Chilled Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Bar Director Evan Williams of Dalida in San Francisco, CA came across the technique of herb washing cocktails from a Copenhagen-based bartender named Peter Altyenberg, who utilizes the technique in a riff on a Mojito. Any tips/tricks bartenders should keep in mind while trying herb washing? Mint-Washed Dudognon 5yr Cognac* 3/4 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Yamamoto’s recipe, Prologue, combined ITALICUS with joto umeshu, citrus mix (lemon and yuzu), Peychaud’s bitters, prosecco, and a garnish of homemade umeshu jelly. The competition’s third-place honors went to Ayaka Yamamoto of Bar Moga in New York. Nigel Yin will go on to represent the U.S.

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

The mixologists at Richard Sandoval Hospitality created this recipe. Print Serpent’s Charm Course Drinks Keyword cherry juice, chocolate bitters, Dewar’s Scotch, Martini Bitter Ingredients 1 oz. Martini & Rossi Bitter 1 oz. Notes Jose Martinez, bartender at The St.

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VinePair

APRIL 11, 2025

First documented in the late 1800’s, the East India Cocktail combines Cognac , curaao, fruit syrup, bitters , and Maraschino liqueur. Here to answer all of those questions is Chicago-based Abe Vucekovich, beverage director at Meadowlark Hospitality. What should said fruit be? How are we making the syrup?

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

We tapped some of the city’s most talented hospitality pros for their recommendations on where to find Paris’ Olympians of mixology. Start by sharing your go-to cocktail and then witness the spin Bisou bartenders put on it. Its popularity stems from hosting global bartender takeovers that include a local masterclass.

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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 21, 2025

This is now all changing with more and more spirits being available to bartenders and at-home cocktail enthusiasts such as Shochu, Soju and Baiju. So with such global popularity and the USAs best bartenders hooked, its only a matter of time before Asian ingredients and drinks become easier to get your hands on.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

When anyone embarks on their bartending journey, one of the first steps is usually learning how to make the classics: Old Fashioneds, Martinis, Negronis, Daiquiris, and the like. To find out which ones are the simplest to nail, we hit up 10 professional bartenders and got their input. It elevates the drink to top-tier status.”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

For their second annual Old Fashioned Cocktail Contest, Elijah Craig and VinePair teamed up to challenge bartenders around the country to some good old fashioned fun. An encouraging boss helped ignite his interest in a career in bartending. As a head bartender in Austin, Garza says he likes to consider the stories behind drinks.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Grab a seat in front of the bartenders at the main bar, sip on bubbly at the sake and Champagne bar, or go in for a customized cocktail experience at its four-seat omakase bar. Mostly Harmless The off-the-beaten-path omakase cocktail bar by Ezra Star ( The Pontiac and formerly of Drink in Boston) takes hospitality to another fun level.

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

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

That includes cocktails like the Dry Dock (aged rum, scotch, Campari, tamarind, and orange bitters), which can be enjoyed alongside dishes like the citrus-stuffed porchetta dubbed “Imperial Swine.” It’s a beautiful, intimate space with no TVs, attentive bartenders, and an instant feeling of coming home.”

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Plus, for those of us in the hospitality industry, offering a thoughtfully-crafted, non-alcoholic option for guests who are not drinking alcohol– for whatever reason– is just excellent service and good business. Balance – Balance is the interplay between the five basic taste elements: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

To cut through the noise, we turned to bartenders across the country to highlight bottles they think are underrated, whether that means a forgotten classic they reach for over and over or a new product they are excited to see more guests enjoy. These are the most underrated bourbons, according to bartenders across the country.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

is a question bartenders get often, but the answer is usually conditional. And although there might be a solid list of house cocktails to choose from, there persist some cocktail classics, wild concoctions, and underrated favorites that bartenders wish their customers would reach for. “What’s good here?”

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

With his entire life spent soaking up both delicious tomato sauce and the secrets to hospitality, it was time for Mario to make a name for himself. He started as a busser at 18 and worked his way up to bartending. I love Negronis, so I wanted to incorporate more bitter flavors but keep it refreshing.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

For a little inspiration, we asked bartenders to recommend their favorite underrated summer cocktail. My little trick that, in my opinion, always makes it even better: a little dash of Angostura bitters and making a mint simple syrup with the leftover leaves and stems! The most underrated summer cocktail is the Mojito.

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VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

To bridge the gap, we asked bartenders to recommend their favorite bottles for bourbon beginners. Some bartenders mentioned bottles that are slightly lower in alcohol to soften the spirituous burn the category is known for, while others chose their picks because they’re ubiquitous and accessible.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Gustavo Rojas, mixologist and bartender, The Pony Room at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa , Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Juan Salgado, bartender, El Jardin , San Jose, Calif. “A Bottino pairs this mezcal with Dr. Ulrich red vermouth and bitter aperitivo to create the very popular smoky Negroni on our cocktail list.”

