VinePair

APRIL 9, 2025

Makeshift drinks of house party fame like jungle juice (or even Gen Zs beloved Borg ) might take the cake in terms of nuclear alcohol content, but there are better, more balanced options than mixing vodka with Crystal Lite in a milk gallon. Zombie The Zombie is so strong that it was the first cocktail to ever inspire a two-drink limit.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Welcome to On the Menu, where we explore what makes a bars menu unique, intriguing, and all-around delicious. Photo courtesy of Mirate You offer an expansive selection of Mexican spirits, not just agave, but also rum and vodka. Beverage director Max Reis describes it as “an invitation to learn.”

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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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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

As drinkers’ palates have evolved and become more sophisticated and complex, their desire for a well-constructed bar menu and top-shelf drink program is essential. Here are a few simple tips to take your bar menu and drink program to the next level. What kind of drinking establishment are you? Italian restaurant?

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

Lychee Martini Leaning into a contemporary vision of retro New York glamour, West Village restaurant Holiday Bar chose to make the Lychee Martini their signature cocktail. vodka 1 oz. vodka 3/4 oz. Eschewing the traditional vodka base, recipe creator Peter Canny instead reaches for tequila and a house-made salted lychee syrup.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 7, 2025

This fragrant bloom has been keeping things fresh behind the bar, adding a pop of botanical flair to drinks that feel both timeless and totally on-trend. With its dreamy, floral aroma, lavender plays well with everything, from gin and vodka to tequila and whiskey. Now thats what we call flower power!

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Mix That Drink

JULY 6, 2025

Home / Cocktails / Vodka Recipes / Jersey Girl: Super Simple Cocktail Recipe Cream soda and vanilla vodka come together in this easy-to-make Jersey Girl cocktail with a smooth, sweet flavor everyone enjoys. Swaps This drink also works well with “cake” vodka, “whipped cream” vodka, etc.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 14, 2024

The bracing combination of blanco tequila, fresh lime, and Topo Chico has sated West Texas ranchers and the people who drink with them for generations. In recent years, the refresher gained national prominence and inspired inventive riffs at bars and restaurants across the country. blanco tequila 1/2 oz. sotol 3/4 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It only makes sense that cucumber cocktails are the next big thing, and of course, bars, restaurants, and spirits brands are in on the trend. Brandy , Liqueur Monet’s Impression by Bar Bastion - 610 Lexington Ave, New York, NY Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Calvados ½ Bar spoon Matcha Powder ¼ oz. Belvedere Vodka or Ford’s Gin ¾ oz.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

From a Blue Hawaiian to a Tequila Sunrise, we’ve always loved cocktails inspired by the coastline; however, a new bombshell has just entered the villa: the Winyah Sunset! Eliza’s, the marina-front bar at The George Hotel in Georgetown, S.C. Photo by Andrew Cebulka Liqueur , Vodka Winyah Sunset Ingredients 1 ½ oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

From September 16-22, bars and restaurants all around the world are celebrating the Negroni, serving up the classic and variations for a good cause: Slow Food. Here’s a taste of some of the participating venues’ creativity—head to negroniweek.com to find a participating bar or restaurant near you.

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Mix That Drink

JULY 5, 2025

Home / Cocktails / Vodka Recipes / Emerald Rain Drink Recipe Featuring Hpnotiq A vibrant cocktail blending Hpnotiq, fresh citrus, and a dash of bitters for a balanced mix of tropical fruit and sharp lime flavors. The vodka is just there to boost the alcohol content with a clean, neutral background that lets the other flavors shine through.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

In cocktail bars, bartenders are creating their own spin on classic cocktails. The base ingredients call for vodka/citrus vodka, orange liqueur, fresh lime juice, and cranberry juice cocktail. Using fresh lemon sour to go along with blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and a lime garnish is the key.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Liqueur , Vodka Lover’s Lane by Mixologist Jessica Christensen, Graton Resort & Casino Ingredients 3/4 oz. Charbay Vodka 3/4 oz. SMOKE LAB Vodka 1 oz. Sammy’s Beach Bar Red Head Rum, divided 4 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Our judging panel comprised of working bartenders, bar managers, bar owners, bar consultants and, more importantly, top influential Chilled 100 members with on-premise buying power, who are ready to judge, rate, and award your spirit’s brand. John Prepolec Detroit, Michigan Expertise: Bourbon, Japanese whiskey, and tequila.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Bars and restaurants from all over the country have crafted cocktail recipes that honor the color and utilize a variety of ingredients to give your drink that beautiful Peach Fuzz tint. Photo by The Key Club Tequila Guavarita by The Key Club Ingredients 2 oz. Flecha Azul Blanco Tequila 1 oz. Ghost Pepper Tequila 1 oz.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The phenomenon isn’t just limited to bars. Keep in mind, these aren’t just standard slugs of vodka , tequila , or whiskey. But they are back in drinking culture indeed. We’re seeing it take hold in restaurants, too, with shots frequently encouraged as a way to kick off or end a meal. Tune in for more.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 7, 2024

At Bar Calico , Head Bartender Alex Dominguez’s Tomatillo Margarita is a zesty sip on their latest cocktail menu. Ancho verde with its poblano pepper flavor compliments the vegetal blanco tequila, and not a lot of agave is needed as the salsa’s tomatillos give it that natural sweetness that we all love in margaritas.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Polish restaurants and bakeries speak to the area’s immigrant roots, while a seemingly endless string of new bars and restaurants have made Greenpoint one of the buzziest neighborhoods of the moment. Bar Americano The raison d’être at Bar Americano is aperitivo hour.

