yet, the sprawling open-air bar, which includes dozens of communal tables, has but one cocktail on its menu: the Cantarito. At Cantaritos El Güero, bartenders fill rows of cántaros at lightning speed, garnishing the frothy concoctions with stout, extra-wide straws. We had the bar largely to ourselves.

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Australian Bartender

JULY 22, 2024

Inspired by this thriving wave of self expression and inclusion, The 86 Club are a collective of bartenders from Brisbane and Sydney’s leading watering holes, hellbent on bringing this energy back, today announcing their exciting pop-up will be making it’s way around Australia.

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