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

To help take out the guesswork, we asked bartenders from around the country to share their favorite bourbons for mixed drinks. Will Rivas, bartender, Rafael , NYC “We like to use George Dickel 8 Year. It works well in a] Revolver or other Old Fashioned-style cocktails with a bitter backbone.” —Joe

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Cheers

JULY 29, 2024

What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? Eventually, I worked my way up to a bartender. I sort of fell into it by accident and had no idea, at the time, how much I would fall in love with the bartending industry. How often do you use your flair bartending skills at the Barbershop?

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Tales of the Cocktail

MARCH 22, 2024

Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Women of the Cocktail Apprentice Program Leadership Team Join us as we reflect on the journey of the Cocktail Apprentice Program (CAP) and the broader hospitality sector in celebration for Women’s History Month with some of the current White Coats. From its origins in big U.S. If so, how?

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 26, 2024

Taylor’s path has been shaped by an innate love for hospitality and connection. 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.

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Cheers

APRIL 4, 2024

Ten gin has unveiled a new bottle, along with a supporting campaign of bartender residencies across the globe. In support of this new look, the gin brand has announced a season of bartender residencies worldwide. Ten to celebrate bartenders as the true artists that they are, with cocktail residencies across the world.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

When you talk to someone in the bar or booze industry about “Hey Bartender,” Douglas Tirola’s 2013 documentary chronicling the 21st century rebirth and rise of the American cocktail scene, one specific quote from the film is likely to be mentioned. The film was cinema vérité. The rest of this story should be read at maximum volume.)

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Bar Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Guilt-free indulgence and limited time offerings among top trends for next year MONIN, the UK’s leading syrup brand, has unveiled its top trends for 2025, in its enduring commitment to offering the hospitality industry insight, information and education. That said, 80% of coffee is sold in the morning.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The stirred, bitter cocktail is ubiquitous enough to boast its own eponymous week in the industry and is considered to be the most popular cocktail in the world. This correlation isn’t just due to rent or pricier ingredients; sometimes, the city the bar calls home puts up more hurdles to clear when it comes to hospitality.

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Bartender.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

FEATURED BARTENDER SEPTEMBER 2024: Tony Arnone The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails in Las Vegas, NV Tony Arnone has risen through the hospitality industry from humble beginnings, starting his career as a dishwasher at Cheddar’s in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri.

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Australian Bartender

JUNE 24, 2024

He said that Antoine Peychaud, a New Orleans pharmacist, liked to serve and drink his eponymous bitters mixed with cognac in little cups (called coquetiers). There, at some point around the 1850s, they started mixing the cognac with Peychaud’s bitters, and this would have been known as a ‘Sazerac cocktail’.

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Bartender.com

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Featured Bartender Seth Gibson Live! He has spent his entire life working in the food & beverage and hospitality industries, with the last two decades dedicated to making mixology magic behind the bar. Combine tequila, cider and bitters with ice in a Boston shaker. Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover, MD.

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Bartender.com

AUGUST 15, 2024

His story is one of dedication, continuous learning, and a relentless pursuit of excellence in the world of hospitality. The smoky flavors combined with the chocolate bitters are out of this world.” It didn’t take long for Luis to realize that this industry was where he belonged. Ingredients: 1.5 Emily R.: “The

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Good Spirits News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The classic Negroni has a storied history from its Italian origin in 1919, when the renowned Count Camilo Negroni asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his favorite cocktail – the Americano – by replacing soda water with a splash of gin. Bartender of the Year from Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, and industry expert Don Lee.

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Cheers

APRIL 10, 2024

Jocelyn Jolley is head bartender at Michael’s on Naples , an Italian restaurant in Long Beach, CA. What was your first job in the beverage or hospitality industry? How did you learn bartending and improve when you were starting out? There was no choice but to sink or swim, and I quickly learned how to think fast on my feet.

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Australian Bartender

JUNE 3, 2024

You can email her at behindthebarchannel@gmail.com Latteria – 185 Hutt St, Adelaide @latteriabar The path from bartender to rep or ambassador is a well-trodden one, but for Luca Baioni, his journey didn’t end there. I still think this is my way to bartend.” My attitude has always been of humility, trying to learn from anyone.

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Australian Bartender

MAY 1, 2024

Tell us a bit about how you got started in the hospitality industry and where you have worked before. I think what sparked my interest in hospitality is my curiosity towards flavors. My official bartender career started in Mestre, a city just next to Venice. Are you a classics or an experimental kind of bartender?

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 22, 2025

Bartender of the Year Presented by Pernod Ricard Michael Aredes Superbueno, New York, NY Erika Flowers Compre Lapin, New Orleans, LA McLain Hedges Yacht Club, Denver, CO Andra “AJ” Johnson Serenata, Washington, D.C. In that spirit, the Foundation is proud to announce the Top 10 U.S. 2025 Spirited Awards Top 10 U.S.

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Tales of the Cocktail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Bridging Communities and Cocktails: A Conversation with Beats, Bars & Bourbon Megan Stubbs, Program Manager for Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, sat down with the Boyz from Beats, Bars & Bourbon to dig into their podcast, their Service Bar initiative, and get their take on how they inspire the hospitality industry.

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The Cocktail Lovers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

We hear their thoughts on participating in the programme, how it has impacted their bartending style, find out their greatest learnings and much, much more besides. How would you describe your bartending style before participating in the programme? How would you describe your bartending style now?

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