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Introduction: The Art of the Home Bar - Why a Stylish Bar Cart Matters In the theater of home entertaining, the bar cart is the star, a mobile stage for your mixology prowess. This guide will walk you through the essentials, transforming your space with a bar cart that's both stunning and functional.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

By the late 40s brandy’s popularity began to wane with Americans who had begun to favor vodka as the tipple of choice, and in 1949, three West Coast businessmen, whose families are still owners to this day, purchased the operations and the company transitioned to rectification. Big Gin was created by bartenders for bartenders.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

About 15 years ago, the nascent craft spirits industry was awash in vodka. A few distillers did make vodka from whole ingredients, including West Virginia’s Smooth Ambler , which used the same mash bill as its wheated bourbon. “We Vodka usually sells because it’s well priced or well marketed and ours was neither.”

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VinePair

APRIL 25, 2025

Several years into Espresso Martini-mania , what appeared to be a trend at first is proving to be a new staple in cocktail bars across the globe. So what is one to do when Espresso Martini fatigue kicks in and that open bottle of Kahla or Mr. Black starts collecting dust on the bar cart?

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Print Lunar New Year Margarita Course Drinks Keyword Ginger syrup, lime, lychee liqueur, mandarin juice, tequila Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila Don Julio 1942 oz. Regis Bar in The St. Print Imperial Shiso Course Drinks Keyword lemon, Peach liqueur, shiso, Simple syrup, vodka Ingredients 2 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

In 2014, when Aubrey Bailey left her job at the world-famous French Laundry restaurant to open a bar in downtown Napa, expectations were low. Instead, Bailey’s Cadet Wine + Beer Bar played a major role in the revitalization of Napa’s formerly sleepy downtown. Everyone told me, ‘You’ll be back in six months,’” she says, laughing.

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Mix That Drink

JUNE 15, 2025

Home / Cocktails / Vodka Recipes / Mountain Dew Cocktail Recipe Mountain Dew cocktail recipe features Midori, vodka or beer, and lemon-lime soda for a nostalgic, fizzy treat everyone loves. There are a couple of variations on this drink – one using beer, the other using vodka. By Jen Hours Updated: June 15, 2025 8.9k

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In 1900, the Cuba Libre cocktail was invented using BACARDÍ rum, Coca-Cola and lime at the American Bar in Havana. The combination of the most-awarded rum and the world’s most popular soft drink remains among the top bar calls globally. This is not the first time the two brands have come together.

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VinePair

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether it’s a bartender’s post-shift, wind-down drink, or a dive-bar-dwellers go-to to kick-start an evening, there’s a humble, “no BS” vibe to a beer and a shot that’s earned the pairing a level of respect from drinkers of all classes and creeds. karaoke bars, college bars, and all-you-can-eat sushi spots.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Since publishing his first video in 2017 (on the quintessential Gimlet , of course), DiMonriva’s passion for cocktail culture and scholarship have helped turn The Educated Barfly into a fountain of behind-the-bar knowledge. At the time [around 2007], it was really difficult to get a bar job. You really had to know somebody.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

Whether you’re planning to host a game viewing party at your home or deciding what to order at your favorite sports bar, you’re faced with a similar roster of options as the batter approaching the box or the pitcher on the mound. Will you select a base of whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, or tequila for your cocktail? basil syrup 1 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Instead of vodka, the Dutch Mule opts for an earthy gin. On National Absinthe Day (3/5) , try this simple recipe with ingredients that any bar back will have. This festive drink mixes whiskey, tequila, and Cointreau for a zesty and tantalizing experience. For National Moscow Mule Day, try this fruity and bright twist.

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Mix That Drink

JUNE 13, 2025

Easy to make at home and perfect for casual get-togethers or bar nights. So don’t plan to knock back a bunch of Jack & Diet Cokes at a bar and then drive home. Tips for Ordering at Bars If you’re out at a bar or restaurant, ordering a “Jack and Coke” will get you exactly what you want—no need for special instructions.

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VinePair

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s not news that tequila is near the top of spirits sales in the U.S. right now, outselling even red-hot American whiskey and just a few paces behind longtime leader vodka, according to the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS). Last year, tequila sales totaled 31.6 tequila sales, according to Impact Databank.

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Mix That Drink

JULY 4, 2025

If you want to add a kick, just replace some of the fruit juice with rum or vodka. How to Adjust It for Your Taste If you want to make it a little stronger or more complex, swapping some of the fruit juice for rum or vodka can add depth and boost the alcohol content without losing the fruity charm. Pin Who Will Love This Drink?

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tequila has been an industry darling in recent time. This other trendy category exploded in popularity years before tequila’s rapid rise. After the combined tequila and mezcal category grew 17% in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., Tequila sales are up 20%. One possible answer: Look at whiskey.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 2, 2024

This cocktail embodies the two elements all martinis should have: olive brine and vodka. The sweet pineapple juice gets offset by the punch from the tequila and the slight bitterness from the Campari. This one is just the thing to add to any bar menu transitioning from spring to summer. Big-batch cocktails make hosting a breeze.

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PubClub

JUNE 26, 2025

Girls enjoy the drinks and socializing at Tiki Social Omni Tortuga Pool Bar in San Diego. Photo: PubClub.com By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I am thrilled to announce that San Diego has a new tiki bar, and it is not a speakeasy. Lasting through Sept. “What’s in it?,”

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