VinePair

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Plenty of bartenders and bar professionals have at least one whiskey they feel is overrated. What are the whiskeys currently on the bar communitys overhyped list? We asked 12 bar professionals to find out. Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn While this might be a hot take, bourbon is often overhyped.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Bartenders can simplify this process, which makes perfect sense. After all, they tend to enjoy educating curious customers about the new labels hanging out on their back bars. With that in mind, we asked 11 bartenders what new bourbons have found a home at their watering holes. Great for shaken and stirred drinks, it’s 115.1

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Bar Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Each day, freshly picked herbs from the garden will infuse the food and drink, bringing seasonal vibrancy and authentic flavour to every dish served at Claro. As a playful twist on the terrace’s botanical theme, Claro will also introduce a selection of herb-infused ice creams and sorbets. panbanana syrup, and Angostura bitters.

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VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

New York has a lot of famous cocktail bars. And famous cocktail bars usually have a drink for which they are best known. Most people who visit these bars for the first time (or the second or that third) will order this drink, because that’s just what’s done — that FOMO instinct is human nature.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Or, if I’m really pressed for time, I can just tell them to go to the best kept secret in the New York bar scene and say: Eleven Madison Park. The kicker: while you can make a reservation for the bar, they even hold space for walk-ins. The drink isn’t bad , it just lacks the nuance and sophistication of the output of Clemente Bar.

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VinePair

JUNE 17, 2025

To learn more about the best affordable tequilas, we asked 14 bartenders from across the country to share some of their picks. From blancos made by tequila royalty to expressions infused with 100 percent Mexican coffee, here are the best tequilas under $50, according to bartenders.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

The New York-based food scientist, bartender, and technologist pioneered techniques like centrifuge clarification, force carbonation, rapid infusion, liquid nitrogen chilling, and nitro-muddling, just to name a few. I’m biased, of course, because I was head bartender at both bars.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In some cases, a vodka imbued with a little flavoring can even be a bartender’s friend, whether that flavoring comes straight out of the bottle or through something fancy like an infusion. Skilled bartenders can identify these singular properties and use them to their advantage. But which brands are beloved behind the bar?

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VinePair

APRIL 25, 2024

This is a common question at Leyenda , the Brooklyn bar that is arguably the city’s best-known cocktail den to emphasize Latin American spirits. That’s because for every new cocktail bar that sticks to its guns, Margarita-wise, there are five that now follow an anything-goes approach. “What kind of Margaritas do you have?”

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VinePair

JANUARY 18, 2024

Nikolas Vagenas, bar director and co-owner, Mr. Melo , Williamsburg, N.Y. They’re all quality whisk(e)ys that haven’t needed a heavy marketing presence to stay on back bars. Kent Thompson, bar director, Isla, Santa Monica, Calif. Eugene Lee, general manager, Big Bar , Los Angeles “New Riff. Bottled at a hefty 57.15

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In fact, the Bacardi Global Consumer Survey finds that the Gin & Tonic is the top bar call for 2024, beating out the Mojito at #2 and the Margarita at #3. Queen Restaurant & Lounge in Miami has noticed a gradual increase in the popularity of gin among patrons, says bar manager Karol Ansaldi.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With Rose Mary’s Croatian-Italian focus, that house-made infusion fits perfectly alongside imported bottles of slivovitz and plenty of customers who love it. The Margarita is just such a vehicle for tequila — it’s just one of the most popular cocktails that gets ordered across any bar program, if not the most popular cocktail,” Davidson says.

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Each of the 16 creations draws inspiration from diverse eras, countries, cultures, and customs, all concocted using house-made picklings, sherbets, bitters and infused liqueurs that transcend the ordinary. Take time to reflect at The K Bar. The presentation of the menu is as much a spectacle as the cocktails themselves.

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Bar Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

Oozing elegance and exclusivity, The K Bar at the Kensington Hotel is London’s next upcoming destination bar. Adrian Gonzalez Parrondo, Bar Manager of The K Bar, tells us more about West London’s hidden gem, sharing details of the team’s immaculate approach to providing guests a quality, yet home-from-home, experience.

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Bar Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

EDITION Hotels will be welcoming an exciting series of events in celebration of The World’s 50 Best Bars between 19 th – 23 rd October 2024 in Madrid. EDITION Hotels will also present a lineup of dynamic events across the five days highlighting the collection’s signature bar concept Punch Room.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Countless terrific cocktails at some of the world’s best bars have been invented using the Potato Head template. So what happens when a bar with stellar staff and excellent leadership ditches the training wheels and replaces them with a veritable rocket engine? How can we use an entire fruit in a cocktail?

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VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

is cagey with the information on the back of the bottle beyond elliptical marketing copy such as “Made with an intriguing infusion of aromatic herbs and orange peel” and flavor notes of “delicately sweet, faintly floral, and classically bitter.” ”) on the blue neckband label. As with most amaro makers, Pronto!

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Suzy Critchlow, bar manager, Pascual , Washington, D.C. The label designs are works of art, so also it’s a good-looking bottle to have on your back bar.” Derrick Osbeck, bartender, Bravas Bar de Tapas , Healdsburg, Calif. Thi Nguyen, bar director, Moon Rabbit , Washington, D.C. “My

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The Bartender Company

JANUARY 16, 2024

These can include infusion (soaking the botanicals in water or a non-alcoholic liquid), maceration (a similar process to infusion but often using a gentle heat source to aid extraction), or distillation. The post Non Alcoholic Distilled Spirits: A Guide appeared first on The Bartender Company.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 23, 2024

The revival of Blacktail, the beloved sister-bar to The Dead Rabbit (World’s Best Bar, 2015) at Back Bar, stemmed from a connection between Will Pasternak, Head Bartender, and Chris Lauber, Senior Director of Operations for Laurent Tourondel Hospitality: Back Bar, L’Amico and Skirt Steak.

