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New Orleans Bartender Geoffrey Wilson Helps Others Find Power and Purpose

Imbibe Magazine

In 2008, he was bestowed the “reader’s choice” award for best bartender by the Chicago Reader. In 2014, he was hailed as the city’s Best Bartender by the Phoenix New Times , which described him as “an encyclopedia of booze know-how… witty, jovial, and entirely professional—everything you could want from a bartender.”

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Bartenders, Celebrate National Absinthe Day with T.A. Breaux, Research Scientist, Creator of LUCID and Jade Absinthes

Chilled Magazine

Although I bartended for several years, the spirits business was not in my career plans. What would you like today’s bartenders to know about the spirit? Bartenders are embracing strong flavors nowadays—tell us how Absinthe fits in? As for classic cocktail mixology, C.F. FD&C Yellow #5). Experiment!

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Next Wave Awards Bartender of the Year: Garret Richard

VinePair

Raised among the retro culture of Los Angeles and a tiki enthusiast before he was old enough to drink — he came to the culture via exotica music in high school — Richard ditched his focus on a radio career to get into bartending. A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.

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Raising the Bar: What It Takes To Succeed as a Bartender Today

VinePair

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. I could never be hired to do the same job today.

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Wedding Party Gift Guide

A Bar Above

Tiki Cocktail Book & Tiki Glasses Surprise your closest friends who are standing by you on your wedding day with some really cool cocktail recipes. Pair a set of hurricane glasses or tiki mugs with a tropical cocktail book for your own customized, fun gift box. Photo by Gianluca Riccio via www.unsplash.com 1.

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Strong Water Anaheim Named 2024 James Beard Award Nominee for Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Chilled Magazine

Upon entering, guests are transported onto a sunken ship for an immersive tiki experience with rum-based drinks and elevated Asian Fusion bites. The hidden “tik-easy” is adorned with eclectic decor, including nods to tiki culture like the “Zombie King Grotto” and references to Don the Beachcomber.

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Mixologist and Alcohol-Free Bar Owner Taylor Boyd’s Non-Alc Picks

Dry Atlas

This led him from bussing tables at a local country club to mastering the art of mixology, eventually studying hospitality and event management at the University of Central Florida. This transformation from Bartender Rental to Refind is more than a rebranding; it’s a renaissance of the cocktail experience.