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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

By the time Booker and Dax closed in 2016, I was the head bartender, and I spent the next year at the NoMad learning to make a lot of very good drinks very quickly. Dave Arnold and Don Lee then opened Existing Conditions in 2018, and I will eternally be grateful that they saw fit to bring me on as head bartender.

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

Rose and pistachio dust, dragon fruit crisp and edible helium bubble clouds are some of the sensory ingredients diners will soon find on bar menus in 2024 to add texture and visual appeal to the liquid base,” the report notes. For example, Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo is offering a Martini that features vodka infused with Japanese salmon jerky.

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VinePair

JULY 31, 2024

Everyone’s favorite tubed mystery meat is now a mainstay at cocktail bars around the world. We really wanted to capture the essence of summer vibes with the cocktail,” says Christine Wiseman, global beverage director of Bar Lab ‘s concepts, including LilliStar. ’s venerable Ivy and Coney.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

has always been held to a high level of decorum, and has brought civility and elegance to bars and even the drinks,” Brown says. “ When cocktails lost to wine and craft beers in the 1980s, London hotel and restaurant bars remained entrenched in tradition.” Two years later, it hosted the inaugural event for World’s 50 Best Bars.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

2 spot on North America’s 50 Best Bar list. Still, it’s a well drink at heart, served by an acclaimed, white-hot bar in the East Village. 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. There’s a lot to unpack.

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VinePair

JULY 16, 2024

George’s Valley Gin Empirical Spirits Doritos Nacho Cheese Banhez Destilados de Fruta BroVo Spirits Uncharted Rhapsody American Forest Liqueur Bitter Journey Bing Zhou Mijenta Cristalino Avallen Calvados “The best newly released spirit we’ve added to our bar is Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin. Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death and Co.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

At the forefront of ART SoHos innovative cocktail program is Razel Rustia, the Beverage Director whose creativity and passion have shaped the bars standout menu. I began my career there as a bartender and quickly advanced to Head Bartender, ultimately becoming the Bar Director overseeing ART SoHo, Foxtail, and Lindens.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

With the savory flavors of dirty Martinis captivating contemporary drinkers, Gibsons are ascendant at cocktail bars nationwide. Bartenders incorporate herbal infusions or housemade mignonettes, opt for gin or vodka bases, and experiment with proportions. It goes to show that whats old can become new again (and again).

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 25, 2025

Allow this new movement to inspire you to look deeper into the ingredients that other bar menus may not highlightthink bone broths, matcha, spices, or leftover scraps from kitchen dishes. Sherry , Vodka Caprese Martini by Trevor Easton Langer Head Bartender at Jacs on Bond (NoHo, NYC) Ingredients Grey GooseVodka (Basil infused) 1.5

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VinePair

JUNE 4, 2025

Curious, I saw the small bar had a cocktail menu and a pretty ambitious one at that. There was also 10 Years, 55 Seconds, a coffee cocktail made with coffee-infused Russells Reserve 10 Year Old Bourbon, Grand Marnier, Punt y Mes, and a Frangelico foam. Challenging expectations is really fun.

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VinePair

MAY 12, 2025

But perhaps none of those desserts is as notable as the revolutionary soft serve flavor she first developed for Momofuku Noodle Bar: Cereal Milk. The flavor, achieved by infusing toasted Corn Flakes in cold milk and using that as a base for ice cream, tapped into playful childhood emotions and was an instant sensation.

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VinePair

JANUARY 15, 2025

Whether earnestly made, or aimed as a troll, what is undeniable is that the professional bar scene is likewise in pursuit of ever more garish, avant garde Martini garnishes. At Brooklyns Bitter Monk head bartender Ryan Garrison garnishes his Fauna & Flora Martini with a side glass of air-fried tarragon leaves. The cost? $60.

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VinePair

JUNE 5, 2025

If it seems like every bar that garners international attention is found in one of those metropolises, it’s not too far from the truth. Reaching the rarefied air of a best bar worth traveling for or a must-visit stop on the guest-shift circuit requires a steady stream of international visitors to generate buzz.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2025

In a bar setting, price points provide an additional layer of difficulty for non-alcoholic cocktails. For bars that are gunning for international acclaim, its no longer an option to simply opt out of an N/A program. Austins personal choice to stop consuming alcohol coincided with building out this bar program. On a sunny L.A.

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2025

” Sam Wood, bar manager, SALT , Boulder, Colo. This unique aging process infuses the whiskey with extraordinary complexity, balancing smooth Irish tradition with exotic undertones. Kate Williams, bar director, Nostrana , Portland, Ore. Jason Scarborough, co-owner, Bar Becky , Long Beach, Calif.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Welcome to On the Menu, where we explore what makes a bars menu unique, intriguing, and all-around delicious. 45th Street, just steps from the chaos of the theater district and Times Square, three different bars share both an address and a beverage director: Marshall Minaya. But at 45 W. It just soars.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs), which have been on fire in the off-premise, have been making their way to bars and restaurants too. Archer Rooses canned wines can be found at sports bar chain Dave & Busters and Regal Cinemas. Pittsburgh restaurant Scratch & Co.

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